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| May 20, 2010 |
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Local Students Engage In Bittersweet Send-Off |
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| This month, students from nine schools will bid adieu to their aquatic classmates in the highlight of the Portland Water District’s Classroom Hatcheries Program – The Release. Before releasing their fry, students will determine if the location is clean or polluted through various tests. Students will test for dissolved oxygen, pH, conductivity, turbidity, flow, and temperature and collect aquatic insects which are indicators of water quality.
Classes have spent the year nurturing their baby trout eggs in chilled incubator tanks while learning the basics of water quality protection. The Classroom Hatcheries Program combines hands-on learning of maintaining the trout habitat with studying a range of subjects, including ecosystems and biodiversity, water quality and pollution, habitat protection, trout anatomy and life cycle, data collection and analysis, and watershed protection. MEDIA ADVISORY Media are welcome to attend Releases which are generally held from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at local rivers and streams. If you are interested, please contact us for further details and directions. DATE SCHOOL May 25 Skillin Elementary May 26 Moore May 28 Westbrook Jr. High *Six classes released earlier this month. |
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For more information, contact:
Michelle Clements, APR 207.774.5961, 3050 (cell) 207.228.4897 mclements@pwd.org |
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