GMS Water Unit

Greening Greenfield’s purpose is to work with 5^th grade teachers to support them in expanding their teaching of the water cycle.

They are lofty goals, and we have not been disappointed! They have included that Greenfield students in grade 5 would understand the importance (sacredness) of water, and become champions and stewards of clean water and our rivers, marshes, lakes and oceans throughout their lives. The children have learned through experiential science, art, and community service in and out of the classroom about ecosystems, watersheds, the concept of “sustainability,” and how we can all make a difference through stewardship of water and our world.

The 5^th Grade at Greenfield Middle School was in the process of completing it’s 2^nd year of raising Trout from eggs that were to be released into the Green River the next month, on June 5^th. This project was originally begun in the Fall of 2017 as part of the Science curriculum and the first year was a test year filled with ups and downs, including a 2-headed trout and a large die-out that stemmed from an unknown original at the Hatchery. There were still plenty of fish brought to full juvenile size for a tremendous send off in June of 2018.

Through the years Anna Marchefka, has kept this program alive.  Watch this page to see how this project has made the connections between the raising of trout and a healthy Green River, which runs through Greenfield.

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