April kicks off the beginning of outreach season at Genoa National Fish Hatchery.  Tony Brady, mussel biologist for the hatchery, was asked to give fish and mussels talks at two events. 

The first event was the 4-H Super Saturday held on April 14^th, in which 124 boys and girls ranging from Kindergarten to 6^th grade gathered at Esofea, Wisconsin and learned about the hatchery and its many programs. 

Other stations at Super Saturday included birds of prey, hunting safety, and a fishing pond.  The Super Saturday event was headed up by the Vernon County 4-H Leader/Parent Federation and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.  The second event that Brady participated in was Environmental Days at West Salem Middle School. 

The middle school invited the hatchery to talk about Endangered Freshwater Mussels as part of their efforts to inform their students about organisms they are rarely exposed to. 

The mussel presentation was attended by over 200 3^rd and 5^th graders.  Other speakers that were invited to present at the Environmental Days including, biologist from the Army Corp of Engineers, U.S. Geological Survey, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.