Serving Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba counties
Salmon / Trout / Steelhead in the Classroom
Teacher Training Workshops
Salmon in the Classroom
Saturday, September 16, 2017
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Nimbus Hatchery Visitor’s Center
2001 Nimbus Road, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Salmon in the Classroom
Saturday, October 7, 2017
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Wentworth Education Center
2707 Transworld Drive, Stockton, CA 95206
Trout in the Classroom
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Time TBA
Venue TBA
Quincy, California
Steelhead in the Classroom
Saturday, January 13, 2018
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Nimbus Hatchery Visitor Center
2001 Nimbus Road, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
Any K-12 teacher from the Sacramento region (including Sacramento, El Dorado, Amador, Placer, San Joaquin, Butte, Yuba, Yolo, Sutter and Calaveras Counties) is welcome to attend. There is no fee required for attendance. Teachers will receive materials for the classroom and will be connected to a sponsor. ponsors provide all of the necessary equipment and deliver eggs to the classroom. Participation in the training is required before teachers can receive fish eggs for their classroom.
Teachers must register before coming to the training. You may register by calling 916-358-1644 and leaving a message or by contacting Chelsea Palisoc. When registering, please leave your name, phone number, and the name and location (city and county) of your school. On the day of the workshop, please come 15 minutes early; bring a bag lunch and water and follow the signs for parking.
All NEW AND RETURNING teachers must send in an application to get permits and eggs each season. Applications for new teachers will be available at the workshop. Returning teachers may get applications from their sponsors. Issued permits must be returned upon the final release of the fish to be eligible to participate in the program again.
For more information, contact Chelsea Palisoc
Phone: (916)358-1644
Note: The availability of fish eggs is uncertain due to the effects of the drought and other environmental factors.