College Park Students Participate in Trout in the Classroom Trout Release
The local chapter of Trout Unlimited just concluded the latest Trout in the Classroom trout release for schools in the Atlanta area. The event was held by The Main Street Academy in College Park and the Upper Chattahoochee Chapter Trout Unlimited. Participants included the seventh-grade life science class along with their teacher, Juliana Jenkins, and TU volunteers. The release was held at the Jones Bridge Unit, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Johns Creek, GA.
Trout in the Classroom is an environmental education program in which students:
● Raise trout from eggs to fingerling-size fish.
● Monitor tank water quality.
● Learn to appreciate water resources.
● Begin to foster a conservation ethic.
● Grow to understand ecosystems.
This program not only teaches students the value of environmental conservation, but also highlights benefits to our local cold-water streams from healthy aquatic life. The local Trout Unlimited chapter also exhibited healthy - unhealthy stream conditions, water quality analysis and insect lifecycles. There were casting demonstrations and conservation discussions to provide a fun educational experience for the students.
A total of 75 very healthy rainbow trout were released to the Chattahoochee River.
For more information contact UCCTU’s TIC Coordinator, Jim Byrd, at 404-867-0632.
Additional information on Trout in the Classroom is available at www.troutintheclassroom.org.
