Feb 23rd meeting -guest speaker

[charlie]

The Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society is pleased to have Mr . Tom Mason @ it`s Feb.23 rd meeting ( please note there will be no mini auction for Feb.), Tom will be doing a presentation on fish collection in Costa Rica ( this will include some reptiles also) titled "The fish of Cano Palma Tortuguero, Costa Rica".

Tom is a long time hobbyist who holds a BSC from  the University of Guelph, he has traveled and collected on 5 continents, lead tours for fish & reptile enthusiast to Costa Rica, worked on three recovery teams for endangered species in Ontario and if that`s not enough he has worked on conservation projects in Costa Rica & Cuba, Tom has been with the Toronto Zoo in excess of 23 years, so folks we are honored to have Tom take time out from his busy schedule to visit us.
Hope to see you all out on Feb. 23rd 7.00Pm @ J.A. Dulude Arena - Mel Baker Hall, located at 941 Clyde Avenue
Regards
A bit of a dated pic of Tom   

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[Hookup]

Wow, nice profile! I want his life when I grow up... 

[dan2x38]

Charlie living up to your reputation sounds like a great speaker once again. Looking forward to it!

[charlie]

Just a reminder of our meeting on Monday & our interesting journey to Costa Rica through the eyes of our guest speaker ( Tom Mason) , who BTW is a real trooper, Tom is currently a bit under the weather, but communicated to me he is still ploughing his way to Ottawa to be with us.See you all there on Monday.

[charlie]

Thanks to Tom Mason for sharing the diversity of Costa Rica with us, here are some candid shots from last night`s meeting.

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[charlie]

and a few more

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[fischkopp]

It was a nice presentation about research in a rain forest and the diversity of the fauna in that region. I enjoyed it! Nice pics too!

[washefuzzy]

Thanks Charlie and Tom for another great presentation. It was very enjoyable and informative.

[dan2x38]

Thanks Tom learned a lot very cool place. I was surprised of the few species of fish in Costa Rica. Charlie thanks as well great job lovin' your speakers!