PRESS RELEASE
The local chapter of Trout Unlimited just concluded the latest Trout in the Classroom trout release for schools in the Atlanta area. This event was held by The Main Street Academy in College Park and Upper Chattahoochee Chapter Trout Unlimited on Friday, March 25th. The event included the seventh-grade life science class along with their teacher, Juliana Jenkins, and TU volunteers. The event was held at Jones Bridge Unit, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Johns Creek, GA.
Trout in 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.
This thrilling display culminated weeks of work by these students who raised rainbow trout from eggs to fingerlings. A total of 75 very healthy rainbow trout were released to the Chattahoochee River. For more information, you can contact UCCTU’s TIC Coordinator, Jim Byrd at 404-867-0632.
Additional information on TIC is available at: www.troutintheclassroom.org
