Sampling for the 2018 fish seine survey on Spa Creek will meet at the Truxton Park Boat Ramp to seine at the adjacent beach.Please be prepared to get a little wet. This first sampling event may be a little longer as we learn to identify some of the fish species but should only take about 40 minutes to an hour.
The schedule for the season will be the second and third Fridays of the month July through September at 4pm:
- July 13th and 20th
- August 10th and 17th
- September 7th and 14th
Here is a quick resource for some of the fish:
The fish species we are likely to see are listed underneath. The two super common species that we may see a lot of are Striped Killifish and Mummichogs. Male Striped Killifish can be confused with Mummichogs because of their vertical bars. There are a few other less common species that look similar that we may also see (Rainwater Killifish, Mosquito Fish, Pupfish, Banded Killifish). White Perch in the picture to the right. 
- Striped Killifish (notice males and females look different)
- Mummichogs (most easily confused with male Striped Killifish)
- Atlantic Silversides (possibly Inland Silversides too)
- White Perch (young-of-the-year and adults)
- Striped Bass (young-of-the-year)
- Atlantic Menhaden (young-of-the-year)
- Pumpkinseed
- Gizzard shad
My internship this semester was with the Spa Creek Conservancy in Annapolis, Maryland. Through my work with the Conservancy, I gained experience working with a nonprofit organization that focuses on restoration and preservation of a watershed, Spa Creek. Spa Creek Conservancy is a volunteer organization, whose goals are to clean up, repair damage to, and educate the public about Spa Creek. Throughout the semester, I completed various tasks related to these goals. I participated in a trash pick-up and learned about a program that is used to facilitate organization of cleanup events. I oversaw a restoration project from start to finish and composed news articles for the Conservancy’s website, as well as conducted research on future grant opportunities. Lastly, I helped keep the Conservancy’s social media accounts active and compiled information for signs that will be put up at each of the Conservancy’s project sites. 
Greg and I fell in love with our house on Van Buren Drive the minute we saw it in March 2017. There were many things to like, but one of the biggest selling points for us was that the house backed to City-owned open space along the headwaters of Hawkins Cove. Greg is a Watershed Steward and we’re both very interested in native landscapes. When we found out the Spa Creek Conservancy was moving forward with a restoration project we were beyond ecstatic.