The Discover Wild Nevada program teaches 4th-grade students about wildlife symbols of Nevada, such as the Lahontan cutthroat trout, the State Fish of Nevada. The program is designed to enhance and reenforce science and social studies lessons provided as part of their standardized curriculum.
Trout Adventures provides this programs to underserved rural communities in Western Nevada, namely in Douglas and Lyon counties. If you are a 4th-grade teacher in one of these two counties and would like to have this program in your classroom, please contact us at info@TroutAdventures.org. This program is also available to age-appropriate home school cooperatives in Douglas and Lyon counties.
To volunteer for this program, you must be a certified NDOW Volunteer Outdoor Education Instructor. If you're not already one, apply with NDOW. Please be sure to express your interest in wildlife education within the Western Region. Once certified, be sure to let us know. If you need assistance in completing this process, please feel free to reach out to us as well. Our email address is Info@TroutAdventures.org.
Banner photo by Neal Herbert/NPS.