We are seldom without baby trout, hatchling turtles, or a tadpole about to change into a frog. Animals have a wide range of interesting features that help them survive. This program includes a comparison of the life cycles of Hatchery-raised trout and wild trout. Students learn how eggs are collected and cared for at the Hatchery and how trout spawn naturally. A tour of the Hatchery will reveal amazing attributes of trout in various developmental stages.
Children learn how a fish hatchery works and some of the conditions needed to raise trout.
Trout hatching and rearing are discussed as well as some basic principles of aquaculture. Children learn which animals are vertebrates and why others are not. The similarities and differences between the five vertebrate categories are explored and discussed. We discuss the interesting history of the Fish Hatchery area beginning with the Indian settlements. From the 1660's to the 1800's various industries were established using energy from St. John's Pond.