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Family Fishing Festival at Powder Mill Park on April 13, 2019

    Come spend the morning with WXXI Kids, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and our partners at Powder Mills Park and learn how to FISH!

    What: Everyone is welcome to learn how to fish! Join WXXI Kids, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, and our partners to pick up a rod to try your hand at fishing in one of our Monroe County Parks! Partner organizations will be around for fly fishing demonstrations, hands-on activities, and to answer questions about where to fish, what you need to fish, and how to fish with young family members. Get engaged in citizen science and find out how you can help the NYSDEC learn about fish populations by joining the Angler Diary Program! projects.

    Where: Powder Mills Park – 154 Park Road, Pittsford, NY – Park Map & Directions

    When: Saturday, April 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

    More Info Here: https://www.wxxi.org/highlights/2019/02/family-fishing-festival

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