CLASSROOM INCUBATION PROJECT


INTRODUCTION

When salmon and trout go to school, students have a unique opportunity to witness their birth and care for them during early life stages. In the process, your students will learn important concepts, while developing caring attitudes about the fish and their habitats.

The salmon and trout incubation unit encompasses science, math, social studies and language arts. It is a sound stepping stone to many topics, and can easily be integrated into existing curriculums at any grade level.

The goal of this program is to help young people become good stewards of all our aquatic resources, including salmon and trout. Salmon and trout are especially valued wildlife in California, but sadly, most wild populations are dwindling. Students raise these fish to learn about habitat requirements and how to keep habitats healthy, so wild fish may thrive once again.


How To Get Started

Contact the program coordinator or biologist in your region to find out where the next workshop will be held. These names are listed below, Hatcheries and Program Coordinators. At the workshop, you will learn some basics about the fish through a slide show, see how to set up the equipment, and have a chance to purchase and preview curriculum materials. The coordinator will explain the procedures for getting eggs and may give you phone numbers of volunteers willing to help you with the project.

The California Department of Fish and Game requires an approved authorization form before you amy pick up your fish eggs. The authorization gives you special permission to keep eggs in your classroom and to release fry at a designated site in the wild. That site might not be in your own watershed, so be aware that you may have to travel some distance to release your fry.


HATCHERIES AND PROGRAM COORDINATORS

REGION 1

For Workshop Information:
Eastern: Sue Maurer, Siskiyou County
Schools (916) 842-8429
Western: Diane Higgins
(707) 839-4987
Iron Gate
916 475-3420
8638 Lakeview Road
Hornbrook, 96044
Chinook: End of October
Steelhead: March


Mt Shasta
916- 926-6648
Old Stage Road
Mt Shasta, 96067


Mad River
(707) 822-0592
1660 Hatchery Road
Arcata, 95521
Steelhead: February
Take permit and pick up eggs at hatchery
M-F 8-4:30
Call hatchery manager first


Trinity River
(916) 778-3931
PO Box 162
Lewiston, 95652
Chinook and Coho: October - December
Get eggs at hatchery.
Call first.
Take permit.




REGION 2


For Workshop Information: Butte, Glenn & Colusa Counties
David Armocido
Colusa Fly Fishers
(916)458-5848


Sutter & Yuba Counties:
Kathy Payne
E.C. Powell Fly Fishers
(916) 674-0147


Placer, El Dorado, & Sacramento Counties:
Rick Radoff
Granite Bay Fly Fishers
(916) 624-2107


From Galt to Tracy:
Lou Orimo
Delta Fly Fishers
(209) 951-8819


American River:
(916)835-2865
2101 Nimbus Road
Rancho Cordova, 95670
Rainbow Trout: Feb, March, & April


Feather River
(916) 538-2222
5 Table Mountain Blvd
Oroville, 95965
Chinook: Mid December-Jan
Steelhead: Dec-March
Get eggs at hatchery
Call first
Take permit


Nimbus
(916)358-2820
2001 Nimbus Road
Cordova, 95670
Chinook: Mid Dec-Early Jan
Steelhead: Late Jan-March


Mokelumne
(209) 759-3383
23900 E Buena Vista Road
Clements, 95227
Can arrange for Chinook and Steelhead eggs from Nimbus.
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