We welcome you to the MCKPC website. Our club began in the mid 1980s when several koi lovers got together and decided to combine their knowledge and experiences and encourage other koi and pond lovers to join them. The club became a part of a bigger group when it joined the Pacific Northwest Koi Clubs Association in 2000. Being a part of the PNKCA has afforded the club’s members a huge resource through educational convention seminars—plus the company and friendships of others who also love this fun, if not at times daunting, hobby.

We hold Recreational Potluck meetings once a month. We always include interesting and educational topics on pond and koi keeping. But koi people are often pet lovers in general and our conversations can easily include the antics of our favorite dog, cat or bird at home. You will find a little bit of everything discussed during our recreational meetings!

As in any koi club, our members’ ponds encompass a wide variety of styles, filtration and grades of koi—from the muttagoi (usually the much-loved favorite fish) to more expensive ones. Some members have goldfish only and are happy to have the lower-maintenance, less-expensive fish poking through the water lilies in their backyard water gardens. 

We are a laid-back group that enjoys each other company and would enjoy having you join us! Beside excellent company, our members receive club discounts on pond and koi books, magazines, and equipment from local retailers. Being a member of our club, you will receive a monthly newsletter and e-mail announcements on items for sale, informative articles, and news and activities about other northwest koi clubs. We also have some equipment we loan out to members only. Membership also affords you the ability to network with other members on ideas for pond building and koi-keeping experiences. The annual family membership cost is $25.00.

For more information, email Phyliss Hirschel at pjhkoi4me@frontier.com.

For a complementary newsletter, email Carmen Stafford at castafford@charter.net.

If you would like to receive Tid-Bits, a weekly e-mail service, email Jan Jordan at MCK&PC@jjsponds.us.