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Students at Whitehall High School and Ticonderoga Middle School are raising salmon, through a new environmental education program presented by the Lake George Association (LGA) called “Salmon in the Classroom”<\/em>.<\/p>\n Kristen Rohne, the LGA’s watershed educator, visited the schools to help set up a 25 gallon tank, chiller and pump, along with testing materials and fish food. Salmon eggs were provided at no cost by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.<\/p>\n This winter the students will raise the salmon from eggs to fingerlings. They’ll learn to monitor tank water quality, study stream habitats, and perform stream-monitoring studies to find the most suitable place to release the salmon in the spring. “Our goal is to foster a conservation ethic in the students, while increasing their knowledge of fish lifecycles, water quality, aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity,” said Ms. Rohne. “By working hands-on with the salmon, we believe the students will gain a greater appreciation for water resources and will be inspired to sustain and protect our natural environment,” she said.<\/p>\n This year’s program was funded by a grant the LGA received from the International Paper Foundation. The Lake Champlain-Lake George Regional Planning Board and the Adirondack Resource Conservation and Development Council are partners in the project. Trout Unlimited, a national non-profit organization with more than 400 chapters, designed the Salmon in the Classroom program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Students at Whitehall High School and Ticonderoga Middle School are raising salmon, through a new environmental education program presented by the Lake George Association (LGA) called “Salmon in the Classroom”. Kristen Rohne, the LGA’s watershed educator, visited the schools to help set up a 25 gallon tank, chiller and pump, along with testing materials and … <\/p>\n