PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Portage Parks & Recreation is set to host Scalin’ Up for Summer, sponsored by Veolia and the Future Angler Foundation on Saturday, June 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Celery Flats Historic Area, 7335 Garden Lane.
Those who attend will get an up-close look (and touch) of different types of scaly creatures and explore the world of fishing and boating.
Participants will also learn about aquatic conservation, lure making and knot tying, cool reptile facts, and more.
Organizations participating at the event will include the Coast Guard Auxiliary, Trout Unlimited, Michigan Society of Herpetologists, Critchlow Alligator Sanctuary, Kalamazoo Book Arts Center, Kalamazoo County Water Safety & Recover Association, Muxlow Exotics, Barry-Calhoun-Kalamazoo Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (BCK CISMA), Hawg Troughs with a 2,000-gallon stocked mobile fish tank, and the Portage District Library.
Organizers say the event is free and open to the public and the first 100 kids to complete a fishing passport will receive a free fishing rod courtesy of Veolia and
the Future Angler Foundation.
More information can be found by calling Portage Parks & Recreation at 269-329-4522.
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