A busy season of “Salmon in the Classroom” releases at Fauntleroy Creek started today – if you’ve been to a local school and seen a tank of baby salmon, this is usually the next step. Above, students from Pathfinder K-8 were the first to join creek steward Judy Pickens to learn about the little fish before setting them loose into the world. Here’s how the fish arrived:
Here’s how the students arrived – that’s Judy leading the way into Fauntleroy Park:
Once the fish were in the creek, students tried to watch as closely as possible to see them head upstream:
There were both kindergarteners and 5th graders in the Pathfinder group today; the older students also were working to identify plants – habitat exploration is usually part of the program in addition to the fish release. The kindergarteners’ teacher is Janet Osborn, who stopped outside the park to share a smile and a photo (she’s on the left) with Seattle Public Schools board president Steve Sundquist (a former Pathfinder parent) and (at right) Judy Pickens:
Judy says Janet was among the first teachers to start releasing school-raised salmon into Fauntleroy Creek, and her enthusiasm helped bring more popularity and participation. Eighteen more releases are on the schedule this month!
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