Youngstown Area Tropical Fish Society 

Friday April 21st, Regular Meeting

Benjamin Bravis presents..

Stark County’s Native Fishes – a Public Education Project

After growing up in 4-H and earning the rank of Eagle Scout, I went to college with no animals to care for. After a few weeks, I began to notice that I really missed having responsibilities. With next to no fish knowledge, I decided to start keeping native fish. At the end of my first year in college, I had 12 aquariums in my dorm room, although they were mostly freshwater tropical aquariums dedicated to breeding. Immediately before Covid-19, I changed my major to biology, and dove further into the ecology of aquariums. As I work towards completing my Biology degree at the University of Akron, I enjoy producing freshwater plants, fish and shrimp in automated systems far away from school.

Last spring, I had an idea. “What if I took native fish to the county fair?” Fast forward 6 months and I’m sitting behind a group of Aquariums educating the public on a school of fish extirpated from the state in the 1980’s. The goal of this project was to raise awareness and promote “playing in the creek” for children who may not have known to look for these fish. The exhibition greatly boosted attendance to the conservation building during the 2022 fair. In my opinion, the exhibit was a smashing success, and I cannot wait to recreate a larger version at this year’s fair.

YATFS SWAP MEET

Open to Public to sell or shop – sellers must *pre-register
Swap Meet – May 6th, 2023
11:00am to 4:00pm (10:00am Setup) – inside swap – inside bathrooms – food will be available for
purchase during the swap

Please Contact *Joe Doyle to reserve a table: 724-602-7564 (text or call and leave msg) Or email:
Brokenboxj@gmail.com

Bring your own table OR use one of ours
6’-foot tables spot $8 each, or 3 spots for $20
8’-foot tables spot $10 each, or 3 spots for $25

Location:
Lake Milton Baptist Church
415 S Pricetown Rd
Diamond, Oh 44412

Congradulations to New Leadership!

President: Don Guman
Vice President: Pam Sundin
Treasurer: Lisa Reel
Recording Secretary: Karen Guman
BOD: Bill Chandler, Erik Brightshue, Brian Strictland, Larry Ayers, Ron Sundin, Dan Guman, Greg Bodden (Alternate), and Joe Doyle (Alternate)

See Bowl Show MENU link for NEW 2023 categories.

Join Us as we return to meeting in person on the 3rd Friday of each month in our new enlarged location:

Lake Milton Baptist Temple
415 S Pricetown Rd
Diamond, OH 44412
(10 miles from our old location)

Park in the back and follow walking signs to our meeting room in the gymnasium.

Bring your BAP\SAP\AHAP items for turn in for credit. There will be a live Fish/Plant auction.

Meeting Dates:
Apr 21st, 2023 – Regular Meeting
May 19th, 2023 – Regular Meeting
Jun 16th, 2023 – Regular Meeting
Jul 21, 2023 – Regular Meeting
Aug 18th, 2023 – Regular Meeting
Sep 15th, 2023 – Regular Meeting
Oct 20th, 2023 – Regular Meeting
Oct 28th, 2023 – YATFS Fall Auction
Nov 18th, 2023 – Member Luncheon at OCA Extravaganza
Dec 15th, 2023 – Regular Meeting – Christmas Party

All meetings start at 7:30pm, Doors open at 7:00pm

Board of Director – Meeting Dates
Apr 1st, 2023 – BOD meeting
May 6th, 2023 – BOD meeting
Jun 3rd, 2023 – BOD meeting
Jul 1st, 2023 – BOD meeting
Aug 5th, 2023 – BOD meeting
Sep 2nd, 2023 – BOD meeting
Oct 7th, 2023 – BOD meeting
Nov 4th, 2023 – BOD meeting
Dec 2nd, 2023 – BOD meeting

Auction Dates:
Oct 28th, 2023 – Fall Auction