California’s Nature Bowl Winners to Help Plant Fish in Jenkinson Lake May 30
OutdoorHub 05.27.12
Students from six northern California elementary schools will get a hands-on nature experience next week – their reward for a job well done in the 28th annual Nature Bowl competition. The winners of the competition, students from Placer, El Dorado, Sacramento and Yolo counties, will assist the Department of Fish and Game (DFG) with stocking trout at Jenkinson Lake on May 30.
What: DFG Trout Plant
Who: Elementary school students from the following schools:
Third and Fourth Grade Winning Teams
- First place: EurekaElementary School,GraniteBay
- Second place: Lake ForestElementary School, El Dorado Hills
- Third place: LatrobeElementary School, Shingle Springs
Fifth and Sixth Grade Winning Teams
- First place: Lake ForestElementary School, El Dorado Hills
- Second place: LatrobeElementary School, Shingle Springs
- Third place (three-way tie): MaryDeterding Elementary School, Carmichael Fred T. KorematsuElementary School, Davis Jackson Elementary School, El Dorado Hills
When: Wednesday, May 30
Meet at the Nimbus Fish Hatchery (20001 Nimbus Road, Gold River)
at 8:30 a.m. Arrive at the lake to stock approximately 10:30 a.m.
Where: Jenkinson Lake (a.k.a. Sly Park Lake), Pollock Pines
Click here for a map
The Nature Bowl is a regional, cooperative team competition focusing on activities and questions regarding environmental science and natural resource conservation topics that correlate to the California Education Standards for Science. This year’s event was held in March and April, with the winning teams earning honors on May 5.
“Nature Bowl participants have spent months building a scientific foundation and learning about valuation of the natural world and how our actions can help reduce threats to the environment,” said Bruce Forman, DFG Nature Bowl Coordinator. “The competition is designed to prepare youth for real-world issues, so letting them help with an actual trout plant is a fitting reward for their hard work.”
More than 500 youths participate in the Nature Bowl each year. Students forming 82 teams from seven counties competed in Calaveras, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter and Yolo counties.
