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Zoey admits it was a little sad saying goodbye to her fish. Zoey's class at Hawthorne Elementary School spent most of the school year raising the fish from the time when they were nothing more than little eggs with eyes.
The program the Hawthorne kids took part in is called "Trout in the classroom". The kids at Wilson Middle School in Fishersville took part in the project, too.
"I got to feed them every morning and watch them grow up," said seventh-grader Lauren Clayton. "We have to protect them, or some of the fish could go extinct." Lauren was right. But later, pollution, overfishing and loss of natural habitat have pushed some species to the danger of extinction.
Thanks to the kids in the program, trout are being reintroduced into rivers and streams across the country. And by doing that, the kids are helping to restore the local ecosystems—the natural balance that existed before humans disturbed it.
Because the fish are in their classrooms, the kids are responsible for making sure there is cool, clean water, proper food and proper living conditions in the tanks.
By the middle of May, they were "as big as a finger". That is, they are old enough to be released into Oneida Creek. "Remember to swim back here to meet us and eat the food we bring, little trout."
A. The kids can learn some scientific lessons at school.
B. Make sure when a warm lands on the surface, never bite.
C. Finally, Zoey read them goodbye letters before letting them go.
D. They can also see how our actions affect the trout's ability to survive.
E. But she honestly thinks it's good that they are going to a natural home.
F. It's a national project supported by a conservation group called "Trout Unlimited".
G. When America was first founded, rivers and streams across the continent were filled with fish.