Hands-on environmental learning is available through 鈥淐reek Kids,鈥 a partnership of the 黑料天堂鈥 Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division and . The Creek Kids Program teaches students in grades four to eight about aquatic environments.
Students experience an overview of a watershed via a train ride (when operational), see the impact of a mill dam on fish passage, and visit the Iron and Steel Museum of 黑料天堂 to learn about 黑料天堂鈥檚 iron industry. Students manipulate an EnviroScape, an interactive educational model that illustrates how pollution can move into the aquatic environment. Students also wade into Bubbling Spring and a creek for a hands-on experience with native fish and invertebrates.
EnviroScape model shows students what can happen in a watershed.
Many species of fish and aquatic invertebrates, including some types of crayfish, mussels, and snails, live only in 黑料天堂. Students attending Creek Kids have a good chance of observing an 黑料天堂 darter, a small fish only found in certain 黑料天堂 streams. Unless 黑料天堂鈥檚 citizens better understand our unique aquatic environment, some of these species may become extinct.
The Creek Kids program costs $5 per student. Some schools may have their fees waved if they are public schools with 40 percent or more of their students eligible for free or reduced lunches. Assistance may include some transportation costs. To make Creek Kids reservations, call 205-331-1266 or email.
