Trout in the Classroom
After spending all spring helping the Rainbow Trout grow from eggs, to sac fry, to fingerlings, Mrs. Ziccardi's 7th grade class, with the help of Mr. Rager's Life Skills Class and Mrs. Royer's Life Skills class, released 138 trout into Little Fishing Creek in Snydertown. Through the Fish and Boat Commission's Trout in the Classroom program, the students learned about cold water ecosystems and the fish that call them home. The classes finally got to head out to the stream to not only release the trout, but also do a stream exploration looking for other creatures that live in the cold water (about 55 degrees F...brrrrrr). They then got to head to the federal hatchery in Lamar to do some fishing themselves with Ms. MacMath's class! The students caught some real whoppers! After lunch they got a tour of the state hatchery in Tylersville to see how fish just like the ones they cared for are grown, cultivated, and stocked in our local streams. It is always a favorite day for all involved. Thank you so much to A Hundred Women Who Care, as well as the Spring Creek Trout Unlimited, for supporting this project at BAMS.
