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4th Grade Students Release Trout into the Carson River
Students in Ms. Woods’ class at Gardnerville Elementary recently released trout they had raised in their classroom into the Carson River. After caring for the fish for about a month, students had the chance to see their hard work swim away into their natural habitat.
The day included learning stations focused on trout life cycles, insect identification, habitat essentials, and a nature walk through the preserve.
“My favorite part was naming the trout before we released them,” said Ford from Ms. Woods’ class. “I named mine Zey and Marvin.”
Some students even found creative inspiration when naming their fish.
“Mine were named Timmy and Mike… like Mike Trout the baseball player,” one student shared.
“We each got to release two trout each,” said Tyler. “Our whole class helped raise more than 50 trout before bringing them to the Carson River.”
While examining aquatic insects collected from the Carson River, students used trays and scoops to search through the water samples. “Those are some weird bugs,” one student said while taking a closer look at what they found.
“Watching our class release the trout into the Carson River after raising them was probably my favorite part,” said Kayla.
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