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Eggs in the redd (nest)
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One of our first hatches |
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Click on the thumbnails above to view larger
images of eggs hatching and new sac fry
Can you find the egg that is hatching? |
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Dworshak National Fish
Hatchery Tour: |
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Dworshak National Fish
Hatchery is located at the confluence of the North Fork and mainstem
Clearwater River, 3 miles west of Orofino, Idaho. The
hatchery was built to mitigate for the loss of steelhead trout in
the North Fork of the Clearwater River and its tributaries as a
results of the construction of Dworshak Dam.
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information. |
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Cherry Lane Hatchery Tour: |
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The Cherry Lane fish hatchery is managed by the
Nez Perce Tribe with the purpose of rebuilding Fall and Spring
Chinook numbers in the Clearwater River watershed. This
hatchery is unique in that it is one of the few hatcheries in the
Northwest trying to raise hundreds of thousands of fish while
mimicking a natural habitat. In addition to raising Chinook,
this year the tribe is also beginning a program focusing on Lamprey
eel. Lamprey are another endangered anadromous species found
in our watershed.. |
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Steelhead Dissection: |
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With the help of Megan Johnson,
Susan Sawyer, and other volunteers from Dworshak National Fish
Hatchery, the 5th grade students turned part of our playground into
an anatomy lab as they investigated steelhead from the inside out.
:) Students studied the internal and external anatomy of 6
mature steelhead donated by the hatchery. |
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Steelhead Release: |
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Our classroom journey ends while our steelhead fingerlings journey
becomes much more complicated. Both 5th grade classes gather on the
banks of the Clearwater River with representatives from different
agencies for the grand finale, to release our fish. In
addition to releasing our fish for their journey to the ocean,
students participate in five educational stations to learn more
about the affects of the environment on fish, animals, and
people. |
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