Getting kids excited and knowledgable about the environment -
that is the goal of our Salmon in the Classroom Program. With the
help of volunteers and businesses, the Clear Creek Task Force manages
and maintains about 30 cooled fish tanks, each placed in a elementary
classroom.
Salmon in the Classroom was started in 1987 by a local chapter of the
Kiwanis Club. SitC began to help restore salmon runs to Clear
Creek, while educating school children about the life cycle of salmon.
Over the years the program thived and became too big
for the club to manage. The Clear Creek Task Force stepped up to partner with Surface and Storm Water Management, Kitsap Public Utilities District, and the Suquamish Tribe to continue the program. The program has morphed into all encompassing "web of life" field trip with kids not only raising and releasing
salmon fry, but learning about stream health indicators and the
surrounding landscapes.
View the 2012 Salmon in the Classroom Program Calendar here
What a great time we had! Started off the first day with snow and our last day was sunny but windy. And there were sunny days and rainy days. But the kids loved it and so did the salmon fry.
