![]() The Silly Scavenger Shindig is the annual picnic for preschoolers held in early July. In June, preschoolers can bring nets to search Mingo Creek for fish, crayfish and insects during the Creek Stompers activity. Good hand-eye coordination will help kids catch amphibians at this activity on May 4. Preschoolers (ages 3 to 5) can learn about Slimy Salamanders that live in the streams that feed Mingo Creek. People can shoot at balloons filled with paint to create a masterpiece at Paint by Arrow in August. A 45-minute session includes safety and target shooting. The basics of archery will be taught by a National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) instructor at Aim For Archery in June. In September, a similar program is Native & Non-Native Bees In The Landscape. At Bee A Friend To Bees And Other Pollinators in May, a member of the Tri-County Beekeepers Association will lead a hike through the park to learn all about them. There’s no charge or advance registration.īees and other pollinators are crucial to wild plants and our food supply. The events start at dusk once a month around the first quarter moon from spring through fall, depending on the weather. Star parties – where people can look at the stars through a telescope – are handled by the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh, which owns an observatory at the park. This is an introductory class led by a certified yoga instructor. Relax with Yoga In The Park twice a month until the fall, when it wraps up with Fall Yoga in October 5. Early in the fall, dissect an owl pellet to learn about how owls feed then take a night hike, be very quiet and listen for owls. People can meet at Shelter 1 early in May to look at nest boxes that have been set out to draw Eastern bluebirds and American tree swallows. People should be ready for a moderate hike.Įnjoy Mindfulness Hikes in June and September, Go Where The Wild Things Are in September, and see Bats And Their Habitats in October by taking short, guided hikes. There’s no fee, although advance registration is required. In Trick or Treat Geocaching (October), Glowin’ Geocaching (November) and Jolly Geocaching (December), people will geocache to places in the park based on the theme. November’s Coffee & Crafts is a festive holiday cookie and recipe exchange.There’s no Coffee & Crafts listed for June or August.Held the third Wednesday of each month through November at the Mingo Creek County Park office. Recommended Preparation: Can be eaten raw or cooked using most traditional cooking methods like sautéing or baking, but is excellent grilled.Enjoy coffee or tea and a snack while doing a craft at the monthly Coffee & Crafts series. Buy fillets with the skin on not only does it make for easier grilling but helps hold in some flavor and gives you a good look at the color of the skin for quality purposes. Market Description: Excellent table fare, with a mild sweet flavor and firm, flaky flesh.īuying Tips: When purchasing the whole fish, look for clear, red eyes and bright red skin that fades into white towards the belly. Size: Averages 1-2 pounds, occasionally over 5 pounds. Vermilion snappers can live to 21 years old. Their growth rate is quite variable, with fish of the same age being of dramatically different sizes. Sexual maturity usually occurs in their third or fourth year at 10-12 inches although some mature in their first year. They are small snappers and relatively slow-growing, reaching only 5-7 inches by age 1. The number of eggs varies with the size of the fish, from about 20,000 for a 7-inch fish to 350,000 for a 15-inch fish. Each female is estimated to spawn 23 to 93 times per season. Vermilion snappers spawn repeatedly between late April and the end of September. Vermilion snappers feed very little on bottom creatures, preferring tiny pinhead-size plankton such as copepods, amphipods, and larval stomatopods, crabs, fish, and shrimp. It has a more streamlined body shape than most other snappers. They have fine diagonal to horizontal yellow stripes below the lateral line. ![]() Identification & Biology: Body color is vermilion red above fading to pink on the lower sides, then silver on the belly. Although vermilion snapper are found Gulf wide, Florida and Alabama anglers make most of the recreational catch in the eastern Gulf. When near the bottom, they prefer a rocky bottom, although they can be caught at offshore oil and gas platforms. They often form large schools, suspended off of the bottom over large, rocky, bottom protrusions called “lumps” in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Range & Habitat: Gulf wide in waters 80 to 350 feet deep. ![]()
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