Community Outreach and Education

Native Trout

• California Native Trout－this talk covers all the trout of the California Heritage Trout Challenge and more.

• Chasing Nevada Native Trout－this talk covers all the salmonids of the Nevada Fish Slam and more.

• Cutthroat Trout of the Great Basin －this talk discusses the four species of cutthroat trout making up the cutthroat trout complex and touching upon the unique populations one can find in or near the Great Basin Province.

• Redband Trout of the Great basin－this talk discusses rainbow trout subspecies that make up redband trout complex with particular focus on the unique populations of redband trout one can find in or near the Great Basin Province.

• What Trout Eat? －this talk is all about what fish eat... with a particular focus on aquatic insects. This talk can be paired with aquatic insect identification activity (with live bugs).

State Symbols of Nevada

These talks are primarily designed for groups of youth... but can adapt them to serve groups of all ages. The programs complement the Know your Nevada developed by the Nevada Department of Wildlife.

• Vivid Dancer Damselfly, the Nevada State Insect

This talk is typically paired with mock fly tying.  50 minute program

• Lahontan Cutthroat Trout, the Nevada State Fish

This talk is typically paired with an art activity, trout colors.  50 minute program.

• Mountain bluebird, desert bighorn sheep, and desert tortoise talks are in the works!