Summer recap- Thursday, June 13

On our fourth morning of Tucker River Fellows, we almost immediately got on the bus

and rode over to TNACI (Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute) on the Baylor campus.

We toured the facility and were amazed by the many different fish, the sustainability of the building,

and the beauty of the surrounding environment.

The tour only made us more excited for our many visits that will occur in the fall. After the tour,

we hopped back on the bus and rode to a mill on South Chickamauga creek. We put on some very

rubbery waders and headed down to the creek. We were taught how to seine fish and then we got to

try it ourselves. We started out in the more mellow part of the creek where we caught lots of medium

sized fish and a few larger ones.

We then had our lunch break and then we headed down to the part of the creek with more current

and we caught lots of small fish.

Overall, we caught 26 different species of fish. After fishing, we took off our waders, got on the bus,

and headed over to Camp Jordan. There, we met a representative from South Chickamauga Greenway

Citizens Alliance. We learned about citizen concerns about potential flooding and the wetlands

affected by the proposed Red Wolves stadium near Camp Jordan.