Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery
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News and Upcoming Events

2013 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
**All events take place at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery unless specified.

JANUARY
January 5: Movies at the Hatchery: Arctic Tale 10 – 12 PM CST
January 8: Friends of Wolf Creek NFH, Inc. 1-2 PM CST
January 15: Family Nature Club: The Twoubles and Techniques of Twacking 5 – 6:30 PM CST (Meet at Russell County Library)

FEBRUARY
February 2: Movies at the Hatchery: Green Fire Aldo Leopold & Land Ethic For Our Time 10 – 12 PM CST
February 5: 4-H Fishing Club: Fish Anatomy 101 5 – 6:30 PM CST
February 12: Friends of Wolf Creek NFH, Inc. 1 - 2 PM CST (Meet at Russell County Tourist Commission)
February 19: Family Nature Club: Hoo Gives A Hoot 5 – 6:30 PM CST (Meet at Russell County Library)
                 
MARCH
March 2: Movies at the Hatchery:  The Lorax 10 – 12 PM CST
March 5: 4-H Fishing Club: Muckin’ Around Wetlands 5 – 6:30 PM CST
March 12: Friends of Wolf Creek NFH, Inc. 1 PM CST
March 19: Family Nature Club: Forest Inventory 5 – 6:30 PM CST (Meet at Russell County Library)
March 23: Earth Hour 1- 2 PM CST

APRIL
April 2: 4-H Fishing Club: Stream Survey 5 – 6:30 PM CST
April 9: Friends of Wolf Creek NFH, Inc. 1 – 2 PM CST (Meet at Russell County Tourist Commission)
April 16: Family Nature Club: Marsh Munchies 5 – 6:30 PM CST (Meet at Russell County Library)
April 20: Earth Day Event 9 – 12 PM CST

MAY
May 7: 4-H Fishing Club: Fishing the Cumberland River 5 – 6:30 PM CST
May 14: Friends of Wolf Creek NFH, Inc. 1- 2 PM CST
May 21: Family Nature Club: Oh Deer! 5 – 6:30 PM CST

JUNE
June 1: 27th Annual Kids Fishing Derby 9 – 3 PM CST
June 4: 4-H Fishing Club End of the Year Meeting 5 – 6:30 PM CST
June 8: Project WET educator training (Pre-registration required)
June 11: Friends of Wolf Creek NFH, Inc. 1- 2 PM CST (Meet at Russell County Tourist Commission)
June 18: Family Nature Club: Leopold Great Possessions 5 – 6:30 PM CST

JULY
July 9: Friends of Wolf Creek NFH, Inc. 1 – 2 PM CST
July 16: Family Nature Club: You Grab The Line, I’ll Grab the Pole 5 – 6:30 PM CST

AUGUST
August 13: Friends of Wolf Creek NFH, Inc. 1 - 2 PM CST (Meet at Russell County Tourist Commission)
August 20: Family Nature Club: Lost in the Woods 5 – 6:30 PM CST

SEPTEMBER
September 3: First of the Year Meeting 4-H Fishing Club 5 – 6:30 PM CST
September 10: Friends of Wolf Creek NFH, Inc. 1- 2 PM CST
September 11: 2nd Annual Wounded Warriors Fishing Derby
September 17: Family Nature Club: Group Initiatives 5 – 6:30 PM CST
September 24: 6th Annual Catch A Smile Senior Fishing Derby
September 25: 6th Annual Reaching for Rainbows Special Needs Kids Fishing Derby

OCTOBER
October 1: 4-H Fishing Club: Biologist-in-Training 5 – 6:30 PM CST
October 5: Movies at the Hatchery: Earth 10 – 12 PM CST
October 8: Friends of Wolf Creek NFH, Inc. 1- 2 PM CST (Meet at Russell County Tourist Commission)
October 15: Family Nature Club: Micro-World 5 – 6:30 PM CST
October 15: Russell County 4th Grade Outdoor Eco Adventure Day 9 – 1:30
October 26: Hatchery Fall Fest 6 – 8 PM

NOVEMBER
November 2: Movies at the Hatchery: USFWS Linking Girls to the Land 10 – 12 PM CST
November 5: 4-H Fishing Club: Fish Ecology 5 – 6:30 PM CST
November 12: Friends of Wolf Creek NFH, Inc. 1 PM CST
November 19: Family Nature Club: Cooperative Compass 5 – 6:30 PM CST (Meets at Russell County Library)

DECEMBER
December 3: 4-H Fishing Club: Guest Speaker 5 – 6:30 PM CST
December 7: Movies at the Hatchery: Winged Migration 10 – 12 PM CST
December 10: Friends of Wolf Creek NFH, Inc. 1 PM CST (Meet at Russell County Tourist Commission)
December 17: Family Nature Club: Night Hike 5 – 6:30 PM CST (Meets at Russell County Library)


For information on any event at Wolf Creek NFH, please contact:

James Gray, Project Leader
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery
50 Kendall Road
Jamestown, KY 42629
PH: 270-343-3797
Email: James_Gray@fws.gov

 

 

 

A young girl stands on a riverbank while her dad helps her fish
Getting some fishing help from Dad at the annual Catch a Rainbow Kids Fishing Derby. Photo: USFWS.

Last updated: April 5, 2013