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Over 200 fourth grade students from Russell County visited the hatchery once again for another eventful Outdoor Adventure Day hosted at Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery! This was a day full of activities, learning, and FUN!
Community partners presented at 10 different stations with students visiting each booth for 20 minute “mini-lessons”. This year students learned about water quality, caving, fish sampling techniques, how fabrics can be made with a spinning wheel, the life cycle of a fish, water safety, composting, bees, waste management, and birds of prey. We appreciate all our partners that made this event a success including: Kentucky Division of Water, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Park Service, Liberty Nature Center, Gunnar’s Bees, Three Springs Fiber Farm, UK Russell County Extension Office, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, and the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection.
Some stations provided goodie bags with snacks, swag, and information about their agency while others engaged physically with Park Rangers from Mammoth Cave setting up tunnels and squeeze passages to mimic the smallest passages in the cave for students to crawl through. Many students asked questions at the end of the mini lessons which presenters were happy to answer. Attending from local schools, many of the students had been to the hatchery many times and were experts on the lifecycle of trout and some of the techniques used to raise them!
Special thanks to the presenters and our volunteers for helping facilitate a fun day of learning, and to the Friends of Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery, Inc.(https://www.facebook.com/fowcnfh) who provided lunch for all the community partners.
For more photos, please visit the hatchery Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WolfCreekNFH
