It’s been a very successful year of Trout in the Classroom (TIC). We have shepherded eight classrooms (up from four last year) to the final stretch Everyone has plenty of healthy fry and the kids are looking forward to Bugs in the Classroom (BIC) and the trout release.
Volunteers Needed
We are in need of volunteers for Bugs in the Classroom and the trout releases—no experience necessary and you will have fun. For BIC, you just need to assist Dean Hansen in maintaining order at the bug stations. For the trout releases, we assist the kids in collecting and identifying stream insect and we provide casting instruction. (We provide the rods, you do not have to use your own.) Of course, we release the trout at this event. The dates, times, and locations are as follows:
Bugs in the Classroom:
• Thursday, April 25th, North Hudson Elementary 10:15 AM – 11:20 AM
• Thursday, April 25th Greenwood Elementary (River Falls) 1:00 PM – 2:10 PM
• Friday, April 26 Rocky Branch Elementary (River Falls) 1:00 PM -3:00 PM
• Thursday, May 2nd River Crest Elementary (Hudson): 9:15 AM -10:15 AM, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM, 1:25 PM – 2:25 PM, 2:25 PM – 3:45 PM.
Trout Release
(all at Willow River State Park, except Amery is on the Clam River)
All times from 10 AM to noon
• Friday, May 10th Rocky Branch Elementary (River Falls)
• Tuesday, May 21st River Crest Elementary (Hudson)
• Wednesday, May 29th Greenwood Elementary (River Falls)
• Thursday, May 30th Malone Elementary (Prescott)
• Friday, May 31st Amery Intermediate
• Tuesday, June 4th North Hudson Elementary Eco Day
• Friday, April 26th Rocky Branch Elementary (River Falls) S. Fork of the Kinni. Stream side invertebrate investigation 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Please contact Greg Olson (driftless23@gmail.com) and/or Tom Schnad (thschnad@hotmail.com) if interested and we can answer any questions, provide directions, etc.
