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Re: NFC: AATP in NC
youve got 10 free memberships to pass around ":) thanks for your work !
Robert Rice
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On Sat, 19 Feb 2000 23:00:58 -0500 "Chris Hedemark" <chris at yonderway_com>
writes:
> Well I wanted to let y'all know my meeting with the teachers at
> Orange
> County High School went very well. They've got a nice budget to
> build a
> tank and get some collecting gear. I'm going to remain in contact
> with them
> to gently guide them along, but it sounds like they are in the right
> direction now.
>
> Initially they knew they wanted to do this, but didn't know how to
> go about
> doing it or what kind of goals they should set. After some dialogue
> I
> offered the suggestion that they adopt a short stretch of the Eno
> River that
> runs not far from the school, and try to emulate a cross section of
> it in
> the classroom. Everything in the tank except the water will come
> from the
> local river. Substrate, stones, plants, fish, you name it. Species
> that
> are not compatible with one another peacefully will be mixed so the
> student
> can see nature in action. This project will consist of a few field
> trips as
> well as lesson plans surrounding the tank itself.
>
> If this works out, there are two directions that they would like to
> explore
> expanding into:
>
> 1) Breeding native fishes. This was their idea and something they
> may
> explore in the fall.
> 2) More activity surrounding the river. Once the students learn
> more about
> the river, if they seem interested, the teachers will nurture their
> interest
> in preserving their adopted stretch of river. Maybe an extra credit
> "Eno
> River Clean-Up Day" would be part of this, and also current events
> in our
> community that impact the river will be discussed in class.
>
> The two teachers will be subscribed to the AATP mailing list
> shortly. Renee
> Smith and Bill Kenyon are their names. Hopefully we can get future
> updates
> right from their classroom.
>
>
Robert Rice
Join the NFC and help save our fishes. http://www.nativefish.org/
<*)))))< Check out the Adopt A Tank and Breeders Program