Hi families! Blogging has returned, but will be intermittent, due to my missing camera. I am borrowing Mr. Bailey's camera occasionally. So sad!
We had an amazing experience thanks to the ODF. We raised 200 rainbow trout eggs from hatch to fry stage, and then we brought the fry to the Klamath Fish Hatchery to release them. We learned a great deal about the life cycle of salmon and trout species, building our understanding of life science. We also learned a great deal about how important our hatcheries are to us in Oregon, especially when a salmon may lay 2,500 eggs, but out of those 2500, only 2-4 may live to the breeding stage to replenish the species!
Thank you parents, for coming with us! What an amazing day out in the rain in beautiful Oregon, on the Wood River.
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| Baby fry holding tanks! |
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| Fry in a cup! |
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| Releasing our fry into a safe holding tank! |
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| Learning about picking out mortalities |
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| Our biologist, Greg, teaching us more about our trout |
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| Feeling the yearling trout! |
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| Kids' FAVORITE part--feeding the 2-year trout |
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| Biologists don't just love fish! |
Someone will be sending a camera tomorrow for use until you find or can get a new one. :)
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