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HSU Extended Education
Salmon & Steelhead in the Classroom
This one day workshop is designed to prepare teachers to raise salmon or trout in their classrooms in a way that will enrich their science, math and social studies curriculum, and will adhere to approved California Fish and Game procedures for the program. The goal of the Salmon and Trout in the Classroom Program is to educate children about these fish, their habitats and how to protect them.
This course will show teachers how to successfully raise salmon or trout in classroom incubators, increase knowledge about California's salmon and trout and their habitat's and impart information about California Department of Fish and Game codes that govern this program. Procedures for obtaining eggs and the permit process will be covered and teachers will be introduced to curriculum materials about California's salmon and trout.
To get advance notice of the course date, contact the Humboldt State University Office of Extended Education to be placed on a mailing list. This course will fill quickly!
- Diane Higgins is an educator and writer who specializes in developing classroom and community materials that explain watershed functions and fish habitat needs. She has been involved with the Salmon and Trout in the classroom program since 1986, and has conducted workshops for teachers in every part of the state.
- Janis Duncan-Vaughn has worked with the Eel River Salmon Restoration Project (ERSRP) for the past 14 years as both a volunteer and as Education Coordinator. She has worked as an intern with AmeriCorps Watershed Stewards Project (WSP) and has aided in numerous WSP outreach projects including tours of the Mad River Fish Hatchery, community events, and teaching curriculum in K-8 classrooms. As Education Coordinator for ERSRP Janis is currently responsible for overseeing 52 salmon incubators in K-12 classrooms from Westport in Mendocino County to Trinidad in Humboldt County.