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"Herring Highway"
Curriculum Unit for Rock Creek National Park
In this unit you will have the opportunity to:
- learn about river herring, their characteristics, and migration patterns
- study the problems river herring encounter to maintain their species in this watershed and the methods designed to correct the problems
- learn basic fish identification
- conduct a field study at Rock Creek Park in which you will collect data about the kinds and numbers of fish present in Rock Creek
- engage in an activity that will address the perils migrating fish have in their journey from spawning grounds to the Atlantic Ocean and back again
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(2.2 MB)