The Lake Miramar Reservoir has dozens of new fish that have been added to its waters. They are rainbow trout released by some elementary school students with an assignment to help the environment.
Stephanie Lance is the STEM teacher who led the learning about a trout’s life cycle and the lesson in conservation. “It’s tangible. It’s right in front of them. They get to watch them hatch from eggs into alevin and then into fry. So, they get to watch the whole process,” she said.
Rainbow trout were once abundant in southern California, but their populations have plummeted because of urban development and water pollution. The “trout in the classroom” project allows students to be part of the effort to repopulate the fish through the Escondido Creek Conservancy. The Conservancy’s Education Director Simon Breen instructs students before they walk to the lake to release their trout. He said, “As they get older and they become more responsible for the world that is around them, they are aware enough to take action to see trout make a return.”Simon Breen is the Education Director for the Escondido Creek Conservancy. He leads students in an education program that teaches them how to raise rainbow trout and then release them into the Lake Miramar Reservoir.
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