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Fishing for Fun!
Backpacks |
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Children will have so much fun crawling through grass, turning over rocks, and splashing in streams that they won’t even want to go in the house and turn on the television.
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USFWS Photo
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service &
Friends members (FUMFS) assemble and maintain the backpacks. They are donated to libraries/schools. |
Backpacks have an aquatic theme with hands-on activities relating to fishing, freshwater mussels, aquatic invertebrates, and just spending time near waterbodies!
They can be checked out from a library like books!
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Current Locations
Libraries
Alma, WI
Bangor, WI
Caledonia, MN
Galesville, WI
Hillsboro, WI
Hokah, MN
Holmen, WI
Independence, WI
Kendall, WI
La Crescent, MN
Main Branch- La Crosse, WI
No. Comm. - La Crosse, WI
Norwalk, WI
Onalaska, WI
So. Comm. - LaCrosse, WI
Sparta, WI
Strum, WI
Trempealeau, WI
Viroqua, WI
Westby, WI
West Salem, WI
La Crosse Schools:
Emerson Elementary
Franklin Elementary
Hamilton Elementary
Hintgen Elementary
Northwoods Elementary
Roosevelt Elementary
State Road Elementary
Summit Elementary
Children's Museum - La Crosse, WI
Family Resources -
La Crosse, Tomah, Sparta, WI
Myrick-Hixon Eco Park - La Crosse
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We must foster a connection to nature so children understand the need to conserve, protect, & enhance our natural resources.
Fishing for Fun backpacks can help children not only make this connection with nature, but also increase family time & healthy habits.
USFWS Photo
Over $4,100 in grants have been received:
Rotary Club of LaCrosse (Foundation)
LaCrosse Public Education Foundation
Walmart
La Crosse Optimist Club (afternoon)
Several private contributors have also donated toward the project. More backpacks will be assembled with contributions.
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Equipment Included: |
Telescopic fishing pole
Tackle box and tackle
Fish identification cards
Maps for fishing spots
Fishing guide
Aquatic invertebrate nets
Invertebrate collection tips
Magnifying glasses
Mussel shells
Mussel identification book
Russell the Mussel book
Scavenger hunts
Secchi disk
Natural resources journal
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Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsors have the opportunity to place their logo on the backpack for recognition of their generosity and choose which libraries or schools their backpacks will go to.
For more information, please contact Heidi_Keuler@fws.gov at (608) 783-8417.
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