The goal of the Adopt-A-Salmon Family program is really quite simple: to provide memorable learning experiences that facilitate ecoliteracy and a watershed stewardship ethic among participating students.

Since 1993 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, working with a variety of grassroots partner organizations, has been bringing "hands-on, minds-on" watershed education to classrooms throughout New England and New York. Participating students are given the opportunity to raise rare Atlantic salmon in classroom incubators.

It's this "up close and personal" experience with the charismatic salmon that frames the students' yearlong, interdisciplinary exploration of their local watershed. The program culminates in the spring when students get a chance to experience a real stewardship activity by releasing their healthy salmon fry into a nearby stream.

Many of the Adopt-A-Salmon Family resource materials are available for free via download from this Web site. Most of the materials, including the AASF teacher's guide and Salmon Times newsletters, are .pdf files. In order to view and/or print a .pdf document, you need to have a software program called Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You can download a free copy of the software by visiting the links page.

For further information contact:

Central New England Fishery Resources Complex
151 Broad Street
Nashua, NH 03063
Phone: (603) 595-0957
Fax: (603) 595-0957
E-Mail: FW5FR_CNEAFC@fws.gov

Deaf/Hard of Hearing individuals may reach the Central New England Fishery Resources Complex through Relay New Hampshire:

1-800-735-2964 (TTY / VOICE)

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