We have successfully undertaken the first stage of our Fish in the Classroom project once again for 2018. This year we have carried out the project in 11 schools in Stirling, Clackmannanshire, Falkirk, West Lothian, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian and Fife council areas. During the project, River Forth Fisheries Trust delivers a special lesson to the classes which teaches them all about rivers and the fish species, this then helps them to look after the fish eggs that they are responsible for. We then deliver the trout for them to look after!
The trout have settled in to their tanks and are growing happily in the care of the school children until they are ready to be released in March. In the meantime, the pupils get to complete the special project workbooks recording water temperature and the fish’s growth! The release day will provide an exciting look at what the trout will be feeding on as they get ready to commence to rest of their life in the wild and we look forward to some exciting field trips with all the schools involved as we head out to nearby rivers and streams. We hope all the schools are enjoying looking after the trout and are looking forward to the release day as much as we are.
This year our schools were funded by lots of different funders. We would like to thank EDF Burnhead Moss Community Fund (Slamannan & Limerigg), Inner Forth Landscape Initiative, Murieston Environmental Group, Friends of the River Tyne, RiverLife: Almond & Avon, British Science Week, East Lothian Angling Association, Devon Angling Association, and especially the individual schools, for providing the funds which allow this project to take place.
