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The Coho Society is a partner with North Shore School Districts and Fisheries and Oceans Canada in programs to make students aware of the importance of protecting the natural environment in which they live.
Salmonids in the Classroom
Over 50 North Shore classrooms are now equipped with aquariums. In late January participating student groups receive 50 - 100 Coho or Chum salmon eggs, which they raise through the alevin stage to fry and then release in local streams in April and May. This is an experience students remember for the rest of their lives and is a message they take home to their parents, families and neighbours. (see photos below). Student Coho Art Creatively inclined students express themselves in visual art forms depicting the life cycle of salmon. Results of their classroom efforts are displayed during the Coho Festival in Park Royal Shopping Mall from Sunday, August 31st to Saturday, September 6th, 2008. Students Tag Day Students take their Protect Our Salmon Streams message to North Shore shopping malls during the Festival (this year on Saturday, September 13th, 2008) where they interact with shoppers and raise funds for the Salmonids in the Classroom program. Below is a photo from the 2006 Tag Day. (Photos on this site courtesy of Alan Beaton, Tor Bengston and Gladys Lee) 
North Shore Outdoor School
The Outdoor School at Brackendale gives senior students a hands-on experience in stewardship of fisheries, forestry and other natural resources.
The Salmonids in the Classroom programs are a credit to North Shore teachers, school administrators, and in many cases parents, as well as Canada Fisheries and Oceans staff members.
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