Estill County Middle School goes to Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery

Sarah Hart wrote the following article for their local newspaper, 'The Estill County Tribune'

Mrs. Webster's ECMS 6th grade science students who volunteered to raise rainbow trout in the classroom went on a field trip to the Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery on October 21st. The "student scientists" toured the production facility (photo on left) where eggs received from TN and other States are hatched into alevins and grow into fry. Additionally, they got to feed fingerlings and mature fish in the outdoor raceways and tour the Environmental Education/Visitors' Center. Under the guidance of hatchery environmental education specialists, the students participated in marshland water quality testing and learned about stream carrying capacity and fish habitat through outdoor games. The classroom project and field trip were made possible by a grant from Bluegrass PRIDE and contributions from the Cumberland Valley Resource Conservation & Development Council. Snacks were provided by volunteers and the Save-A-Lot grocery store in Irvine.