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Fish Festival to Mark

Wetlands Anniversary

ByJacobSchaad Jr. MIDDLE TOWNSHIP - Plenty of fish stories will be told here Saturday and every one will be believable. The scene will be the Wetlands Institute on Stone Harbor Boulevard and the occasion will be the "Fish Fancier’s Festival," celebrating the 10th anniversary of the institute’s attractive and practical cedar shake home surrounded by aealt marsh that is part of a 6,000 acre, publicly owned tract of coastal wetlands. A full day’s program, ranging from an unusual family treasure hunt to a demonstration on the best of fishing techniques, has been scheduled from 9:30 a m. •

into the evening. It is geared for the public and a minimal admission charge of $1 for adults. and 50 cents for children will cover the entire day’s events. IN ADDITION TO the celebration, the purpose of the festival is to give the public an opportunity to learn about the fish and resources in Cape May County, according to Anne Gain who is the institute’s assistant director and public education coordinator. "Cape May County is one of the biggest marshland areas in the state,” Galli said, "and we are seeking to stimulate interest in the marshlands and in its life, particularly in fish and fishing.

They are a very important part of being down here." The festivities will begin with four field trips at 9:30 a.m. Three of them will start at the Stone Harbor parking lot at 122nd Street and the beach. One will focus on birds, another on seashells and a third on plants. The fourth field trip will leave simultaneously from the iastitute and will explore marsh life. Each will last about 45. minutes. FOB MOTHER, DAD and kids, the treasure hunt will be one of the most exciting events of the day. Each family will be given a list of items to recover and the family that brings them back in the • Page 2 Please)

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