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descriptions of the various types of salmon tanks:
http://www.renton.wednet.edu/salmon/start.html
The Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group, K-12 Wild
Salmon and Watershed Education Outreach. Visits K-12 schools
throughout the Hood Canal Watershed during the school year.
The purpose of this education outreach is to deliver project based
learning lessons on salmon education and water quality:
http://www.hcseg.com/x71.xml
Eugene, Oregon, 4J Salmon in the Classroom Program. Pro-
vides equipment, school workshops, lessons, how-to materials,
and salmon release ﬁeld trip support:
http://cartt.4j.lane.edu/salmon/index.htm
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Adopt a Salmon Family.
Website provides a complete teachers guide for raising salmon
Two ﬁfth graders are loooking for woody debris, rifﬂes, and pools in the
creek.
and water quality testing, and stream restoration, salmon color-
ing book, slides and videos, and many links to salmon educa-
tion related websites:
Starting Your Own Salmon in the
http://www.fws.gov/r5cneafp/partners.htm
Classroom Project

Teachers interested in participating in a Salmon in the Class-
Daniel King currently teaches physical science, math, and technol-
room Project will ﬁnd there are many local and regional projects
ogy at STARBASE ATLANTIS on Bangor Submarine Base in Kitsap,
in geographic areas in the US and abroad where salmon streams
Washington. He also is an adjunct professor of education and early
are found. There is widespread support from many different orga-
childhood education at Olympic College in Bremerton, Washington, and
nizations which supply tanks and supplies, curriculum, technical
a member of the United States Coast Guard Reserve. He can be contacted
expertise, guest speakers, ﬁeld equipment, and help with ﬁeld
at de.king@wavecable.com.
trips. Often, funding is available for bus transportation to release

sights. Of course, the types and amount of support varies with

each location; however, interested teachers can begin by going to

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