Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Thursday 29 April 2009

Releaseing the Fry into Nanoose Creek
All netting the fry for the children.
Today we were asked to assit with the release of the fry raised in the local school by the children. Al and Roy went to the school to use our tank for the transport of the fish to the creek. I met them at the bridge at Mathew Crossing just as the school bus pulled up disgorging 50 young folk along with teachers and parents. As Roy and All placed the fry into small pails (4 fry per child) the children carried them down to the pool above the bridge where they carefully released thier charges. This was two classes so everyone got fish to release with the extra being released by Roy. After the children had a assignment to draw pictures of the habitat they released the fish into. I was only able to peruse a few drawings and was surprised to see how much detail some drew into the scene. Cynthia had taken a frisby down to the waters edge and managed to scoop some stream invertabrates for the children to look at. All in All it was a good experience for all involved, maybe we will get some future streamkeepers out of the 50 children present.

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