Trout in the Classroom 

The Wyoming Game and Fish is partnering with the Wyoming Department of education and Governor Mark Gordon on a collaborative initiative to expand conservation education opportunities for Wyoming's youth under Game and Fish’s Inspire a Kid campaign. Beginning in January, schools can participate in Trout in the Classroom, National Archery in the Schools Program and Hunter Education. All three programs align with Wyoming education standards. Trout in the Classroom will be offering students a unique look in what it takes to raise fish and stock them in the wilds of Wyoming. Game & Fish Director Brian Nesvik…
“We’re going to have the opportunity to sponsor and facilitate kids being able to take eggs from our fish hatcheries, bring them into their classroom, and hatch them and watch them grow through a semester or part of a school year, and then figure out what to do with those fish after they’ve grown those fish…”
The program will be piloted in about 20 Wyoming schools-it’s already been done on a limited scale, where students will raise fish in the classroom and release them into approved local waterways. Teachers will use a customized, interdisciplinary curriculum that will fit students’ grade levels. Students will learn about the life cycle and aquatic habitat of trout. This program is made possible by a partnership with Trout Unlimited.
Nesvik says programs like this play a vital role in fostering conservation ethics in our youngest citizens, and says if we want to inspire the next generation of conservationists, we must start by teaching them about Wyoming's wildlife and wild places at a young age. Anyone interested in sponsoring this program can contact the Wyoming Game and Fish. For more details about Trout in the classroom or the other two programs being offered, Archery in the schools and Hunter Education, visit the Wyoming Game and Fish website.