Hope everyone has been staying safe during these tough times. Here is the club news for spring of 2020.
Covid19 Pandemic Response
The club has done it’s best to take proper precautions during this time. As mentioned in the previous post, we unfortunately had to cancel the kids’ fishing derby this past weekend. We’re excited to have it back next year, though.
Extra precautions are being taken at the farm as well. We’re keeping cleaning crews to a minimum and proper protective gear is required by all working. In addition, we’ve modified our stocking procedure to minimize close contact.
Kids’ Ponds
We will continue stocking the Kids’ Ponds through the summer. Last weekend, 500 Trout were stocked into the ponds with a good 100 of our 2-year holdovers (17”+ in Length). With maintenance to the collection lines coming up, we’re doing our best to keep as few fish in the farm. So expect more stockings in the near term.
Farm and Maintenance
New inspection boxes will make future maintenance easy.
Development at an adjacent property has opened the opportunity to replace very old collection lines. For those who don’t know, the fish farm is run entirely by spring and ground water. There is no electricity used in the process of raising the fish (Michael does have power in the caretaker’s residence). The collection lines used for collecting the large amounts of ground water that run under the adjacent properties have not been replaced since the 1970s. This past week, the lines were replaced and upgraded to allow for better maintenance ensuring that they will be operation far longer than the current ones were (50 years). The project will be complete in time for our annual bio-test and next round of fingerling fish. Extra care has been taken to make sure during all this work that the remaining fish stay healthy.
Looking Ahead to Summer
Activity will continue to be slow through the summer months as we as well as the community focus on getting through this pandemic. At the moment we’re holding off on new volunteers to keep numbers down at the farm cleanups, but please continue to submit your interest. We have a backlog going that we’ll address when we’re ready to bring in new volunteers.
Stay safe and enjoy what Colorado summers have to offer!