Salmon incubation in fourth grade classroom

Tor-Eddie Fossbakk Now, in partnership with the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters and the MNR, students from four local schools including will spend the next five months learning about conservation history and environmental science. Lake Ontario’s Atlantic salmon population was just about wiped out around 1900, and in the 1980’s a restoration project started. The school “hatcheries” are a part of this program and an attempt to educate and bring awareness to the students. During the next five months, students will learn about conservation history and environmental science. Education is an important part of the Lake Ontario Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program. In May the students will travel to Cobourg Brook, one of the three initial streams targeted for restoration of this historic species, to release their fish. While Atlantic salmon were wiped out in the lake, both Chinook and Coho are showing signs of natural reproduction and appear to be healthy.