Monterey Bay Salmon & Trout Project

Salmon & Trout Education Program (STEP) Workshop
At the National Marine Fisheries Santa Cruz Lab
“Thank-You!”

On behalf of the 22 teachers/educators attending our two-day Workshop, we thank the NMFS Fisheries Ecology Division for hosting this STEP event at their Santa Cruz Lab, February 20 and 21.   All of the attendees, including our experienced STEP trainers, recognize that the Lab is an excellent location to learn about our important anadromous fish and the environment needed for these fish.

Reference Name/Location:   NOAA SWFSC at University of California's Long Marine lab.

Also, NOAA staff members did an excellent job of extending the basic class materials by providing technical instructions, guidance and help to the teachers.

The two-day Workshop “certified” 22 new teachers, who now join our existing “cadre” of 108 STEP teachers, located in a six county area.   We expect, in April, that our STEP teachers will each receive steelhead eggs from the MBSTP Restoration Hatchery so students can incubate the eggs and then release them into the San Lorenzo Watershed as required by the DFG and county permits.