• The calm, inviting waters of the Spokane Arm. Photo Credit: NPS\LARO\John Salisbury

    Lake Roosevelt

    National Recreation Area Washington

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Land of Many Opportunists

Walleye are both a popular sport fish and an invasive species at Lake Roosevelt

Walleye: popular sport fish and invasive species.

US Fish and Wildlife Service

Program Requirements:
An area outdoors where the grass is very thin; dirt area with some small gravel size rocks OK. The ground needs to camouflage dried beans, but not bury them. Minimum 60 foot square area.

Program Overview:
Students learn how aggressive exotic species take advantage of a wide range of resources in order to expand their range and compete in a nonnative habitat. This program features a relay action game of survival. Each team represents an animal in our natural world and try to survive as a species.

Grade: 3rd-HS
Chaperone Ratio:
 1:8 (minimum 4 chaperones)
Group Size:
 Minimum: 8, Maximum: 60
Program Time:
 Variable
Program Length:
 1 hour

Fill out our reservation form to schedule a program or contact our education specialist for more information.

Did You Know?

White Sturgeon of the Columbia River

Lake Roosevelt's sturgeon are 8 to 20 feet long. They are also at least 70 years old.  In 1941, Grand Coulee Dam flooded the fast-moving waters they need to spawn.  To help out the population, the state of Washington introduced new fish to the lake in 2006.