On June 22nd, Kiap-Tu-Wish provided volunteer support for the Trimbelle Nature Day organized by Ellsworth Public Library. The event included engaging activities for all ages: a storywalk for the littles; printing making with fossilized fish; water cycle and erosion lessons with St Croix County EE Coordinator, Aleisha Miller; and macroinvertebrate exploration with Dr. Dean Hanson. Attendees also had the rare opportunity to observe Kasey Yallaly and the DNR Fisheries team conduct a trout count. The kids had many great questions about electroshocking and the fish that they met. And anglers gained insights on local trout and the restoration and management developments along this stretch of the Trimbelle. Kasey stated that the number and size of brown trout uncovered by the fish count in this restored section of stream was encouraging.
Thanks to Ellsworth Library Programming Coordinator, Caroline Herfindahl, for imagining and organizing this event that brought families together to love and learn about our streams.
