The Harold B. Wales Environmental Education Classroom
Environmental Education Building. Credit: USFWS
The Classroom is used for grades K-12 and has been used for teacher workshops. It is a specially designated building located at the fish hatchery capable of holding up to 32 students in a classroom/wetlab setting. Designed to be used in conjunction with the hatchery's REAPERS (Revitalizing Environmental Activities & Programs as Educational Resources in Schools) manual, or separately for individually designed lessons, the classroom has:
- Enough tables and chairs to accommodate 32 students16 student grade dissecting microscopesA flex cam, monitor, and VCROverhead projector and slide projector4' x 8' dry erase board and markersBuckets and nets for 32 studentsHands-on items like turtle shells, feathers, stuffed animals, and animal tracks
- Necessary supplies for REAPERS lessons (scissors, glue, tape, jars, markers, paper, etc.)
Environmental Education Opportunities Are Discovered At The Hatchery!
 A future scientist. Credit: USFWS |
 Middleschool students using microscopes to identify plankton in the environmental education classroom. Credit: USFWS |
 University student teachers from a field lab using the classroom. Credit: USFWS |
 Elementary students garthering plankton from the hatchery ponds. Credit: USFWS |
