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Invasive Fish Fry and Awards Ceremony Winter 2019 made the front page!
Invasive Fish Fry and Awards Ceremony for the Winter 2019 San Marcos River Polespear Tournament. Over 600 free tilapia tacos were served! AtlasEnvironmentalTX.com https://www.facebook.com/events/2718015278261032/
Nick Matt Menchaca's polespear shot of the day from Landa Lake on 10/29/19.
Our best haul of 2019! All removed by spear, zero by catch. AtlasEnvironmentalTX.com
Nick Matt Menchaca getting a tilapia on the jab! AtlasEnvironmentalTX.com
Nick Matt Menchaca spearing invasive tilapia and removing a tire out of the San Marcos River during a litter dive on July 24, 2019. AtlasEnvironmentalTX.com Artist: Handbook
Track: Vowels
Nick Matt Menchaca of Atlas Environmental spearing invasive tilapia in Landa Lake (New Braunfels, TX). Artist: Detox Unit
Track: Obscure
Album: Deviate
Nick Matt Menchaca of Atlas Environmental spearing invasive tilapia in Landa Lake (New Braunfels, TX). Artist: Dirtywulvz
Track: Honeydewin'
Album: Nest of the Falcon
Atlas Environmental removing invasive tilapia from the San Marcos Springs (Spring Lake) by bowfishing. AtlasEnvironmentalTX.com
Atlas Environmental removing invasive tilapia from the San Marcos Springs (Spring Lake) by bowfishing. AtlasEnvironmentalTX.com
Nick Matt Menchaca pole spearing invasive tilapia and sailfin catfish out of the Old Channel/Resort of Schlitterbahn of the Comal Springs.
Atlas Environmental removing invasive tilapia from the San Marcos Springs (Spring Lake) by bowfishing. AtlasEnvironmentalTX.com
Atlas Environmental removing invasive tilapia from the San Marcos Springs (Spring Lake) by bowfishing. AtlasEnvironmentalTX.com
Atlas Environmental removing invasive tilapia out of Landa Lake by spearfishing. This is Nick Matt Menchaca's highlights from February 2019. AtlasEnvironmentalTX.com
Another two for one shot out in Landa Lake on March 10, 2019. Nick Matt Menchaca AtlasEnvironmentalTX.com
640 free tilapia tacos were served at the invasive fish fry spring 2019!
Uploaded by Nick Menchaca on 2019-05-10.
Artist: Birds of Paradise Track: Urge to Purge Atlas Environmental is now the contractor for invasive fish and animal removal in New Braunfels! It's an honor to have this contract and continue this passion!
Nice haul in Spring Lake this morning. Something about January 5th, I have had good hauls this day the past few years. Looking forward to giving 2019 my all! Artist: GJones Track: Mirage
Here is some footage I edited from spearing Spring Lake this past Sunday morning combined with one of my favorite Desert Dwellers songs. Big plans on the horizon! Artist: Desert Dwellers Track: Kung Fu Cowboys
One of the best mornings spearing Spring Lake ever! Pretty sure this is the most fish we've pulled out of there in the shortest amount of time. I surpassed twenty tilapia speared in one session for the first time this morning in Spring Lake.
Atlas Environmental fried up over 30lbs of invasive tilapia coming out to about
390 free tacos at the Invasive Fish Fry and Awards Ceremony Winter 2018!
Uploaded by Nick Menchaca on 2018-12-05.
As of 11/14/18, Atlas Environmental has surpassed 9,000lbs total invasive biomass removed
from Spring Lake and the upper San Marcos River since beginning the contract in 2013.
Spring Lake 11/21/18, sailfish catfish weighing in at 5.37 lb. Only two sailfish catfish removed from Spring Lake this year.
Atlas Environmental’s River Trash Sculptures: 15ft Merman chasing a 12ft plecostomus
Nick Matt Menchaca spearing invasive tilapia in Spring Lake, headwaters of the San Marcos River, on 11/13/18.
As of November 2018, Atlas Environmental has removed over 7,000 suckermouth catfish
from the upper San Marcos River since beginning the contract in 2013.
Nick Matt Menchaca removing invasive suckermouth catch at the Salt Grass waterfall on the upper San Marcos River. AtlasEnvironmentalTX.com
Nick Matt Menchaca organizing underwater litter removed from the San Marcos River in late June 2018. AtlasEnvironmentalTX.com
Nick Matt Menchaca organizing underwater litter removed from the San Marcos River in May 2018. AtlasEnvironmentalTX.com
Nick Matt Menchaca removing invasive suckermouth catfish with a polespear at Rio Vista Falls on the San Marcos River. Atlas EnvironmentalTX.com Artist: Random Rab Track: Jega
Nick Matt Menchaca (Atlas Environmental) removing invasive suckermouth catfish out of the San Marcos River at Rio Vista Falls. Atlas EnvironmentalTX.com Artist: Dimitri's Ascent Song: R3 Album: Ascend EP
Nick Matt Menchaca (Atlas Environmental) and Janaye Williamson winching a trash can holder and shopping cart out of the San Marcos River. These large items would not budge under human power, the winch on my 4Runner made easy work of it. Felt great to get this stuff out of the river!
Atlas Environmental (Nick Matt Menchaca) removing underwater litter out of the San Marcos River starting downstream Stokes Park working upstream to Cape Rd Bridge.
As of 2/27/18 ATLAS ENVIRONMENTAL HAS REMOVED OVER 8,000lbs Total INvasive
Biomass from Spring Lake and the Upper San Marcos River
Spring Polespear Tournament 2018 Feb 9 - Mar 5 Nick Matt Menchaca spearing invasive sucker mouth catfish at Rio Vista Falls on 12/30/17. AtlasEnvironmentalTX.com Artist: Burning Spear Song: Dread River (Jordan River) Album: Marcus Garvey - Garvey's Ghost
Nick Matt Menchaca spearing invasive tilapia in Spring Lake, headwaters of the San Marcos River. Get a taste of these fish at the Invasive Fish Fry 2018 at Buzzmill (San Marcos) on March 3, 2pm-5pm. AtlasEnvironmentalTX.com Artist: Liquid Stranger Song: His fully automatic wheelbarrow
Atlas Environmental has removed over 7,000 lbs
total biomass out of Spring Lake and the upper San Marcos River
Atlas Environmental has removed 1,000 tilapia
out of Spring Lake and the Upper San Marcos River
Nick Matt Menchaca of Atlas Environmental removing underwater litter and invasive suckermouth catfish out of the San Marcos River on January 29, 2018. AtlasEnvironmentalTX.com
Nick Matt Menchaca (Atlas Environmental) spearing invasive suckermouth catfish at Rio Vista Falls. Starting after the 3rd chute and working upstream. All clips are in order. Register now for the Spring Polespear Tournament 2018 SPT2018.eventbee.com
Nick Matt Menchaca (Atlas Environmental) removing invasive tilapia in Spring Lake, headwaters of the San Marcos River. AtlasEnvironmentalTX.com
Atlas Environmental removing underwater litter from the San Marcos River starting at Stokes Park and working upstream until the litter boat was at capacity. Next time I will be bringing two litter boats to increase removal capacity. AtlasEnvironmentalTX.com Music by: Don Carlos Song 1: Laser Dub Song 2: Real Dub
Atlas Environmental Spring Lake 12-29-17 Nick Matt Menchaca spearing invasive tilapia in Spring Lake, headwaters of the San Marcos River.
Uploaded by Nick Menchaca on 2018-01-13.
Nick Matt Menchaca spearfishing invasive tilapia in Spring Lake, head waters of the San Marcos River. AtlasEnvironmentalTX.com Artist: Phuture Primitive Song: Predatory Instincts
7th Biannual Winter Polespear Tournament 2017 brought to you by Atlas Environmental. Nick Matt Menchaca AtlasEnvironmentalTX.com
Atlas Environmental in the News
Nick Menchaca, founding owner of Atlas Environmental, has earned a living since 2013 by hunting suckermouth catfish, tilapia, red-rimmed melania and giant ramshorn snails. Non-native invasive species could potentially devastate San Marcos' local aquatic ecosystem without the work of Menchaca and his company.
Atlas Environmental (Nick Menchaca) polespear two for one. atlasenvironmentaltx.com
Atlas Environmental (Nick Menchaca) tilapia removal in Spring Lake 5/1/17 San Marcos Habitat Conservation Plan.
Found $100 bill while removing invasive Plecostomus in the San Marcos River! :)
Atlas Environmental has removed 6,000
SUCKERMOUTH catfish from Spring Lake and the Upper San Marcos River
