tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3423774174642035632024-03-11T10:35:53.574-04:00 Finger Lakes TROUT In The ClassroomA Project of Discover Cayuga Lake, in partnership with the Leon Chandler Chapter of Trout Unlimited.Bill F.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05238235992612059537noreply@blogger.comBlogger226125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-52042849090009100212024-03-11T10:34:00.005-04:002024-03-11T10:34:52.254-04:00Cannibalism happening in tanks across the region<p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRiwktfAy7SQFg2uwwrQzYwq30ILFgE6baDVXLeJPGlAodzCHXg_l8nYxOIE_1yRtEOB-g-BpEgBc-iWTLU5_uehGFM91Ti05ZlvQhnV-gioBUyf9CrpHNoyanKS3n6KTcqegItxFnDAC-g0u9sNPDE1uc4SC6AOCCXYNdlE_5A3aCp1tGxFE709ZhJtlH/s1176/cannibal%202%202015.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="1176" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRiwktfAy7SQFg2uwwrQzYwq30ILFgE6baDVXLeJPGlAodzCHXg_l8nYxOIE_1yRtEOB-g-BpEgBc-iWTLU5_uehGFM91Ti05ZlvQhnV-gioBUyf9CrpHNoyanKS3n6KTcqegItxFnDAC-g0u9sNPDE1uc4SC6AOCCXYNdlE_5A3aCp1tGxFE709ZhJtlH/w538-h360/cannibal%202%202015.jpeg" width="538" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A bigger trout digesting a smaller trout in a tank at a Union Springs classroom in 2015</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p><br /></p>It seems every year, we hear of reports of cannibalism in trout tanks across the region. Sometimes there is a suspicion that cannibalism is happening, as trout seem to be "disappearing" from the tank, and one or two trout are abnormally larger than the rest. But sometimes, students actually see a larger trout eating a smaller one in action, as they will spot a fish tail hanging from a trout's mouth. <p></p><p>Trout, like many fish are cannibalistic and will likely eat smaller members of their own species. This is an example of natural selection, as some trout are better at adapting to their environment. </p><p>When visiting schools, I always ask students for an update about what's going on in their tank, especially since they are spending a lot more time interacting with their trout aquarium than I am. One of the first things I usually hear about is the possible cannibalism happening. I often ask students why they think this is happening. Then I'll ask them which kind of trout has a greater chance of surviving in the wild, the small trout or the bigger trout that is able to eat the smaller trout?</p><p>A trout that has moved beyond small, dried up fish food and is able to capture live, moving fish in their environment indicates smarter, faster, more agile behaviors. Wouldn't a fish displaying these behaviors have a better chance of fighting off future predators like bigger fish, otters and birds of prey?</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkIeegyAiIO-v0GReCEF9qslbcF40q5dUNNX4-3t-yZq6miZ5enjBGyPXS-MZ3OlcFDF77nvY4Qb-bNa-xD_u2rBneC_qP-wi-R-Ci_i3rBCKNkxXrEyNmq4jxIJ5ZpYJnoPbO8UVTV-QZl2GJSnszV-zFaY-C5koiOtUCIOoloMEdAIAHKt0RLFvyLA4/s1024/fishhh.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="1024" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkIeegyAiIO-v0GReCEF9qslbcF40q5dUNNX4-3t-yZq6miZ5enjBGyPXS-MZ3OlcFDF77nvY4Qb-bNa-xD_u2rBneC_qP-wi-R-Ci_i3rBCKNkxXrEyNmq4jxIJ5ZpYJnoPbO8UVTV-QZl2GJSnszV-zFaY-C5koiOtUCIOoloMEdAIAHKt0RLFvyLA4/w583-h326/fishhh.jpg" width="583" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An angler in Strawberry Reservoir in Utah found a partially digested fish in the mouth of a cutthroat trout. Brett Prettyman/Trout Unlimited </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p>Trout in the Classroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05917810278330948737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-20230718423914283422024-03-04T15:24:00.001-05:002024-03-04T15:27:51.282-05:00March: A time to think about clean water and individual actions<div style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span face="arial, sans-serif"><br /></span><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCjLG5MdbGm1ogzxzHb1d0F0RatWGsRhiUH8F6au_JBYK4xvvdX5ccrTM1oqo3YCEexb5EivQs8zG4IUkTp7Bqidk6PTMG1ukHbs4UW-cY09rZ1ssMbtS6zBy_BQimPtM-Dv5MCY6SUz0T3EpwPLA0p3P7lugW46HjN9nALs_higpjYzzyCqJU3-fJ5Ke/s768/watercycle4%5C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCjLG5MdbGm1ogzxzHb1d0F0RatWGsRhiUH8F6au_JBYK4xvvdX5ccrTM1oqo3YCEexb5EivQs8zG4IUkTp7Bqidk6PTMG1ukHbs4UW-cY09rZ1ssMbtS6zBy_BQimPtM-Dv5MCY6SUz0T3EpwPLA0p3P7lugW46HjN9nALs_higpjYzzyCqJU3-fJ5Ke/w417-h268/watercycle4%5C.jpeg" width="417" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Spring is just around the corner! Which has us thinking about the upcoming trout releases. And as we begin planning for the releases, one building block to the student's Trout in the Classroom experience is understanding the importance of <b>caring for the trout's environment once they are swimming in local streams</b><span style="color: #800180;">.</span> Which is what this month's Watershed Pollution Prevention lesson is all about! </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">During </span><b style="background-color: white;">Visit #4: Watershed Pollution Prevention, </b><span style="background-color: white;">w</span><span style="background-color: white;">e will present on topics including <b>water cycle</b> and <b>watershed</b> so students can gain an understanding of how pollutants can enter into a watershed. Then we will look at different types of pollutants and how they can eventually be harmful to trout, the food web, and the natural ecosystem once they make their way into the water. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;">Students <b>identify pollutant actions</b>, with a particular focus on<b> trash, pesticides, fertilizers and ways natural landscapes can increase or decrease run-off</b>. Once they have a good grasp of harmful pollutants, how they make their way into a watershed, and the damage they can do to aquatic life, it's time for the class to conduct their own watershed pollution survey!</p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Groups of students use a pollution scavenger hunt worksheet to examine their school campus for signs of pollution hazards and pollution </span>preventers<span style="font-family: inherit;">. At the end of the hunt, students score their school and its process of eliminating or adding to watershed pollution. This has led to conversations about problems students noticed in their school, or awareness of positive school behaviors. It's great to see student's brain's working to come up with solutions, or goals to continue to prevent pollutants from entering waterways.</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">The pollution prevention lesson is happening during a convenient month for continued education on topics related to pollution prevention and watershed awareness.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"> </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">March 18th is <a href="https://www.globalrecyclingday.com/" style="color: #1155cc;">Global Recycling Day</a></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">, which brings awareness to recycling as a way of protecting natural resources. This year's theme is #RecyclingHeroes. Here are some great examples of</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"> </span><a href="https://www.globalrecyclingday.com/rising-youth-stars/" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: inherit;">rising youth stars</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">who's bright ideas and initiatives have made a difference in local and global recycling efforts. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">As we visit 20+ schools in the region teaching pollution prevention, we often hear insightful ideas students have about protecting local streams from pollution. Students participating in the Trout in the Classroom program have a great opportunity to be environmental advocates in their community, as they learn trout's habitats needs and understand the importance of clean natural waterways for their trout to continue to live and thrive!</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">March 22 is <a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/water-day" style="color: #1155cc;">World Water Day</a>, </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">which is a great time to ponder inequalities to clean and accessible water worldwide. Here are</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><a href="https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/2023/12/wwd2024_school_activationkit.pdf" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc;">three activities</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">put together by UN Water for school kids of all ages to learn about water conservation and peace building. Explore these concepts with your class through engaging and fun activities like art and even football! </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">For a local way of engaging with conservation, students are invited to join<span style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/boynton-middle-school/ithaca-fishing-and-conservation-day/1107671890627679/" style="color: #1155cc; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Ithaca Fishing and Conservation Day</a><b> </b></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">is happening</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Saturday, March 23 at Boynton Middle School</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">. The event is put on by Trout Unlimited and Discover Cayuga Lake will be there to do science activities with students. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></p>Trout in the Classroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05917810278330948737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-80808173194020061322024-02-06T10:22:00.003-05:002024-02-06T10:22:26.735-05:00What would your trout would be doing in the wild right now?<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">We've been observing our trout hunting and eating zooplankton in captivity, but what about all the baby trout in the wild? Will they have the upper fin in hunting and competing for food when we release our captive trout? Is a winter stream environment a nurturing habitat for baby trout? Let's find out!</span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">A baby wild trout has about 4 months of life in its stream habitat by this time in February and is known as a trout "fry" or "parr." Check out this cool video to see what a brook trout parr looks like at this time of year!</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LFjhsteVkl4" width="320" youtube-src-id="LFjhsteVkl4"></iframe></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-size: 14.85px;">Here are some cool facts about wild trout parrs and how they grow up: </div><div style="font-size: 14.85px;"><ol><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">A wild trout parr will be smaller than a trout parr raised in captivity. This is because growing up in the wild is typically colder than growing up in a tank, the water can even be a temperature that would normally cause water to freeze if the stream is running fast enough! The colder the water a trout grows up in, the slower the trout will grow. <br /></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 4px; position: relative;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUspq9qMmca68qJimmOSqOM3ktqHrKSUoT3tmFCu_EpcjgfC1HGH7KTssTPV1IIGvUgLNh89Pxbi87M9A6DYd58A99iV6FwI7boQnXGvhkHArcJpekd66pxThnmv4wp71R3xMWFqAMjA4/s1909/Screenshot_20200526-162715_2+%25282%2529.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; color: #36968b; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1909" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUspq9qMmca68qJimmOSqOM3ktqHrKSUoT3tmFCu_EpcjgfC1HGH7KTssTPV1IIGvUgLNh89Pxbi87M9A6DYd58A99iV6FwI7boQnXGvhkHArcJpekd66pxThnmv4wp71R3xMWFqAMjA4/w113-h200/Screenshot_20200526-162715_2+%25282%2529.png" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="113" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 11.88px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Stonefly larvae in June 2020.</span></td></tr></tbody></table>A wild trout parr starts hunting almost right away as soon as it can swim, and sometimes even before it can swim! While our captive trout learn to come up to the surface of the tank and beg for food, a wild trout looks for its food at the BOTTOM of a stream. This is called BENTHIC feeding and means that trout grow up mostly eating stonefly, mayfly, and caddisfly larvae that can be found hiding among the rocks of healthy streams. <br /></li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;">A wild trout parr will hunt and eat zooplankton, just like we watched with our captive trout in our recent feeding experiments! Wild parrs don't typically eat Daphnia (the zooplankton we fed our trout), but they do eat a different species of zooplankton... known as copepods. In fact, a common copepod that trout like to eat is called a calanoid and might look like a Plankton you've seen before (hint: Spongebob).<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 4px; position: relative;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_aqIR_L4CCiMHGKR4RJp_eOgba39ktLcQCBWSP2f-3rF7GSqhwK2jjrbhDPLXoyVnglcvQupfmubVHE3xR9q-WTDDiR5qxUQ5KgnoQasebDBMaMuU3lMDCGYRaCR-AI-g3Bpt4YNQFU/s1706/IMGP1031-copy-scaled1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #36968b; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1706" data-original-width="1256" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq_aqIR_L4CCiMHGKR4RJp_eOgba39ktLcQCBWSP2f-3rF7GSqhwK2jjrbhDPLXoyVnglcvQupfmubVHE3xR9q-WTDDiR5qxUQ5KgnoQasebDBMaMuU3lMDCGYRaCR-AI-g3Bpt4YNQFU/w148-h200/IMGP1031-copy-scaled1.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" width="148" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 11.88px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Calanoid, a microscopic zooplankton.</span></td></tr></tbody></table></li></ol><div>So what do you think? Who has the upper fin? A trout that has grown up hunting and spent its whole life in the wild, or a larger trout that doesn't have as much experience hunting or hiding among the rocks? </div><div><br /></div><div>-Originally posted by Marina Howard, March 17, 2021</div></div></div>Trout in the Classroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05917810278330948737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-6883716514859670882024-01-22T12:13:00.001-05:002024-01-22T12:13:17.639-05:00Some Cool Facts About Daphnia!<p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Daphnia are a <u>zoo</u>plankton, meaning that they are animals (zoo) that live at the water's surface, drifting with the currents (plankton). But daphnia are not just any zooplankton... they can live in incredible conditions! </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9294248/" style="color: #36968b; text-decoration-line: none;">Studies</a> show that daphnia can live in slightly salty water like you would find where a stream meets an ocean (estuary) and that they manage small levels of salt just as well as completely freshwater! This is incredible. If a human were stranded on a boat in even mildly salty water, they would not be able to survive drinking it because the salt would just make them thirstier - but daphnia can. <br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; float: left; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 4px; position: relative;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybwOcOmGFARAWTtZfzbdmVtgPWCHc6r_hxPRwHpj8g2Po4VaNJLAgKsl7gUSm5fENvjTW9XWtvH5sTyPX96RV83MsTtbXrks1CrXXNrffkLYThtHsjJWcoDJSdGZQ6C7_vGS7eOAtx0s/s245/daphnia+hem.jpg" style="clear: left; color: #36968b; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybwOcOmGFARAWTtZfzbdmVtgPWCHc6r_hxPRwHpj8g2Po4VaNJLAgKsl7gUSm5fENvjTW9XWtvH5sTyPX96RV83MsTtbXrks1CrXXNrffkLYThtHsjJWcoDJSdGZQ6C7_vGS7eOAtx0s/s0/daphnia+hem.jpg" style="border: none; position: relative;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 11.88px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A healthy daphnia (left) with a daphnia<br />producing hemoglobin (right).</span> </td></tr></tbody></table><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">And here is something even more incredible: if the water source is not changed for the daphnia and they start to use up all their oxygen, they create the same chemical that we have in our blood (hemoglobin) to bind oxygen - making their oxygen intake much more efficient (and turning them slightly reddish colored). That's crazy! Think if you were trapped in your classroom without an air supply and everyone breathing up all the oxygen, pretty soon you would feel super lightheaded, but daphnia have a mechanism to be able to survive days longer in an environment without a lot of oxygen.</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">If you think that is cool, just wait until you get to watch a trout chase a daphnia around a glass in our feeding experiments. We will have videos and more results of our live feedings coming by the end of next week, stay tuned!</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">You can check out more about daphnia through our worksheet and a slideshow shared by our teacher program on the teachers' tab of this blog. </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">-Originally posted January 29, 2021 by Marina Howarth</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2g-04Uk0ut0" width="358" youtube-src-id="2g-04Uk0ut0"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Daphnia heartbeat</div><br /><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></p>Trout in the Classroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05917810278330948737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-25693794884938184572024-01-16T16:29:00.000-05:002024-01-16T16:29:58.625-05:00First Live Food Experiment!Our young trout have grown to a size of about 2 or 3 centimeters in their "parr" stage. Are they ready to hunt and eat living prey? At this point in the year, classes are ready to conduct their first "live food" feeding experiments, using a common zooplankton, called "Daphnia". <div><div><div><br /></div><div>First, students have a chance to practice observation skills, as they get to know the "costar" of this experiment. Daphnia are about the size of a sesame seed. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVbmFo-oPMVkVqz2fPSUr8lyO6aHV-dfSUnO7_0ZKtADeshVUMJ4vy6SFs1Z5ySvHbfbZM-isVlmj_GOBWSeTCX5Ridjey3B5Bsu-TrfzxT6tI7q7XSKH3IT-u5RYaU5eZdu8yOvzIHpCl3eYdKVCQZ9f5-jUQG6i-I2G0FvAQILZ1Wnvnvlm_Xs8N_sY/s256/daphnia%20xray.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="197" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVbmFo-oPMVkVqz2fPSUr8lyO6aHV-dfSUnO7_0ZKtADeshVUMJ4vy6SFs1Z5ySvHbfbZM-isVlmj_GOBWSeTCX5Ridjey3B5Bsu-TrfzxT6tI7q7XSKH3IT-u5RYaU5eZdu8yOvzIHpCl3eYdKVCQZ9f5-jUQG6i-I2G0FvAQILZ1Wnvnvlm_Xs8N_sY/w210-h256/daphnia%20xray.jpeg" width="210" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Then, student research teams prepare their hypotheses and perform an experiment to see how their trout will respond to an opportunity to try a new food... that just might try to escape! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2HZegrjtZKE2VDtv5WVpiG9jo_cNbNjYaE1phWuuxUxAnkBdrzc0ZPnLpGvOKtx3o4dE5LjX7GuLGdiWVDr8PvZ9GrW9YFONNuxCZydMY1Tfnq4Y7sjHBwAiekJ9GRwuRuDMrxJSZ766BF2Si56NHV3T5jkYXCw5WkE7_pdRyKQamXw_itHkHaKqaH2O/s320/IMG_1664.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2HZegrjtZKE2VDtv5WVpiG9jo_cNbNjYaE1phWuuxUxAnkBdrzc0ZPnLpGvOKtx3o4dE5LjX7GuLGdiWVDr8PvZ9GrW9YFONNuxCZydMY1Tfnq4Y7sjHBwAiekJ9GRwuRuDMrxJSZ766BF2Si56NHV3T5jkYXCw5WkE7_pdRyKQamXw_itHkHaKqaH2O/s1600/IMG_1664.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Finally, students evaluate their results and compare with other research teams. Here is a typical chart that depicts how many daphnia are eaten by trout during 20 second intervals over five minutes.
Interesting... for more on this lesson and teaching materials, click on the "For Teachers" tab!
</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgfzsa0hafzKiRtXaV5xFqUJK9q73STV3p7FokTiiWFM_3ZdKsl1ZVjRGagdVwQAGWbU0DMiopc-7p55DqfMGh7kLs1jy5vKdGVzxNeGx5WRd-EHiTNm9oqf9_J4RU1ZD094WI3WOebDYKY_lgTD3DufiyJqUFa9dFX64lyk0GNhcaC1FLP2Xy0dPUD7z/s320/daphnia%20data%20CHES.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="152" data-original-width="320" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkgfzsa0hafzKiRtXaV5xFqUJK9q73STV3p7FokTiiWFM_3ZdKsl1ZVjRGagdVwQAGWbU0DMiopc-7p55DqfMGh7kLs1jy5vKdGVzxNeGx5WRd-EHiTNm9oqf9_J4RU1ZD094WI3WOebDYKY_lgTD3DufiyJqUFa9dFX64lyk0GNhcaC1FLP2Xy0dPUD7z/w356-h152/daphnia%20data%20CHES.png" width="356" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Trout in the Classroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05917810278330948737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-65791787328882798002024-01-08T16:55:00.003-05:002024-01-08T17:27:54.565-05:00Trout Care Checklist<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghveKVU8SuKHFNPLvn6zApbjrx_Zhng2Opm0pAn9ZB5KbuwbV75GQXMaTb8-ta5HMtwT-Dq_XekxlzKGQkTxVphaXMx8lpQv2IH-Abksw3XgT6jzLaJk4-0hVWkaEJAOjSjmL-1gCDCkuDBvvqho9SX8PThOAodaxEdDVQW0L-bKKUnuhyDYv3B1tKIfaE/s622/Trout%20Care%20Checklist.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="493" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghveKVU8SuKHFNPLvn6zApbjrx_Zhng2Opm0pAn9ZB5KbuwbV75GQXMaTb8-ta5HMtwT-Dq_XekxlzKGQkTxVphaXMx8lpQv2IH-Abksw3XgT6jzLaJk4-0hVWkaEJAOjSjmL-1gCDCkuDBvvqho9SX8PThOAodaxEdDVQW0L-bKKUnuhyDYv3B1tKIfaE/s400/Trout%20Care%20Checklist.png"/></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWBdw-4d4_54ZgkgAunOX_a7gXgoh18tfaoNuQRZNRRFoB-aoFj-vdeOO9AmXnsmjFlxy8QK61rNPod8KwxiN6stNYmBxI7R1zSVkpAnYYKv7vG__1p3gLwz7GDoZUB0N5ghcA6oHFjSLNqn_v995oRK0Wa5eThGfs8A09Ny-BzqMdfChw5PcakomamE6/s550/Trout%20Care%20Checklist%202.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="320" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="491" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWBdw-4d4_54ZgkgAunOX_a7gXgoh18tfaoNuQRZNRRFoB-aoFj-vdeOO9AmXnsmjFlxy8QK61rNPod8KwxiN6stNYmBxI7R1zSVkpAnYYKv7vG__1p3gLwz7GDoZUB0N5ghcA6oHFjSLNqn_v995oRK0Wa5eThGfs8A09Ny-BzqMdfChw5PcakomamE6/s320/Trout%20Care%20Checklist%202.png"/></a></div>Trout in the Classroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05917810278330948737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-52528568086560337112023-12-11T10:34:00.005-05:002023-12-11T10:34:56.030-05:00How to know when your trout are ready to start feeding?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVtdVfUNgngbB57hnfZ0AZXb3y3wuLv_gprxaLUJruRmSKrQIVb9C0EcaKgVGBnhyphenhyphenO_RjGjXcjVHcrGXiXooIMAQ6UtkZcfNFK7kqZ53ZTQC_3zgyEm14pK34BACXcWE4_MaarjGiKXKGcIwY6Pcqo0iUXp84fVYF97qlvNVLIngZ8QqmosvVDlEy3dxA/s1000/BrownReflections.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="1000" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVtdVfUNgngbB57hnfZ0AZXb3y3wuLv_gprxaLUJruRmSKrQIVb9C0EcaKgVGBnhyphenhyphenO_RjGjXcjVHcrGXiXooIMAQ6UtkZcfNFK7kqZ53ZTQC_3zgyEm14pK34BACXcWE4_MaarjGiKXKGcIwY6Pcqo0iUXp84fVYF97qlvNVLIngZ8QqmosvVDlEy3dxA/w460-h189/BrownReflections.jpeg" width="460" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>If you are uncertain whether it is time to begin feeding starter food to your trout, watch for these behaviors below to determine if its feeding time:</b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>WHEN TO KNOW TO FEED?</b> When trout have absorbed their yolk sac, they no longer have a source of nutrition and will start to need food. They also are developing their swim bladders, as you may notice the trout have been hanging out at the bottom of the net, not swimming. When their swim bladders are developed, they will become buoyant</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> and will start swimming around. Once these two things have happened (yolk sac gone, swimming behaviors) then your trout will be ready to start feeding.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>HOW TO TEST IF YOUR TROUT ARE READY TO FEED</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>:</b> Sprinkle a tiny pinch of starter food in the basket, if they are not reacting, they are not ready. If they get more active but do not eat, they are reacting to smell (getting close.) Can you observe them feeding? Great! When it seems like all or most are feeding successfully, you can keep them in the basket for a few more days or drop the basket from the side of the tank and let them swim out.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>HOW MUCH DO I FEED THE TROUT?</b> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Feed a few pinches at a time, multiple times a day.</span></p>Trout in the Classroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05917810278330948737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-5490340073581274332023-11-27T19:10:00.014-05:002023-11-28T10:31:15.744-05:00 Overview of Trout in the Classroom Program 2023-24<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Overview of Trout in the Classroom Program 2023-24</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Fall 2023 TIC Teacher Workshop</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">Discover
Cayuga Lake coordinates over 20 schools throughout Tompkins County and
surrounding counties participating in the Finger Lakes Trout in the Classroom
Program. The program enables students to raise trout in tanks in their
classrooms from October- May. Students learn to care for their trout and learn
about streams through science, art and language. Just as they learn to take
care of their trout, we hope students will continue to care for their newly
adopted streams.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">October/November</span><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">: Eggs arrive </span></p></li><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">November-April</span><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">: Care for your trout, observe and experiment</span></p></li><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="2" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: circle; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Trout Stages:</span></p></li><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="3" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Eggs</span></p></li><li aria-level="3" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Alevin</span></p></li><li aria-level="3" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Fry</span></p></li><li aria-level="3" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Fingerling (when released)</span></p></li><li aria-level="3" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: square; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Adults</span></p></li></ul></ul><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">April/May</span><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">: Trout release field trip</span></p></li></ul><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Disc</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">over Cayuga Lake
provides 5 presentations throughout the Trout in the Classroom Program. Mentors
are assigned to schools in order to educate classes on their trout and stream
ecology while supporting classes as they help keep trout healthy and thriving.
Katie Barnhill will oversee the FLX TIC Program, alongside other class mentors
including Bill Foster, April Taylor and Astrid Jirka. You can schedule your
presentations with us through our <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/342377417464203563/549034007358127433"><span style="color: #1155cc;">2023-24 scheduling spreadsheet</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">The
5 presentations include</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Visit
#1: November: </span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/342377417464203563/549034007358127433"><b><span style="color: #1155cc;">Kick-Off Program (Browns)</span></b></a><b>/ </b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/342377417464203563/549034007358127433"><b><span style="color: #1155cc;">Brooks</span></b></a><b>:</b> Overview of trout life
cycle, understanding the parallel connection between hatchery egg
retrieval and natural spawning process happening outside right now. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Main
Objective</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">:
Help students feel confident in raising trout by answering questions
about life cycle, caring for trout and what to expect throughout the
year.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Activity</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: Could view eggs up-close
under microscope/in petri dish at table if time allows. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Further
Activity</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: <o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">From
Jen Wilke’s class at Caroline Elementary- Use <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/342377417464203563/549034007358127433"><span style="color: #1155cc;">scientific illustration</span></a> to track the
trout’s growth across the year <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">From
Lauren Hamilton’s class at Newfield Middle School- <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/342377417464203563/549034007358127433"><span style="color: #1155cc;">Trout Life Cycle Webquest </span></a>using <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/342377417464203563/549034007358127433"><span style="color: #1155cc;">Wild Trout Trust</span></a> website<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">From
Lauren Hamilton’s class at Newfield Middle School- <a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/342377417464203563/549034007358127433"><span style="color: #1155cc;">Elements of an Aquarium Ecosystem</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
</ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Visit
#2: December: </span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/342377417464203563/549034007358127433"><b><span style="color: #1155cc;">Color & Adaptations</span></b></a>: Trout are
equipped to survive in the wild through adaptation. Trout can change their
appearance in order to camouflage within their stream habitat. Learn the
different types of camouflage including: Concealing, Disruptive & Countershading.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Main
Objective</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">:
We can tell a lot about fish by observing their habitat, also we can
learn a lot about habitat by observing fish.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Activity</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: Students imagine a place and
a stream and then illustrate a trout using elements of camouflage to blend
in with its habitat. Students share their trout illustrations with class.
The class can try to guess the features of the trout’s habitat based on
the camouflage features illustrated on the trout.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Further Activity</b>: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/18wPboVgkSt2ZS-Q_fCP4LK04saIspxyo/edit" target="_blank">Trout Survival Game</a></span></li>
</ul>
</ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Visit
#3: January: </span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/342377417464203563/549034007358127433"><b><span style="color: #1155cc;">Live Food Experiment with Daphnia</span></b></a>:
Students use the scientific method to answer the question, “Do you think
your trout will be able to catch and eat live food when they are released
into the stream?” Students will learn about the live food used in the
experiment, daphnia, by first learning about the aquatic food web and the
important role of zooplankton. Then students will test how many daphnia
their trout eat in a given amount of time. They will discuss results of
their experiment, revisit research questions and draw conclusions about whether
their trout will eat live food and survive in streams.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Main
Objective</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">:
Use the scientific method to draw conclusions about the trout’s ability
to survive when released into a wild stream.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Activity</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: Live food experiment.
Students will be given a research question, “Will my trout eat live
food,” and go through the scientific method to conduct hypotheses, test
with an experiment, analyze results and draw conclusions. The experiment
includes feeding daphnia to the trout with a beaker on their desk. Groups
of students will record how many trout are eaten every minute for a 4 or
5-minute span of time.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Further
Activity</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">:
Students can plot data from their live food experiment, classes could add
all of their data together with a sum of all team results, and analyze/draw
conclusions about research questions from class data. This could also be
compared/shared with other classes/schools.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
</ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Visit
#4: February: </span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/342377417464203563/549034007358127433"><b><span style="color: #1155cc;">Pollution Prevention and Watershed Awareness</span></b></a>:
Students identify watershed pollution problems by learning about the water
cycle and how pollutants can move through and impact aquatic plants,
animals and humans in a watershed.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Main
Objective</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">:
Understand how water moves through a watershed and learn how pollutants
can enter a watershed and harm aquatic life, the environment and humans.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Activity</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: Students being school
pollutant detectives, by selecting a pollutant topic of interest and
conducting a survey around their school. Student groups will collect data
about potential pollutant problems in their school, research how the
pollutant can make its way into a watershed and how it can harm aquatic
life, the environment and humans. Students will begin seeing themselves
as a part of the solution as the group brainstorms ways they can educate
classmates through projects that serve to persuade, entertain or inform
their audience.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Further
Activity</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">:
Follow through with enacting a solution in their school, based on student
group’s pollution solution project</span></li></ul></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Visit
# 5: March/April: </span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/u/1/blog/post/edit/342377417464203563/549034007358127433"><b><span style="color: #1155cc;">Stream Ecology</span></b></a>: Students brainstorm
about indicators of a healthy stream and learn about insect life cycles
and the stream energy web before conducting a live macroinvertebrate
experiment. In the experiment, students will assess the health of a stream
using a stream sample brought into the class containing live
macroinvertebrate samples. Student groups will collect and identify
insects and then score the stream based on the diversity of
macroinvertebrates found. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Main
Objective</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">:
Learn about food webs and sensitive creatures. Use stream invertebrates
indicators to determine the health of a stream.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Activity</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: Student groups will be given
a container with a fresh stream sample. They will collect a diverse
sample of macroinvertebrates in an ice cube tray and work together to
identify the insects they collected. The class will come together with
their data to score the stream's health based on biodiversity and
identified insect’s sensitivity to pollution. This will prepare students
to use insects as indicators to assess the health of the stream when they
release their trout. </span></li></ul></ul><ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">May:
Trout Release Field Trip:</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Students will take a field trip to a nearby selected
stream to release their trout. They will first participate in activities
to assess the health of the stream before the release, including
collecting a macroinvertebrate sample, taking an intentional and
observational stream hike, and conducting a trash clean-up around the
stream. A journal or illustration activity could also take the place of a
trash clean-up if not applicable. <o:p></o:p></span></li>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Main
Objective</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">:
Students will have made a connection with their trout and learned about
the conditions needed for the trout to survive in a stream. The hope is
students will walk away wanting to continue to care for their trout by
caring for the stream it now lives in and its surrounding environment and
watershed.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Activity</span></b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">: Stream hike,
macroinvertebrate sampling, trash clean-up, journal or illustration
activity, group trout release.</span></li></ul></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Discussion Questions</span><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">How can we make these core presentations more relevant to your classes?</span></li><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">How can we maximize the value of each presentation?</span></li><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Any questions or ideas about ways to further engage with these presentations? Any obstacles?</span></li><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Experienced TIC teachers- What do you wish you knew when you first started the TIC program? </span></li></ul><p></p><div><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span face="Arial,sans-serif" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Further Curriculum Dive:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span id="docs-internal-guid-a510ee0b-7fff-28b2-4f1e-480561f39f10"><a href="https://fingerlakestic.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">FLX Trout in the Classroom Blog</span></a></span></li><li><a href="https://www.troutintheclassroom.org/docs/lesson-plans/" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Trout Unlimited Trout in the Classroom National Website</span></a><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">: Lessons for STEM Learning, Visual and Language Arts, Field Days and Activities</span></li><li><span face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-9a3e97ed-7fff-d8ef-2274-73bd9c848f9e" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;">TIC </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/0B3YQEIugFOi6N2QzNTBkYWItMjBmNS00ZGZiLWJhMDAtMjIzMzRkZjJjZmVk" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Partner Resources</span></a><span style="font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></span></li></ul></div><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-94ed4f92-7fff-1817-176d-6ab356a4bef2"><div><span id="docs-internal-guid-65439768-7fff-004c-e577-9fe3ca83b5ee"><div><br /></div></span></div></span>Trout in the Classroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05917810278330948737noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-87019990974544145072023-11-21T23:24:00.189-05:002023-11-21T23:24:00.138-05:00How Can Climate Change Effect Our Trout?<p>With the help of our pals at the US Fish & Wildlife Office in Cortland, NY (<i>Big thanks Justin and Gian</i>!), we delivered BROOK TROUT eggs to nine aquariums at Dryden High School, Dryden Elementary School, Northeast & Caroline Elementary Schools (Ithaca, NY), Lehman Alternative School and Elizabeth Ann Clune Montessori school on Thursday, November 16.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYYL3wc-VF77Tn8CdGyWDNhdVEONNdTbxoosRjMoKAeBIQ2kRfSOVypcke8zQRMWkpQcLKmnqRgfObEuwaChiopOwu-M12m5dffbwf5GQxEbuDjsh9_oiLC98tE1De4e0jyacAgCmXxzIAf4slAzS7uPnvn5096_oyLgn_PwpoEYiitcCR4nV62htG_Hs/s1270/Brook%20Trout%20Eggs%20cropped.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1270" data-original-width="922" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYYL3wc-VF77Tn8CdGyWDNhdVEONNdTbxoosRjMoKAeBIQ2kRfSOVypcke8zQRMWkpQcLKmnqRgfObEuwaChiopOwu-M12m5dffbwf5GQxEbuDjsh9_oiLC98tE1De4e0jyacAgCmXxzIAf4slAzS7uPnvn5096_oyLgn_PwpoEYiitcCR4nV62htG_Hs/s320/Brook%20Trout%20Eggs%20cropped.JPG" width="232" /></a></div></div>The eggs in your aquariums are (or were) less than 1/4 inch in diameter, but even so, it was easy to make out two black dots in each- <i>the eyes of the tiny fish inside!</i> These eggs were "eyed up", as the shells had already begun to thin and soften in preparation for hatching. The big question on everyone's mind was, "how long will that take?" <div><br /></div><div>Suzanne Scheuring's students at Dryden High School wondered if there was a scientific way to predict when the eggs would hatch. So, we put the question to Ryan Diehl, the hatchery manager at SUNY Morrisville's hatchery who provided our brook trout eggs. He confirmed that, yes, you can predict the time between egg spawning (when the eggs are released and fertilized) and egg hatch. <b> </b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It is almost entirely dependent on the temperature of the water!</b></div><p>Ryan shared this table, from the US Fish & Wildlife Service's Fish Hatchery Management Handbook (1982), that provides information for both brook trout <i>and</i> brown trout.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4j81AI8lIebgsI1cTudieyrTpFwqju4TIQwrYNZFjZXeRiMTqy5Ioicb1XlXEPFAuugZMXtGCROdPq6OnU8JLk-h6xmJ1NuDQ_-Efn0tK-0fFZDpF_5VRaGDp-HK584yd16IiHWvMQXerZj1-_mmmUbp9aczJ9KNp_sbrQhnnxkEhYQHflx1ALh1PF5j/s1891/fishhatcherymana00pipe_0214.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="1891" height="431" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4j81AI8lIebgsI1cTudieyrTpFwqju4TIQwrYNZFjZXeRiMTqy5Ioicb1XlXEPFAuugZMXtGCROdPq6OnU8JLk-h6xmJ1NuDQ_-Efn0tK-0fFZDpF_5VRaGDp-HK584yd16IiHWvMQXerZj1-_mmmUbp9aczJ9KNp_sbrQhnnxkEhYQHflx1ALh1PF5j/w597-h431/fishhatcherymana00pipe_0214.jpg" width="597" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We can see that for BROOK TROUT, the period from spawning (egg fertilization) to hatch is 144 days if the water averages 35 degrees F, but only 44 days if the water averages 50 degrees F. Ryan shared that our eggs were spawned on October 12. So, if we keep our aquarium temperatures close to 50 degrees, they should hatch about 44 days later - Nov. 25 or 26, just in time for Thanksgiving Break unfortunately! Let's find out if they have hatched when classes return after the break!</div><p>Of course, in the "real world" outside, stream temperatures are much colder, as winter approaches, and are likely to be closer to 35 degrees than 50 degrees. So brook trout eggs in a natural stream might not hatch for another 100 days under "typical" winter conditions. That could be mid-February, which is actually perfect timing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz47RFcYCXQz9wCGFBQJpRdnEAzV8UEakS7JjcEGSgsSdUbUR2N5FVyUK5Znfb6dXO3vDc80ofpEMNq-4K1Hod7GFXGJ6sKYerSZvaAgjJNgRyJXfnMF2D1UBNmnEz-Y6hrMti97t07FHkruGvnugUDzkJ3kJipWrsohAInZxaBiudM_fC8gMFnPehMWWS/s605/IMG_2930.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="441" data-original-width="605" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz47RFcYCXQz9wCGFBQJpRdnEAzV8UEakS7JjcEGSgsSdUbUR2N5FVyUK5Znfb6dXO3vDc80ofpEMNq-4K1Hod7GFXGJ6sKYerSZvaAgjJNgRyJXfnMF2D1UBNmnEz-Y6hrMti97t07FHkruGvnugUDzkJ3kJipWrsohAInZxaBiudM_fC8gMFnPehMWWS/s320/IMG_2930.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div>Our trout are born with a built-in energy supply, called a "yolk sack", that can nourish them for quite some time. This is a perfect adaptation for being born in the middle of winter, when food is scarce. If all goes according to nature's plan, by the time the yolk sack is used up, spring will have arrived and food will be plentiful for our hungry young trout.<div><br /></div><div><b>Now that we know a bit about what effects the development of our trout eggs, what would happen if climate change caused our streams to become warmer throughout the year?</b> </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsT1c0Qtk4p6WZNovH_wvB2n121PSuLv35GAOWRzdUA_3yihqLFY2aAkT6RwAtpNTPBv0jy815koO1_lZ_VIKEf1Vb5sLPZE4dH_EqbdCFL9HoGJxa8jcMM_6jCdueT2Srvnv5FDl6h1QZt6XZQY2wRyBSummwUVbIwads7ia4d-IHzchyzNX-6qYHNUxO/s2048/Winter%20stream.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsT1c0Qtk4p6WZNovH_wvB2n121PSuLv35GAOWRzdUA_3yihqLFY2aAkT6RwAtpNTPBv0jy815koO1_lZ_VIKEf1Vb5sLPZE4dH_EqbdCFL9HoGJxa8jcMM_6jCdueT2Srvnv5FDl6h1QZt6XZQY2wRyBSummwUVbIwads7ia4d-IHzchyzNX-6qYHNUxO/s320/Winter%20stream.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Here's an example: If average winter stream temperatures rise just a few degrees, to an average of 40F, for instance, our trout could be born in December, rather than February. The yolk sack is not a bottomless buffet, however, and only will last so long. What could happen to our trout? </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>You can do a little of your sleuthing, to find out if climate change is already impacting our local trout habitat, or your favorite stream, by heading over to the <b>Community Science Institute's amazing <a href="http://www.database.communityscience.org/">Water Quality Dataset</a> that shows data collected by volunteers over the past ten or more years. </b> Just select your favorite stream and have a look! </div></div>Bill Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15178318534109196761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-32514382540017827392023-11-20T23:20:00.000-05:002023-11-20T23:20:06.697-05:00A Trip to the Hatchery!<p><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">We recently kicked off the 2023-2024 Eastern Finger Lakes Trout in the Classroom program with field trips to collect brown trout eggs at the NY Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) state hatchery in Bath NY. Students from South Seneca Elementary visited the hatchery on Friday, Nov. 3 and students from Beverly J. Martin Elementary in Ithaca visited on Monday, Nov. 6. </span></b></span></p><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVndnxb_j71a7oxbPas9csH4_Jo7U2bpBeUaRXu0zn8Bo6DAwkNzz4qkCClrYWPpcUs4B7GQAFtADhWck4tn322rYqkrIK6N4zYOODPm3t4DLmVGSuWEgnswOZGHV8RjwH1eTXqYrJGxC2WPc71FkwR3qhmP99zAbQxBDYlCbzqKUCpmzmWmyjaPl6yWA7/s2016/IMG_1770.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="Chuck, one of our knowledgeable the hatchery specialists, starts off the tour..." border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVndnxb_j71a7oxbPas9csH4_Jo7U2bpBeUaRXu0zn8Bo6DAwkNzz4qkCClrYWPpcUs4B7GQAFtADhWck4tn322rYqkrIK6N4zYOODPm3t4DLmVGSuWEgnswOZGHV8RjwH1eTXqYrJGxC2WPc71FkwR3qhmP99zAbQxBDYlCbzqKUCpmzmWmyjaPl6yWA7/w300-h400/IMG_1770.jpg" width="300" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Chuck, one of our super-knowledgeable hatchery guides starts off the hatchery tour....</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQFJoKKoJXfoOBlwvl5pJFEVEaJ32rZG5u04KJRjd6Zz9eJhXkzJUPvk4qGgcYFFp4_aiCL7Bm_UwNtP_qWCdyH7eQ8t3tlf__OIc_EMJb44Ku22AsLSS86pi2XRKdQB3CpmTnmQNbx2I5JHvsxD0KZYNBaVPMmYcekFV-VMgIMQ4pExzphUnBqI1g8hT/s2016/IMG_4534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQFJoKKoJXfoOBlwvl5pJFEVEaJ32rZG5u04KJRjd6Zz9eJhXkzJUPvk4qGgcYFFp4_aiCL7Bm_UwNtP_qWCdyH7eQ8t3tlf__OIc_EMJb44Ku22AsLSS86pi2XRKdQB3CpmTnmQNbx2I5JHvsxD0KZYNBaVPMmYcekFV-VMgIMQ4pExzphUnBqI1g8hT/w217-h289/IMG_4534.jpg" width="217" /></span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTt072FedvNTgHv7IFfttZnd7r0PvZB9H8XbAcwVAxUPNOx5RiAPZ7zLMhj3bC96zcURQnJb8Ho2eJ_X5kF9oZPq7o7VP3ZFps8uTAs-qqN7CkiGWy-dTvIUr7hp6zuRZmPmfMuBUh_YBSoLJ6Kq2GCiCFTnM3H235VpDF-FoZPluIOZ7eD5uY9Jihphyz/s2016/IMG_1772.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTt072FedvNTgHv7IFfttZnd7r0PvZB9H8XbAcwVAxUPNOx5RiAPZ7zLMhj3bC96zcURQnJb8Ho2eJ_X5kF9oZPq7o7VP3ZFps8uTAs-qqN7CkiGWy-dTvIUr7hp6zuRZmPmfMuBUh_YBSoLJ6Kq2GCiCFTnM3H235VpDF-FoZPluIOZ7eD5uY9Jihphyz/w223-h297/IMG_1772.jpg" width="223" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Bill and Astrid help students get ready to collect trout eggs in the hatch-house!</span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0EBu74khd0EEVacyhSI-Wmm2koYofcAxjQse0TbnCsWG0JinlE83lujzPJ_nTE4Q6fCiofjEn0_IDPwg9ckYLWMvJUmmi5PofMCg79N4vnz_PKvx7mJIwPOYDhdD5gqEWxlDZgWCbEvb3u6MVjfDuN9Jo1wiqFTwrbYWlXpxm5wmayU_cxHtkE-RIU8s/s2016/IMG_4545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0EBu74khd0EEVacyhSI-Wmm2koYofcAxjQse0TbnCsWG0JinlE83lujzPJ_nTE4Q6fCiofjEn0_IDPwg9ckYLWMvJUmmi5PofMCg79N4vnz_PKvx7mJIwPOYDhdD5gqEWxlDZgWCbEvb3u6MVjfDuN9Jo1wiqFTwrbYWlXpxm5wmayU_cxHtkE-RIU8s/s320/IMG_4545.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Students collected sets of about 120 eggs (transferred to mason jars for transport) for 16 schools that will be raising brown trout this year! All together, they collected nearly 2000 eggs!<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bnmGH3HDx2R0VGNesFMgJhyphenhyphenm6R9DBK5VDaVCltqEWIYYwR2dnDX54CB5f94SV8kCe5d0eJj4_iIeOmBd10TJCwNt7ZU809BZ-I8b8Pde_weqBhBsDzWBO_z76TXwGtFyeVuJ5PuQUmF7J8Y-ep5agvtxD3TC1BFAzyX96oyqCaTKxCdWJ3qHCiAuH3q9/s640/Alevins%201%20week.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bnmGH3HDx2R0VGNesFMgJhyphenhyphenm6R9DBK5VDaVCltqEWIYYwR2dnDX54CB5f94SV8kCe5d0eJj4_iIeOmBd10TJCwNt7ZU809BZ-I8b8Pde_weqBhBsDzWBO_z76TXwGtFyeVuJ5PuQUmF7J8Y-ep5agvtxD3TC1BFAzyX96oyqCaTKxCdWJ3qHCiAuH3q9/s320/Alevins%201%20week.jpeg" width="240" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;">It was a busy day for our brown trout, as many actually hatched on the way to their new classroom environments. Just imagine popping out of your egg, moving to a new home, and having your first class, all in just a couple hours! </span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayC9blgjK6Q4LIu-RXIEu5pv-VEJtEaa6EgAkV0bwvBlmQqk5ZW91YkFpVG-1nlJ7AeticyMJ5FIBmOEVf_MDenH6ioHtzVcxhnYRWa7J5XySQ4Na3sAZ5_l3e76N57jhJQQmy_uwm6FJub9mTUTd5TuU8I4MKNkKjPBnhX5eK7iy0vRLMKKhJJbpndlt/s3648/IMG_7134.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayC9blgjK6Q4LIu-RXIEu5pv-VEJtEaa6EgAkV0bwvBlmQqk5ZW91YkFpVG-1nlJ7AeticyMJ5FIBmOEVf_MDenH6ioHtzVcxhnYRWa7J5XySQ4Na3sAZ5_l3e76N57jhJQQmy_uwm6FJub9mTUTd5TuU8I4MKNkKjPBnhX5eK7iy0vRLMKKhJJbpndlt/s320/IMG_7134.jpg" width="320" /></span></a><span style="font-family: arial;">Of course, not all the fish at the hatchery are quite so small. Students got to feed these hungry yearlings that will soon be releases to local streams.</span></div></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDhyphenhyphenV83Gjf0lkBetW611jJTdw7espnpIkpGqRyDxr9B3waNyqRQUuofDIyP_fYDw2XvdGKwXFQ4g2WWnHsfjOM5tzlUirbBA6_ps8sSSRsPpBEU1XfCRRPuNa2-8s6AnTUNKzvXfy1KPd1xGHtWlWm-NB52zzB5rFULgnqFEozuEtSp4qAU1-7An2UoSb/s940/Kid%20Comment%20Collage.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="940" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJDhyphenhyphenV83Gjf0lkBetW611jJTdw7espnpIkpGqRyDxr9B3waNyqRQUuofDIyP_fYDw2XvdGKwXFQ4g2WWnHsfjOM5tzlUirbBA6_ps8sSSRsPpBEU1XfCRRPuNa2-8s6AnTUNKzvXfy1KPd1xGHtWlWm-NB52zzB5rFULgnqFEozuEtSp4qAU1-7An2UoSb/w517-h149/Kid%20Comment%20Collage.png" width="517" /></span></a></div></div><div><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Stay tuned to learn what happens next!</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div>Bill Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15178318534109196761noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-51016885234709560042023-05-05T13:22:00.001-04:002023-05-05T13:22:13.034-04:00Creating Campus Watershed Pollution Solutions at Lansing Elementary<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTqNit5TFliJuywQxHeyxC3wIS1-29W2sI3CamXBCIUpPwXbsxYm_xrhQHEwNPY3S_QcjejSsDKc0oOeLtdIWcBAvwzfbclGJJMhEuiTnyXH82L8QG-I2qmlAktfy-E9PodoU1lk5iDAEEMySnoj_ykMnztx1PLz0TCcmB9n2BGPGXbpSWFpdHA3Q/s4032/IMG_6250%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTqNit5TFliJuywQxHeyxC3wIS1-29W2sI3CamXBCIUpPwXbsxYm_xrhQHEwNPY3S_QcjejSsDKc0oOeLtdIWcBAvwzfbclGJJMhEuiTnyXH82L8QG-I2qmlAktfy-E9PodoU1lk5iDAEEMySnoj_ykMnztx1PLz0TCcmB9n2BGPGXbpSWFpdHA3Q/s320/IMG_6250%202.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In our pilot Pollution Prevention program, students in participating classes conducted surveys around their school campuses to investigate potential pollution hazards that could enter the watershed and ultimately harm trout.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After identifying problems on campus, whether it had to do with chemicals, pesticides, litter or landscape features, students worked in groups to come up with solutions to these potential pollution problems. Students at Lansing Elementary decided to create signs around campus to bring awareness to the problems they identified.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One group discovered cracks in the walls which could lead to ants or other insects crawling in and eventually lead to the need for pesticide. They learned that pesticides are harmful to aquatic life when they enter waterways, so they posted signs to encourage students and staff to stop using pesticides, while presenting facts about it's harm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another group discovered a wide use of paper staple litter around campus, recognizing the harm of these staples entering a drain and making their way into streams where trout could ingest the staples. They created a sign to illustrate the harm of this kind of litter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally, another group at Lansing Elementary identified a large amount of chemicals being used around campus, for hand cleaning, sanitizing as well as bathroom and multi-use cleaning products. They created a poster to post on campus that shows before and after visuals of chemical use, displaying how these chemicals when entering waterways can be harmful to trout as well as for human drinking water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The students decided their goal was to bring awareness to these issues on campus. In the pollution prevention program, they learned that they can "Be a Voice" for their trout, since they have taken care of them in classroom tanks all year and have grown to understand the trout's needs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Soon, classes will release their trout into the stream and the best way to keep caring for them is to take of their stream. What are other ways we can care for our local streams in our every day life?</div><br /><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfbdhNS2wySNNnCVS9LaBBEzH7Y5b6hiHyumP2g_fywy8vc6geDyeDmFsPwGA8AERVxCEpxe23HmFPVxsJ6kBw78Ii_X1Fv1lDhoaKamhoMTd7_mgeERQfu0CVCv0quUq9yyUBFYi9t85NHIEVAetW3-Vsli6EcYjdViojMDbEMWhpdhaiyGowcoR/s4032/IMG_6249.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTfbdhNS2wySNNnCVS9LaBBEzH7Y5b6hiHyumP2g_fywy8vc6geDyeDmFsPwGA8AERVxCEpxe23HmFPVxsJ6kBw78Ii_X1Fv1lDhoaKamhoMTd7_mgeERQfu0CVCv0quUq9yyUBFYi9t85NHIEVAetW3-Vsli6EcYjdViojMDbEMWhpdhaiyGowcoR/s320/IMG_6249.JPG" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfGolytHp7TmpOt_-nKM9u4boz9J6NMcYuOHQLCXzrjPve3eB1C8RLSxvci1p5A0d1GXXWFI6YaYQW3wzhD2yAtd91FE_93m3r42MywzZbcUT8vwxeETVuxmzO9HjTEhjWVvR9k7WdllM8-wT2-51QQWeUkU09pJBJ-RMS73JnP0oPhzULLNL4ivw/s4032/IMG_6251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnfGolytHp7TmpOt_-nKM9u4boz9J6NMcYuOHQLCXzrjPve3eB1C8RLSxvci1p5A0d1GXXWFI6YaYQW3wzhD2yAtd91FE_93m3r42MywzZbcUT8vwxeETVuxmzO9HjTEhjWVvR9k7WdllM8-wT2-51QQWeUkU09pJBJ-RMS73JnP0oPhzULLNL4ivw/s320/IMG_6251.JPG" width="320" /></a></p>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02517146525513892026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-78024205948070364752023-03-24T16:42:00.004-04:002023-03-24T16:42:51.848-04:00Spring is here!<p>For our Trout in the Classroom crew, the start of Spring means a chance to get back into the water! It's not time to get the Teal out on Cayuga Lake, but classes are signing up for "Stream Ecology" studies, and that means we get to go out and collect samples from local streams to take into the schools!</p><p>I got the honor of collecting our first macroinvertebrate sample of 2023 at Lower Enfield Creek on the very first day or spring this year. Water temperature a balmy.... 42 degrees!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyqFL9XHmiuMRni_-TfSbwJzs4kfYY6JjQBZCCnDc8k9KMk85I26KivadFeBVP--cgjYcYY6iH9aLmU6LK45g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />Students at EA Clune Montessori School got to investigate this stream sample and found an incredible diversity of insect larvae and other invertebrates, along with a salamander, two black nosed dace and a fantail darter. Their consensus? This is a healthy stream, and a suitable habitat for growing trout!<p></p><p>Stay tuned for more posts from classes, and from Katie and Astrid who will soon be joining me in waders out here. And, not to worry- all creatures were returned safely to their chilly but healthy home in Enfield Creek at the end of the day!</p><p>Bill F.</p>Bill Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15178318534109196761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-91269868548776268422023-03-20T16:45:00.001-04:002023-03-24T16:50:12.488-04:00Ithaca Fishing & Conservation Day 2023<p><b> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">We had a blast at Ithaca Fishing & Conservation Day this past Saturday!</span></b></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Boynton Middle School 's cafeteria was filled to the gills with activities, gear, displays from local conservation orgs, fly tying lessons and old friends. Additionally, the always incredible raffle of fishing gear and outdoors paraphernalia raised nearly $2000 in support of Trout in the Classroom and local outdoor education activities for kids!!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumL6SNtaO2jlRTFp8M3yp4ZpNPLCL01GQ9kZFuhgq4Sk3kskGzjXQkeDH4sAEjDBQnz5mWFkcfEAAunKPSdXe5F2b7hFx_eG8WDMe01CZ_uGR6tRt7ZGvtbYVwl5gs4ACqmjf2ufJnbq4AQiBayCmu69O7WxhoGZK9Klyjyn1NHAyVN-YyLoi6eUclw/s640/IMG_3294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumL6SNtaO2jlRTFp8M3yp4ZpNPLCL01GQ9kZFuhgq4Sk3kskGzjXQkeDH4sAEjDBQnz5mWFkcfEAAunKPSdXe5F2b7hFx_eG8WDMe01CZ_uGR6tRt7ZGvtbYVwl5gs4ACqmjf2ufJnbq4AQiBayCmu69O7WxhoGZK9Klyjyn1NHAyVN-YyLoi6eUclw/w480-h640/IMG_3294.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p>SPECIAL THANKS to Phil, Rick, Mike, Liz and all our friends at the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/LeonChandlerTU?__cft__[0]=AZWJHyKEpdSYzneOt4IytRjjbmNfiarZRtYGi8YNDog_dZ46NonEw0kTu_jTQsc24-cycziQ20XEXbWdZ3c7Zt-NpCB6HxcslF256iI0wFR2ERjy-kXWDjyC-GC3Q_YQesME_PR91_bt_YlMEwIFbT2lii1i70rQ8of-lqHYvrCye6GRD1whEn2DDnWOkriWB2Q&__tn__=-]K-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit;">Leon Chandler Chapter of Trout Unlimited</span></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for reviving this great tradition! Our advise? If you couldn't be one of the several hundred to attend this year, mark you calendars for Fishing </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit;" tabindex="-1"></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">& Conservation Day 2024! </span><p></p>Bill Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15178318534109196761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-47715645744833463232023-03-06T18:30:00.004-05:002023-03-06T18:30:50.386-05:00Osprey On Their Way Back to Cayuga Lake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuxbD--xCtSgNnItFsRymjPAfl5xvXCT3Syuzk-b4JiscOlk7dcZTWhOBZGslQQak0Rqr33Cx07-pe8YtTYlKvwxidkko_Wr1E-O6XIq7V8amfw_g2jBk85zvL2txHN6FL5Thj0fa9QJNwvKrDwNhHYFbdHSNWO7bnDuRLvibtIao0UrM3CZVLCBP/s1500/DSC_5946.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="931" data-original-width="1500" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuxbD--xCtSgNnItFsRymjPAfl5xvXCT3Syuzk-b4JiscOlk7dcZTWhOBZGslQQak0Rqr33Cx07-pe8YtTYlKvwxidkko_Wr1E-O6XIq7V8amfw_g2jBk85zvL2txHN6FL5Thj0fa9QJNwvKrDwNhHYFbdHSNWO7bnDuRLvibtIao0UrM3CZVLCBP/w378-h235/DSC_5946.jpeg" width="378" /></a></div><p>Around Cayuga Lake, we know Spring has arrived when Osprey return to their nests in late March. The birds return to the same nest with the same mate each year. Since last August, Cayuga Lake's Osprey population has spent their winter season in South America, typically as far South as Argentina where it the climate is warm enough. </p><p>There are around 150 pairs of Osprey around Cayuga Lake, and last year most pairs had about 2-3 chicks in their nest. So that means there could be up to 450 Osprey flying around Cayuga Lake in the near future.</p><p>Osprey are tertiary consumers in the aquatic food chain around Cayuga Lake. They prey on bigger fish swimming in the lake, while those big fish hunt for small fish, and the small fish searches for bite-sized zooplankton (floating animals). Phytoplankton (floating plants) makes up the very bottom of the food chain. They are the primary consumers that use the sun's energy to create food, otherwise known as photosynthesis. </p><p>From the phytoplankton all the way to the Osprey, every aspect of the aquatic food web is essential to a healthy ecosystem. This includes the trout that are swimming in all of our tanks, soon to make their way into the streams in a couple of months. </p><p>When you observe your trout and consider what all you have learned about their habitats, consider what your trout needs in its future habitat in the wild in order to survive and be a healthy member of the aquatic food web. </p>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02517146525513892026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-45324727812543566012023-02-28T15:53:00.003-05:002023-02-28T15:53:31.210-05:00Your Yard is a Giant Sponge <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAQQhzVF61Jxv5Px6kIn5o-5ZtPHkyw6Sb7Mb-om4YYxYoruzwNkI5OBvbliWAplY0Neit5roKUIR-yhkt7aBrrH65zo_li1R9q6NmyLA8AsboCFz2kFLObKoQHNd0nq0rsh4kKx6iKmQqh9Nz7Lxh5jftbicTTOEiHmzT2hkij1nsaAL4V0Cozcl/s4032/IMG_2616.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgAQQhzVF61Jxv5Px6kIn5o-5ZtPHkyw6Sb7Mb-om4YYxYoruzwNkI5OBvbliWAplY0Neit5roKUIR-yhkt7aBrrH65zo_li1R9q6NmyLA8AsboCFz2kFLObKoQHNd0nq0rsh4kKx6iKmQqh9Nz7Lxh5jftbicTTOEiHmzT2hkij1nsaAL4V0Cozcl/w373-h280/IMG_2616.JPG" width="373" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Did you know your yard can act as a giant sponge and can help keep pollutants from entering waterways and harming living aquatic creatures like trout swimming in the streams?</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">It's true. Grass in your yard absorbs excess nutrients and contaminants. Plant roots and soil microbes can filter out contaminants like excess phosphorous, nitrogen, pet waste, toxic chemicals, motor fluids and trash before it runs off into the streams, rivers, and eventually in the lake. Aquatic plants and animals, like the trout we will soon be releasing into local streams, are dependent on clean water to survive. So anything we can do to protect what goes into the water system is important!</span></p><p style="text-align: left;">You can help your yard better support a safer, healthy watershed with these few at-home practices:</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Maximize your yards ability to catch and hold water- making sure roof gutters and dripping water make their way into the grass and not on concrete driveways or sidewalks</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Pick up pet waste from the yard and dispose of it in the trash</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Plant trees and shrubs around the yard! This will help hold soil in your yard better and increase the nutrients the soil needs to filter out pollutants.</li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Pick up trash out of your yard that could enter the storm drain and contaminate waterways</li></ul>As we think about our trout eventually swimming around in local streams, it's important to start thinking about how we can be a part of protecting their habitat by ensuring they have healthy water to live in!<p></p><p></p><p><br /></p>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02517146525513892026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-91076909329725216032023-02-17T07:58:00.003-05:002023-02-17T07:58:45.296-05:00Cannibals lurking!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our trout (and students) are beginning to discover, it's survival of the fittest out there! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This hungry brookie has been dubbed "Chicken Nugget" by Mrs. Tilsen's class at Northeast Elementary. </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/5nvvTbZ5Q37V2jckA7xKq8BZ83TmCQouXjQsH9Okfck5jEmEuX_d8h3BukK0aebcFok6wlObzayldXg=s400" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="400" height="242" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/5nvvTbZ5Q37V2jckA7xKq8BZ83TmCQouXjQsH9Okfck5jEmEuX_d8h3BukK0aebcFok6wlObzayldXg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>Bill Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15178318534109196761noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-63714856981160342632023-02-14T09:19:00.000-05:002023-02-14T09:19:24.984-05:00Water Testing is Key!At this point in the year, our classroom trout have successfully graduated from eggs to alevin to the fry stage, or 'Parr' stage of their lives. Can you see the Parr Marks on these Lansing Elementary brook trout?<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwP6nNmSYGbjQW56L_iZtKGSVmobPVuN9vbfzNBKsLdofk1mMJJm3TxLn3DCp8sJzwvV_RoZ9j-92eI3BXN8g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div>Over the past month, we've seen that our trout can hunt and eat other small creatures, like Daphnia... or smaller trout. They are always hungry, and ready to do some serious growing, but it is important to stick to a careful feeding plan. You'll know if you are being a little too generous with the trout food when you conduct regular water testing. If those Nitrogen levels (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate) are creeping up, you need to cut back.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is a great time to engage your students is regular water testing, and <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kZZGItrCiOa7SKSKXZDq-qJfHTp-noLq/edit">growth charting</a>, if you haven't already done so. We have a complete set of instructional videos on water testing procedures for teachers and students! Each is 3 minutes long. All are available on the "Tech Support" page. <br />
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Experiment and Conclusions<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQy7svFLfzcdszfirYGmjtpulDsv_Fz8KTOiEtfc5nyln3awZ6jOZkSNXXfIrzP1xOrkMfp9cBA09iSIM4Y7fj3hm7K-b6A2AtaSJ4y0Ic57gWQe8fqrSaGLMyHauI88L6jEjOvktZnLPh7YYzSHD7ROoFW06cNWM-NfylY9DX5-OtRZSsJ6nWf3nx/s640/IMG_9512.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQy7svFLfzcdszfirYGmjtpulDsv_Fz8KTOiEtfc5nyln3awZ6jOZkSNXXfIrzP1xOrkMfp9cBA09iSIM4Y7fj3hm7K-b6A2AtaSJ4y0Ic57gWQe8fqrSaGLMyHauI88L6jEjOvktZnLPh7YYzSHD7ROoFW06cNWM-NfylY9DX5-OtRZSsJ6nWf3nx/w264-h320/IMG_9512.JPEG" width="264" /></a></div>Throughout January, Trout in the Classroom Visit # 3 has looked like students following the Scientific Method to answer the question- <i>"Will trout eat live food?</i>"<p></p><p>After asking the question, students assessed background information about the trout in order to inform their hypothesis on whether or not trout will eat live food. They examined the food the trout are already eating, recognizing the fish flakes contain fish particles and learned that trout are in fact carnivores. This at least indicated that daphnia, a type of zooplankton, was within the realm of what a trout would eat.</p><p>But since this was the first time introducing trout to zooplankton, there was uncertainty on how the trout would react. <i>Would they eat the daphnia? If so, how many? And how much or little time would it take for the trout to eat the daphnia?</i></p><p>Students developed their hypothesis by completing the sentence, <i>"If I add daphnia, then my trout will...."</i> Across many classrooms visited in the past few weeks, the range of hypothesis' created were: <i>"eat all of the daphnia right away," "be scared of the daphnia and run away," "take a bite of the daphnia and see if they like it first," "wait a few minutes to get used to the daphnia and then eat them."</i></p><p>In the beakers, the daphnia was added and the experiment started. Students watched diligently, as one student took on the role of "master recorder," and would make sure within every 20-second interval, the number of daphnia eaten was recorded until the end of the time period (anywhere from 3-5 minutes, depending on the class.)</p><p>After the experiment was over, table groups came to a consensus on the tally of daphnia eaten. Afterwards, groups presented what they expected to happen vs. what actually happened. Some predictions were somewhat close to the outcomes, some nowhere near. The students came up with theories to draw conclusions as to why their trout ate more or less daphnia than expected. </p><p>In the case where trout ate more daphnia than expected, conclusions drawn were that maybe the trout was hungry, or it was scared of the daphnia so ate them up, or it <i>instinctually</i> knew to eat live food, or that the trout had <i>learned</i> the behavior of eating food that was dropped from up above. </p><p>For students who experienced less daphnia eaten than expected, conclusions drawn were that maybe the trout was already full from previous feeding that day, or had already been selected in prior classes to eat daphnia. Students also theorized that the trout was uncertain of this new animal and didn't want to engage. Or in some cases, the trout ate one daphnia but perhaps realized they didn't like it. </p><p>At the end, the classes were brought back to the original question- <i>"Will trout eat live food?"</i> or more specifically, <i>"Will trout eat live food when they are released in the streams in the spring time? Will they survive?" </i></p><p>Students gave thumbs up for "yes" and thumbs down for "no." Results were mostly positive. But most opinions were based on the data collected at each independent table. Students were less likely to believe their trout would survive if it did not eat the daphnia during the experiment, and more likely to believe the trout would survive if the trout did eat some or a most of the daphnia. In the end, it all came down to the data!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0P4DnudZLOcc-l9wGgUxogxFEUsbDhjIDbVHYUoEn1V4MJx7pSnCd40_2QnQ1RAE46gT7_gwssLRIv-YB0V-cT2B1vJywDwJhqUrxYtHbSGgqS66iKrQ-vPvy8AAY8QBfV8gNoZDTeuvARLiYF09aFIXPPvD8d1b2EIMyyZvpyqUcX4MOE9FsW4Uf/s640/IMG_9513.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0P4DnudZLOcc-l9wGgUxogxFEUsbDhjIDbVHYUoEn1V4MJx7pSnCd40_2QnQ1RAE46gT7_gwssLRIv-YB0V-cT2B1vJywDwJhqUrxYtHbSGgqS66iKrQ-vPvy8AAY8QBfV8gNoZDTeuvARLiYF09aFIXPPvD8d1b2EIMyyZvpyqUcX4MOE9FsW4Uf/s320/IMG_9513.JPEG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwjrHi3iGRURxSktcn1lnyOznxNIIIYTarv8KmWVq6XwEyY9kfzqFBQfdB2g2ZK6La3EH34cONHdEMS7NMNAvicpl9kuiJT6d6TSDohId9B3gSz8tKLTFkY6Z_8WrZGFTxuwo-MQzmUK1DeQO1i2BG-AwFo9jjHEDdNw3J60H0cq1WYuVT0VyHbD4/s640/IMG_9510.JPEG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwjrHi3iGRURxSktcn1lnyOznxNIIIYTarv8KmWVq6XwEyY9kfzqFBQfdB2g2ZK6La3EH34cONHdEMS7NMNAvicpl9kuiJT6d6TSDohId9B3gSz8tKLTFkY6Z_8WrZGFTxuwo-MQzmUK1DeQO1i2BG-AwFo9jjHEDdNw3J60H0cq1WYuVT0VyHbD4/s320/IMG_9510.JPEG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YXY7OcFHKDM6mG8Z9OmrzOvrD_uRc82a82nWVan9kRU8lPhlA7ZVnSZsJTG6nnHG0I6q8lmZ9NBSwKG-25ojhP5GnT6XVrOnx9xHjdTX6XDNI__BhRSO4yXhzUfWmVKYyAKYeuMyMog32RMdx9K8cSM9zFe6NSGHGLx2oOwQ9qn-s0DiBlFGmRIa/s640/408AC7B8-414D-44CF-A726-85E5D169A1B4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0YXY7OcFHKDM6mG8Z9OmrzOvrD_uRc82a82nWVan9kRU8lPhlA7ZVnSZsJTG6nnHG0I6q8lmZ9NBSwKG-25ojhP5GnT6XVrOnx9xHjdTX6XDNI__BhRSO4yXhzUfWmVKYyAKYeuMyMog32RMdx9K8cSM9zFe6NSGHGLx2oOwQ9qn-s0DiBlFGmRIa/s320/408AC7B8-414D-44CF-A726-85E5D169A1B4.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02517146525513892026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-35400550464135463712022-12-26T14:27:00.003-05:002022-12-26T14:27:27.514-05:00Trout Camouflage Illustration Activity Full of Imagination<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoCGPQVYxvQ0FZ5uADmPzhIlfvDya1nLxmXkzGjJx3tTpbjbXB6DVsI-RGZiDLat-TTQzlhyebRpI_K1G9alyEa5nTFqiHwJPEc5EMrnIh8fTGkCxNKZ4xxgTZSQuuIKOGNMGCyvmEd8xt5pYy5SnF2izJtGFolQc0FUzfRedfYOBVsp7nAvWlwe3/s640/IMG_4720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoCGPQVYxvQ0FZ5uADmPzhIlfvDya1nLxmXkzGjJx3tTpbjbXB6DVsI-RGZiDLat-TTQzlhyebRpI_K1G9alyEa5nTFqiHwJPEc5EMrnIh8fTGkCxNKZ4xxgTZSQuuIKOGNMGCyvmEd8xt5pYy5SnF2izJtGFolQc0FUzfRedfYOBVsp7nAvWlwe3/s320/IMG_4720.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Students at Cayuga Heights Elementary School had some creative ideas when illustrating a trout camouflaging into a habitat they imagined. One student imagined there were buildings around the creek with graffiti on the walls, so they used the Disruptive Camouflage method of creating a pattern on the trout that mimicked the graffiti. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Other students imagined more natural habitats, like a sand-bottom creek in the fall time, illustrating this with lots of yellow and red tones on their trout as it tries to blend in to the colors in its environment. Some kids were in the holiday spirit and created their trout based on holiday-related themes. One student, for example, imagined her trout in a candy land environment, and illustrated this with many vibrant colors on the trout to conceal within its surroundings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Students were told to close their eyes and imagine a place where a stream could be, they were told to be as imaginative and creative as they wanted. Their goal was to illustrate a trout that lives in this steam and to utilize one of the three camouflage methods- Concealing, Disruptive of Countershading- to help the trout blend into their surroundings. By blending in, and using different camouflage methods to change their appearance, trout have more chances of survival, like sneaking up on prey and hiding from predators. This is especially important in young trout, who are still developing and gaining the strength and instincts to survive. That's why black markings, or "parr marks" are found on young trout but not on adults. Parr marks are a form of Disruptive Camouflage, they create a sense of confusion or distraction to prey and predators. When a school of trout with parr marks swim by, the markings make it very distracting to be able to tell one trout apart from another, especially with the addition of water movement and sunlight. All this is a natural adaption trout have gained over time to be able to survive in their environment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Students across all schools seemed to really enjoy this camouflage activity and made many great observations about other animals in the wild that use types of camouflage for survival techniques. As the trout continue to grow in the Fry or Parr stage, these colorings and markings will become even more noticeable and quite the fascinating spectacle to appreciate, especially with the new understanding of the natural purpose behind their appearance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtM6xd-wbAy8okc9uPmx6yKP-vYMx6MEC_U6GnsnkSR5LYRT-RH2KjydX5TYeNha6RnYDUTRAZbRzANetDYiGtpgASE-jnqL_g9Lgaxo7Ir1CY0q3-GNr_UteY0owmhs7gFbB7duv_JIWCcaCOsLDPIeDCHCrPZFfETfvWuu7J9Spvvj6rTs3rLFA/s640/IMG_4721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEtM6xd-wbAy8okc9uPmx6yKP-vYMx6MEC_U6GnsnkSR5LYRT-RH2KjydX5TYeNha6RnYDUTRAZbRzANetDYiGtpgASE-jnqL_g9Lgaxo7Ir1CY0q3-GNr_UteY0owmhs7gFbB7duv_JIWCcaCOsLDPIeDCHCrPZFfETfvWuu7J9Spvvj6rTs3rLFA/s320/IMG_4721.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUXnm6Vjg_3UyC2CI2quty5_CzDG_3-kEq9aQ45AuYJLomPkpCMvocQNSijFZxE_-3-DfyNyrpdy7SoYI1aLeOFdsxvskSkr9Ec-hUyQUMu4gosT6EBvbhh0rnFya22Y8kmtGgbVmongJXZFJdTK_1kQkWezPp2TDCohp4VsKLLAG-zLAL3A48Flj/s640/IMG_4722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaUXnm6Vjg_3UyC2CI2quty5_CzDG_3-kEq9aQ45AuYJLomPkpCMvocQNSijFZxE_-3-DfyNyrpdy7SoYI1aLeOFdsxvskSkr9Ec-hUyQUMu4gosT6EBvbhh0rnFya22Y8kmtGgbVmongJXZFJdTK_1kQkWezPp2TDCohp4VsKLLAG-zLAL3A48Flj/s320/IMG_4722.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijF6GtGYyGFyGQm3B68WkDas10MKVtRFgETheuuUDxSjN74PuTkwvCBfeGlQrBFc_uLHm-G632Bg6YUy43FQ7qSrmOjCeVB88xIxEOHOnnzRiq_5KZ32h3ciuoGa-B5-kj1N7leZk4pnkJzSuzhvPqJr82kBPs-E4H0ld8pOjac814PF7PZH3g_bXn/s640/IMG_4724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijF6GtGYyGFyGQm3B68WkDas10MKVtRFgETheuuUDxSjN74PuTkwvCBfeGlQrBFc_uLHm-G632Bg6YUy43FQ7qSrmOjCeVB88xIxEOHOnnzRiq_5KZ32h3ciuoGa-B5-kj1N7leZk4pnkJzSuzhvPqJr82kBPs-E4H0ld8pOjac814PF7PZH3g_bXn/s320/IMG_4724.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02517146525513892026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-36788994236507312022-12-16T16:51:00.002-05:002022-12-16T16:51:43.940-05:00How do trout change color?<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQ343aG-3iVr1IqIGWw0g9pkSRbyc0Bh5qhc1TE0jzsgZVHWW8cYdPWBh7NxwZSHt_1szCJ8EeFCD57mjlwD-NoaTIx69wQnHSuKlz-k4Vyv70GTKpQMLaGBrZUHRJ51o5LFdHNiglSP4_ko0CGHWKtT6bU5op7GePo-Or-TzGhkqGEtve9KP199U/s800/VC%20032010%20(6)%20%5B800x600%5D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="800" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQ343aG-3iVr1IqIGWw0g9pkSRbyc0Bh5qhc1TE0jzsgZVHWW8cYdPWBh7NxwZSHt_1szCJ8EeFCD57mjlwD-NoaTIx69wQnHSuKlz-k4Vyv70GTKpQMLaGBrZUHRJ51o5LFdHNiglSP4_ko0CGHWKtT6bU5op7GePo-Or-TzGhkqGEtve9KP199U/s320/VC%20032010%20(6)%20%5B800x600%5D.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><p>As we've been coming around to classes this December to talk about adaptations, or a trait that helps an organism survive, we've been talking about camouflage methods as a way for animals to adapt to their environment and noticing colors and markings forming on the trout in our tanks. But as we notice parr marks forming on the lateral line of our brook and brown trout, it's interesting to think about how the trout actually change colors.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3IsvX35wgjXkoDFeCyzR2lRUoscRUTSFdrALyVwk5ZEuRwFexJckgjEZi7Mf_0HRcYeZ4mlSGF1H5hnc6dl6-XT_QBpj4dtdi6Uw9ACtxn15CZg69Ik7KD9hJo2rzre7WWZqWoK-6k1pbRQctfRznUrPnUMqyygx6wGd9_28zWP2KMZNax-iBqgq/s640/IMG_1504.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3IsvX35wgjXkoDFeCyzR2lRUoscRUTSFdrALyVwk5ZEuRwFexJckgjEZi7Mf_0HRcYeZ4mlSGF1H5hnc6dl6-XT_QBpj4dtdi6Uw9ACtxn15CZg69Ik7KD9hJo2rzre7WWZqWoK-6k1pbRQctfRznUrPnUMqyygx6wGd9_28zWP2KMZNax-iBqgq/s320/IMG_1504.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcTWDpbB09PrbF7iDEQPQ8eS3fQnAf9lgSAADJHJEWtbNvWJRiSlCKK7-fpmye9l6u9JKeZjtNGc3cyrCD-q509h5dm8HaqQGx3zdSuZjf94vE7-V5VMapXCPUJpHlb22N2XTgNvC5QOKTwcg0gsfr67E_SLxldNkGMTDekbh3e1ilVx4NqEPYmjk/s640/IMG_1511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcTWDpbB09PrbF7iDEQPQ8eS3fQnAf9lgSAADJHJEWtbNvWJRiSlCKK7-fpmye9l6u9JKeZjtNGc3cyrCD-q509h5dm8HaqQGx3zdSuZjf94vE7-V5VMapXCPUJpHlb22N2XTgNvC5QOKTwcg0gsfr67E_SLxldNkGMTDekbh3e1ilVx4NqEPYmjk/s320/IMG_1511.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Many fish, along with reptiles and amphibians, use cells called chromatosomes to alter their appearance. Pigment granules within each chromatosome can be constricted, or pressured, causing the granules to spread out and become more visible. All the colors found in fresh water fish are made up of three pigments, Eyrthrin (red), Melanin (black) and Xanthin (yellow), each occurring in different chromatosomes. All the colors found in freshwater fish like trout, are a mixture of these pigments created a marking or colouring on the fish- like black and yellow chromatosomes coming together to make brown coloring on the trout. </p><p>As we watch the trout in the fry or parr stage, continue to observe as the colors and patterns become even more visible and keep in mind the scientific process creating these fascinating colors that are simultaneously beautiful to look at and useful for camouflage strategies.</p>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02517146525513892026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-28603894721874199742022-12-13T08:58:00.001-05:002022-12-13T08:58:55.089-05:00Feeding Your Trout<p> Now that your Parr Trout are out and swimming, they'll need feeding. Here's an old favorite of ours...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-6puYczSCXU" width="320" youtube-src-id="-6puYczSCXU"></iframe></div><br /> <p></p>Discover Cayuga Lakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833389154471451682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-33350617821942009542022-12-13T08:30:00.004-05:002022-12-13T08:30:53.989-05:00LIVE Trout Cam!<p>Here's a great way to check in on the growth of our trout! Introducing the Groton 4th Grade "Think Tank", full of<i><b> brown trout</b></i> fry, cared for by Dick Brecht's classes. (Click to open the video, or<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwobFJxQAe0JNiLz1nQ6OGQ"> click here for the most up to date stream</a>)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y3-4uCtBE3E" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>">Groton Trout Cam!</a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="Here's a great way to check in on the growth of our trout! Introducing the Groton 4th Grade "Think Tank", full of brown trout fry, cared for by Dick Brecht's classes. (Click to open the video, or click here for the most up to date stream) Groton Trout Cam! We look forward to helping more of our participating classrooms take their trout online this year. Stay tuned...."><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y3-4uCtBE3E" width="320" youtube-src-id="Y3-4uCtBE3E"></iframe></a></div><div><br /></div>We look forward to helping more of our participating classrooms take their trout online this year. Stay tuned....Discover Cayuga Lakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04833389154471451682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-57910444190659435852022-11-30T12:26:00.003-05:002022-11-30T12:26:38.318-05:00Spinal Deformities and Survival in Brook Trout<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimb-Yo7YmuDmBif-RTHA2TS1OiTbUKNVDNoDOXRLMV_7tErVKMxQo7detPhFWjpThArbFvwfpl2pjZA2BmBdVHrRzHo55xTg_Qm5F24jZQMMDOnhbzdS59DxSYtFAwd8w7_wsRGsUf2LSuQKTe0rj--jVWORlP8OVSP05sD42oJRfuKAct8ANdB3Tf/s640/IMG_4522.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimb-Yo7YmuDmBif-RTHA2TS1OiTbUKNVDNoDOXRLMV_7tErVKMxQo7detPhFWjpThArbFvwfpl2pjZA2BmBdVHrRzHo55xTg_Qm5F24jZQMMDOnhbzdS59DxSYtFAwd8w7_wsRGsUf2LSuQKTe0rj--jVWORlP8OVSP05sD42oJRfuKAct8ANdB3Tf/w291-h388/IMG_4522.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><p>At Dryden Middle School today, students were quick to point out a spinal deformity in one of the brook trouts living in their tank. Deformities like this are not unusual to find in fish that come from hatcheries, however it is less likely to find a fish like this in a wild stream. Survival of the fittest will typically win over in the wild, as survival rate of fish with deformities is low. In a hatchery, or more controlled environment, fish have a better chance of surviving to maturity with deformities like this. What will be interesting to observe as this particular brook trout develops, is the effect this spinal deformity has on swimming and agility in the water. Something exciting to keep an eye on in this classroom! Any other deformities noticed in your classroom tank?</p><p></p>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02517146525513892026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-50647352357199757492022-11-25T19:37:00.000-05:002022-11-25T19:37:09.716-05:00Brook Trout as an Indicator of a Stream's Health<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimC7y_wDSJJdWmcJU1HJhg5HFSw-02frMKtwRnl2dDnydFnoaTS805d3ubkMbd0XkjOphJ5ZtQgbuibFpvKTrU0iixCQwCxTiD2W6CYV86SvzQe5xLQVL6uMPtEzXFkgKjujky2GU7xlAwPZ-ABOfqOgn1d7nMcX7ToZfNwhivRwYuHABgv_IrnO03/s1600/brook%20trout.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="1600" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimC7y_wDSJJdWmcJU1HJhg5HFSw-02frMKtwRnl2dDnydFnoaTS805d3ubkMbd0XkjOphJ5ZtQgbuibFpvKTrU0iixCQwCxTiD2W6CYV86SvzQe5xLQVL6uMPtEzXFkgKjujky2GU7xlAwPZ-ABOfqOgn1d7nMcX7ToZfNwhivRwYuHABgv_IrnO03/s320/brook%20trout.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Have you ever wondered why we are raising trout, specifically brook trout in the classroom? Brook trout are native to New York State and are the official state fish. They can be found in brooks, lakes and streams and are dependent on water that is cool, clean and pure. While spawning, brook trout need cool gravel areas to create a nest and release their eggs. Their dependence on such high quality of water actually teaches us a lot about the waterways where they live.</p><p>Brook trout are very sensitive to warm water, low oxygen, pollution as well as changes in the ph/acidity level. Because of their sensitivity, their presence-or lack thereof- acts as an indicator of the health of the stream/brook/lake they exist in. Just as canaries fled the coal mines when toxic gas present throughout the 1900's, native brook trout are quick to leave streams that present any danger or failure to their survival. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcF1ixeeQB6KqW0K-dlK1TAHPyYh-DzTRg01evLViaHXBGa6NOYbv-HpxXwx3agXJ1R3XjIZS6VeUtweK7bGYwR7s4btaen94SDjmV8tRcBp4CK2-9jAeKDTZPOz1O6JzecRFkqdhucDO7T6iY2xmmN8cOymGsCRprhr5-GSm215TjjDU8qcb4ASW/s640/stream.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQcF1ixeeQB6KqW0K-dlK1TAHPyYh-DzTRg01evLViaHXBGa6NOYbv-HpxXwx3agXJ1R3XjIZS6VeUtweK7bGYwR7s4btaen94SDjmV8tRcBp4CK2-9jAeKDTZPOz1O6JzecRFkqdhucDO7T6iY2xmmN8cOymGsCRprhr5-GSm215TjjDU8qcb4ASW/s320/stream.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Brook trout teach us a lot about the health of a stream. As we make observations about the trout's life cycle and learn to care for them, we also learn about environmental state of the waterways where they live. For example, we learn about the diversity of insects a stream has available for trout to eat, the environmental conditions adult trout need for spawning, and the presence of trees surrounding the stream and offering shade to keep water cold for trout to exist.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6IitFcG5J_mp2v4kPH4hRDJ2VRfx3tgVcbq9tTPaEPlKhJe4n4MZ_TvdAVk5X5j5FPXb0n7lGK6jLHUlvegKU2U6ussVc7Sc5N6kv5mIM19OZI20A6JMaRJM9JpnAgvMonseRDJWIvcC0fabFNFwXvmE2BtvOjxPUV750srOuAqu533t0NTzFeeE/s1642/water%20samplin.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1642" data-original-width="1232" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie6IitFcG5J_mp2v4kPH4hRDJ2VRfx3tgVcbq9tTPaEPlKhJe4n4MZ_TvdAVk5X5j5FPXb0n7lGK6jLHUlvegKU2U6ussVc7Sc5N6kv5mIM19OZI20A6JMaRJM9JpnAgvMonseRDJWIvcC0fabFNFwXvmE2BtvOjxPUV750srOuAqu533t0NTzFeeE/w275-h313/water%20samplin.jpeg" width="275" /></a></div><p>As you continue to care for the trout in your classroom, imagine the day when you release them into the stream and they begin to swim around, looking for food. Think about the rocks, the moving water, the sunlight, the trees, the surrounding land. What if the rocks had been moved around? What if there was trash in the water? Or an oil leak that made its way into the stream? What if the surrounding land was barren and there were no trees to offer the stream shade? How would this effect your trout's ability to survive? </p>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02517146525513892026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342377417464203563.post-17492252946596653662022-11-17T16:29:00.001-05:002022-11-17T16:29:05.278-05:00Observations of Brook Trout Egg Development at Northeast Elementary<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='370' height='308' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxb2E0w6wSqw6rnXW8LQcevz412kwQ3vznkzvzR45EXs5l9_TcLxAaLmGvlD3147n1W0VIRcQdYC_LOjBkrIQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Students at Northeast Elementary School had many observations yesterday as they looked closely at their newly-arrived Brook Trout eggs. Just last week, eggs were delivered to Northeast, as well as many other schools raising Brook Trout. In a short amount of time, orange-colored eggs developed into a more translucent color with more vivid signs of a trout forming inside. Students pointed out the two black specs that were noticeably two eye-balls. They also recognized a black line curled around the inside of the egg. Many asked if this was a tail, but we determined that since it's connected close to the eyes that it was the trout's spine forming. Other students were able to recognize traces of red lines which looked like red veins, this was confirmed when one student was able to notice a small heart beat inside the egg, as they observed them in the petri dish on their table. The eggs could hatch any day, it's amazing to see the subtle changes occurring as the eggs develop into their next stage of life cycle, the Alevin stage. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix62Yqgx_Ex3LN8tQ7TH0Jl9BuMTRydk7q4PwWeFQyrfC2D0ay_P1FYxkMKlXU8QRECCYhelFnMUtqkbcKsHSbT17Ds07YInRcjRLLtlkGaQsyFdePgcthwxmFp1gSVjn6TaommEnbY910bnuqSXnSe8ndvLHst0xby6zZNg35nw00pXnhIlmsS6uG/s640/IMG_4200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix62Yqgx_Ex3LN8tQ7TH0Jl9BuMTRydk7q4PwWeFQyrfC2D0ay_P1FYxkMKlXU8QRECCYhelFnMUtqkbcKsHSbT17Ds07YInRcjRLLtlkGaQsyFdePgcthwxmFp1gSVjn6TaommEnbY910bnuqSXnSe8ndvLHst0xby6zZNg35nw00pXnhIlmsS6uG/w315-h320/IMG_4200.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02517146525513892026noreply@blogger.com0