by Columbia Springs | Apr 15, 2024 | Columbia Springs, Salmon in the Classroom
Photo Credit: Paul Peloquin We’re hiring for a new Salmon in the Classroom Coordinator! Do you love seeing students’ eyes light up when they realize their passion for science? Do you want to share your love of streams and salmon with local youth? Are you a fish...
by Columbia Springs | Feb 22, 2021 | Salmon in the Classroom
The first fish release field trip I ever attended was at Jim and Barb Orander’s house, with 52 fourth graders from Hockinson Elementary. It was my first year as Salmon in the Classroom Coordinator. At that point we only hosted a handful of fish release field trips....
by | Jan 19, 2018 | Salmon in the Classroom
The drive home with your stocking full of baby salmon was successful! You covered your tank, spread out a single layer of tiny pink eggs onto the gravel, posted baby salmon photos on Facebook. Awww! … Now what? There’s SO...
by | Mar 15, 2017 | Salmon in the Classroom
4th graders from Hockinson and Tukes Valley helped release 10,000 coho salmon last Friday at an annual event hosted by Jim and Barb Orander. Students also dodged predators in the salmon life cycle obstacle course game, explored aquatic...
by | Mar 10, 2017 | Salmon in the Classroom
Many Salmon in the Classroom teachers do water testing projects at local creeks with their students through the Water Monitoring Network. After a bit of practice, students get comfortable with the procedures for testing chemical parameters such as ammonia,...
by | Feb 7, 2017 | Salmon in the Classroom
Gross but AWESOME! That’s how students usually describe the fish dissections we do with the Salmon in the Classroom program! Last week we had our first dissection of 2017 with Mike Walsh’s 5th graders at Daybreak Middle in Battleground....
