Nutmeg TU needs TIC coordinator
If you like to teach children and improve habitat for trout, please consider becoming the Trout in the Classroom coordinator for Nutmeg TU.
Trout in the Classroom, offered nationally by TU, teaches children how to monitor water quality, protect the ecosystem and instills conservationism as they raise trout in a tank from eggs to fingerlings, then release the young into a river near their homes and schools. Information on the program and requirements an be found at troutintheclassroom.org.
Regarding the job, TIC State Coordinator Jim Woodworth wrote: “One thing that we do is to coordinate the delivery of the eggs and food to the schools. The experienced teachers will do most everything by themselves. I do bring replacement supplies to most of the schools and sometimes help with tank setups [with new teachers] and water quality issues. I also help some of the schools with their trout releases.”
The job also ideally entails promoting the program and getting more schools involved.
You get what you put in. The position is limited by the Coordinator’s passion and imagination. Having passion for conservation and for wanting to help future generations is a must; some basic prior aquarium-keeping experience is a plus, but I can always help. Plus there are many resources at one’s disposal: a very informative website – www.troutintheclassroom.org, a State Coordinator, a National Coordinator, and a TIC emailing list.
If interested, contact Gian Morresi at gmorresi@gmail.com.