Plan for the GAAS Fall Auction on Sunday, November 1, 2026
Make plans to attend Akron’s fall auction on Sunday, November 1, at the Tallmadge Community Center 80 Community Rd. Tallmadge, Ohio 44278. Doors open and registration starts at 10:00 am, and the auction will start at 11:00 am.
► Volunteers, please arrive at 8:00 am for setup.
Click on the flier image below to view or download auction rules.
Invasive Aquatic Plants (Illegal in Ohio)—Please Do Not Bring These Plants to the Auction
- Azolla pinnata – Pinnate mosquitofern
- Butomus umbellatus – flowering rush
- Egeria densa – Brazilian waterweed
- Echhornia crassipes – water hyacinth
- Hydrilla verticillata – hydrilla
- Hydrocharis morsus-ranae – European frogbit
- Hygrophila polysperma – Indian swampweed
- Iris pseudacorus – yellow flag iris
- Lagarosiphon major – African oxygen weed
- Lythrum salicaria – purple loosestrife
- Marsilea quadrifolia – European water clover
- Myriophyllum aquaticum – Parrot feather Myriophyllum spicatum – Eurasian watermilfoil
- Najas minor – brittle waternymph
- Nymphoides peltata – floating heart
- Otellia alismoides – duck lettuce
- Pistia stratiotes – water lettuce
- Potamogeton crispus – curly pondweed
- Sagittaria sagittifolia – arrowhead
- Salvinia minima – common selvinia
- Salvinia molesta – giant salvinia
- Stratiotes aloides – water soldier
- Trapas natans – water chestnut
- Typha x glauca – hybrid cattail
- Typha angustifolia – narrowleaf cattail
Next Meeting—Friday, November 13, 2026
Please join us for a special meeting on Friday, November 13, 2026, where we will hold our annual Board Officer elections. Additionally, the growth competition will be concluded at the November meeting.
The program will be presented by Mike Johnson, who is the Chief of Conservation with the Summit Metroparks. He will be presenting his talk, Native Fish Initiatives Within Summit County Metroparks. Mike is dedicated to improving our local ecosystems, and he will be sharing insights on projects that focus on endangered species recovery.
The Bowl Show “season” will wrap up with these classes at the November meeting: All Other Livebearers; All Other Egglayers; All Other Catfish.
Club News—Akron Takes the Challenge Award at Fish Fest ’26
On Sunday, August 30, 2026, at the TFCEC’s all species fish show, held in Lackawanna, New York, Heidi VonStein and Dave Williamson teamed up to overwhelm other clubs with more accumulated points (ie, with more show entries and other award categories won, including Best Egglayer, Best Display, and President’s Award) and were awarded the Challenge Award on behalf of The Greater Akron Aquarium Society. Hat’s off to Heidi and Dave for their hard work, their big win, and for representing GAAS at Fish Fest ’26!
Local Fall Auctions on Our Regional and National Page
Checkout the many auctions that neighboring clubs will be hosting this autumn.
BAP Awarded in July
