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Monitoring Creek Health
| PRE-VISIT | Time needed: 7 hours | ||
| Activity #1 | How Can We Learn More about Coho Salmon and Steelhead Trout? Students use a newspaper and vocabulary list to complete questions and activities about both species of fish. | 1 hour | |
| Activity #2 | What Can We Learn about Water? Students practice water testing in class. | 2 hours | |
| Activity #3 | Who Is in the Aquatic Food Pyramid and What Is Their Relationship to the Health of an Ecosystem? Students research common aquatic insects and build food pyramids for the coho salmon and steelhead trout. | 2 hours | |
| Activity #4 | What Can We Expect on Our Field Trip to the Creeks of Point Reyes National Seashore? Students prepare for field trip by reviewing expectations and creating field journals. | 1 hour | |
| Activity #5 | Safety and Stewardship Challenge Proper behaviors around National Park resources are examined in a game format. | 1 hour | |
| ON-SITE | Time needed: 2 hours | ||
| Field Journal | How Can We Learn More about Coho Salmon and Steelhead Trout? Students use a newspaper and vocabulary list to complete questions and activities about both species of fish. | 1 hour | |
| POST-VISIT | Time needed: 3+ hours | ||
| Activity #1 | What Can We Learn from Our Field Journals? Students compile data from their field journals to draw conclusions between what they previously learned in class and what they experienced in the field. | 2 hours | |
| Activity #2 | How Can We Compare and Share Our Creek Monitoring Results? Students add their creek data to the North Bay Riparian Station's website. Using results from other classes, students compare their creek data with other groups monitoring in the area. | Time varies |
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| Activity #3 | What Is Your Role in Preserving Our Watershed? Students investigate various professions and actions that promote a healthy watershed. This information is shared with the community. | Time varies |
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| Activity #4 | How Can We Choose and Complete the Best Stewardship Project? Students complete a project that will benefit salmon, trout and the environment. | Time varies |
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