Community Outreach and Education

Trout Adventures offers outreach and educational programs to promote knowledge-based stewardship of native wildlife, particularly trout, and their habitats. These free programs are typically provided in partnership with environment, conservation, and wildlife organizations, such as the Nevada Department of Wildlife. We also provide these programs to outdoor recreation clubs. Please contact us at Info@TroutAdventures.org for more information.

Native Trout

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

• Nevada Native Trout－this talk covers all the salmonids of the Nevada Fish Slam and more. We also explore the FishNV tool.

• Cutthroat Trout of the Great Basin －this talk discusses the four species of cutthroat trout making up the cutthroat trout complex and touches upon the unique cutthroat populations of the Great Basin province.

• Redband Trout－this talk discusses rainbow trout subspecies that make up redband trout complex.

• What Trout Eat?－this talk delves into the diet of fish. This talk can be paired with aquatic insect identification activity (with live bugs).

State Symbols of Nevada

These talks cover flora and fauna symbols of Nevada. The talks are primarily designed for groups of youth... but can adapted to serve groups of all ages. The programs complement the Know your Nevada developed by the Nevada Department of Wildlife.

• Lahontan Cutthroat Trout, the Nevada State Fish

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

• Vivid Dancer Damselfly, the Nevada State Insect

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

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