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Join us on Saturday, May 9, 2026 for a talk with Kevin Wilson about fish and fossil collecting!

This is a great opportunity to learn new things especially if you're planning to join us on our upcoming collecting trip. Kevin will also have some cool fossils he's found in past collecting trips to show us! We will also have awesome raffle items, a mini-auction, and an opportunity to have drinks and dinner after our talk!

Here are the details:

Saturday, May 9, 2026 @ JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL:

1901 Randolph Rd, Wheaton-Glenmont, MD 20902

  • Room reserved from 12:30-4:00 PM
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Setup
  • 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM Socializing
  • 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Talk by Kevin Wilson
  • 2:30 PM - 2:45 PM Break
  • 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM Auction and Raffles
  • **Afterwards, Join us for an early meal and drinks with the speaker**

May 9th: Collecting Fossils Locally in Maryland

Fossil Collecting

Kevin Wilson began fishkeeping at the age of 13. After Graduating High School, he worked his first job at the Barrier Reef Aquarium in Rockville, where he was introduced to the saltwater side of the hobby. It was then after purchasing his first blenny that he fell in love with the blennies, a genus of coastal fishes with interesting behaviors. While in college, he caught his first local blenny and became fascinated with a grad student’s experiment on striped blennies.

This fascination led to him to build a simulated oyster reef in a home aquarium, about which he presented to us in 2024.

He’s also kept local native freshwater fish species in home aquariums for 43 years and is a member of the North American Native Fishes Association (NANFA).


We have some great events already lined up for the rest of 2026. We hope you can join us!

  • May 16: Fossil Collecting Trip! with Kevin Wilson Fossil Collecting Sign Up Sheet
  • June 13: Jen Williams Aquascaping Extraordinaire
  • August 8: Annual Summer BBQ
  • September 12: David Snell of PVAS on Photographing Aquarium Fish
  • October 10, and November 14: TBD
  • December 12: Annual Holiday Party
  • Dates TBD Additional Store Hops and Fish Swaps

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In person May 9, 2026 - CCA Group Auction @ John F. Kennedy High School: 1901 Randolph Rd, Wheaton-Glenmont, MD 20902

May 9, 2026 CCA In-person Auction

We have created an auction for the May 9, 2026 in-person CCA meeting. Users of the website must register on the CCA MyGroupAuction website: mygroupauctions.com. Sellers are encouraged to upload a photo of the fish/item to be auctioned. These items can be viewed by all registered users before the auction.

CCA's board of directors has voted to allow the use of the minimum bid space on the MY GROUP AUCTIONS (MGA) website. Specifically the BOD approved the use of the minimum bid in the following manner: Bidding for any item with a minimum bid on its label will start at that amount and proceed as normal for any auction. If the minimum bid is not met, the owner of the item will take the item back into his possession. If the owner is not present to take back his item that did not sell, the minimum bid indicated on the label will not be in effect and so there will be no minimum bid on the item.

Please try to bring something for the auction. If you can make it a donation, so much the better. It's our club. If we want to keep it healthy, we all need to play a role.

If you have any questions, please ask.

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