Children participating in this event catch crabs using poles baited with chicken necks.   After examining them under the supervision of volunteer naturalists, the crabs are returned to the creek.

Volunteers will be ready along the bank with stringed poles, bait, and nets to help children bring them in.   Our naturalists are prepared to explain lots of interesting things about crabs:
   •  How to tell a male from a female.
   •  How many eggs a female will release
   •  How a crab grows.

Photo: Marty Cornell