October Newsletter

Holiday Craft Weekend at the Roundhouse Saturday and Sunday, October 25Come on down the Roundhouse Aquarium to celebrate ghost shrimp and tree fish! On October 25^th and 26^th from 10am-sunset the Roundhouse will be celebrating Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Autumn with crafts and activities for children of all ages. Visit us and decorate cookies, listen to stories of ghosts and goblins from the sea and create crafts galore! Make your own trick-or-treat bag, decorate an autumn door hanger, piece together a creepy spider, and assemble a sea animal mask! This free event is hosted by Chevron. Be sure to bring your family and friends to the end of the pier and be ready to have some fun at the Roundhouse.

Water Harvest Festival

Join the Roundhouse and celebrate the West Basin Municipal Water District’s 10^th annual Water Harvest Festival! This free event focuses on recycled water and ways to conserve this precious resource. The Water Harvest Festival will be held on Saturday, October 18^th from 10am-2pm at the Edward C. Little Water Recycling Facility at 1935 Hughes Way in El Segundo. Bring the whole family and participate in fun crafts and games, check out educational exhibits, eat some delicious food, grab some free giveaways and try to win exciting prizes. Be sure to wear closed toed shoes if you would like to take a tour of the recycling facility. Stop by the Roundhouse booth for information on our upcoming programs. Hope to see you there so we can learn how to conserve water together!

September Creature Feature

Catalina Goby




Description: The Catalina Goby is also called the Blue-banded Goby. It has an orange body with a blue head and face. It also has brilliantly bright blue vertical stripes, or bands, on the front half of the body. A mature Catalina Goby is usually around 2 inches long. Like most Gobies, a Catalina Goby has an elongated body with relatively small fins.



Defense: Catalina Gobies are exceptionally peaceful. Because of their small size, they can hide in between rocks and crevices very easily to escape from predators.

Where they are Found: Catalina Gobies are found in rocky areas at depths of up to 200 feet. These cold water animals are most commonly found near the Gulf of California.



Feeding: Catalina Gobies eat small pieces of fish and plant material. In the aquarium, they eat mysis shrimp and vitamin-enriched brine shrimp.



WOW!!! Catalina Gobies received their name because they can be spotted near Catalina Island.