Galt Joint Union

May is the month to celebrate free flowing rivers and migratory fish!
Join classrooms and communities from every continent for World Fish Migration Day. 

 

Looking for some high interest and engaging cross curricular activities to teach about our many local migratory fish?
Piscatorial Projects for K-8 Teachers, Workshop, May 15, 3:30-4:30
Cosumnes River Preserve Visitor Center
Fish Printing, Salmon Hexaflexagons, Fish in Art and Literature, Fish Physiology

 

Cosumnes is the only undammed river freely flowing from the western slope of the Sierras into CA’s Central Valley!
Enjoy a day flowing with free educational activities for the whole family including
·    Fish on the Floodplain Nature Walks
·    Salmon and Trout cookie decorating and eating
·    Craft a Salmon Life Cycle bracelet
·    Design your own fish hat
·    Games, fly tying, and more
·    US Fish & Wildlife displays and activities
·    CA Department of Fish & Wildlife displays and activities
·    Meet the Ichthyologists working to protect native fish populations
Please promote with your students!

 

Really Big News! History is being made right now. Please watch and discuss this with your students.
Klamath River dam removal after decades of conflict, activism, 3 min
Central Oregon Daily News, ABC, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVn2b9gqNyU&t=133s

or

World's biggest dam removal project changing a California river, 14 min
ABC 10, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOh705rE_6w&t=3s

 

For upper grade students and all adults, be sure to watch this month!
Love Flows: The Ultimate Love Story of Fish and Rivers, 36 minutes
World Fish Migration Foundation, American Rivers, The Nature Conservancy, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tBtz2uv8fI

Love Flows' brings to life the challenges that voiceless rivers and fish face against threats but more importantly, what we are doing to help improve the situation. It captures the growing passion of thousands of people from across the globe that join together to celebrate their love and work for rivers and fish.

 

Please contact Bill or John for more information and activities. Let us know what you have planned!

Submit fish art and posters by May 23. Poster templates here:

 

Thank you all,

Bill Beckett

John Durand