Trout Release Day!

It was a beautiful day to release our trout fry into Lafayette Reservoir.

Each student carefully released a fry into the safe shallows among the reeds.

After a heartfelt farewell to our fish, the biologist educated us about the new phase in their life cycle. Connor liked learning about what they'll eat and how they'll survive.

We took notes in our Trout Journal.

We learned that they will eat algae and small bugs.

Fish and Game were adding hatchery fish to the reservoir this same day. 

That's their truck full of trout.

I enjoyed sharing this wonderful experience with two families who have been long time neighbors.

Cole absorbed the nature and the beauty, for example the tall green trees and the sparking blue water shining against the sun. 

Blake said our last fish to hatch, Hope, is in a reservoir where she can be free to swim and grow where the reeds hide her.

One of the joys of my life is sharing this trout raising experience with my dear friend Nancy.

Colleen, a parent, enjoyed seeing the students' excitement as they identified with their fish, naming them. She appreciated knowing the process from the training of Nancy and me to the final release today.

Remembering With a Full

Heart