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June 2, 200 <br /> CONTACT: Sally Markos, City of Eugene Stormwater Program, 682-8482 <br /> From Public Information Section, 682-5523 or 954-2938 <br /> FOR IMME IATE RELEASE <br /> ! Edison Elementary Third-Graders Play Salmon for a Day <br /> j ids learn Important Lessons about Salmon Ecology and Migration <br /> i <br /> On onday, June 7, Edison School third grade students will take on the role of adult <br /> Chinook sal on migrating upstream to spawn. Edison School is located at 1328 E. 22nd Street <br /> in Eugene. <br /> Usin their sense of smell, kids will identify their home streams and then sniff their way <br /> through a m ze of streams set up in the classroom. The trip won't be easy as they encounter <br /> physical ob tacles and polluted waterways. The activity is part of the SPLASH! curriculum <br /> developed y the City of Eugene Stormwater Management program to help children learn about <br /> salmon ecol gy and the harmful effects of stormwater pollution. The lesson coincides with the <br /> i spring chin ok salmon migration up the McKenzie River. <br /> In M rch 1999, the spring Chinook salmon in the upper Willamette River basin was listed <br /> as a threate ed species under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA). Salmon, especially <br /> juvenile sal on, are found in the Willamette River and in several local tributary streams, <br /> including S ring Creek, Delta Ponds, Patterson Slough, the Canoe Canal and the lower portion <br /> of Augusta reek. The Willamette River and its salmon-bearing tributaries provide feeding and <br /> hiding plac s for juvenile salmon that are heading downstream toward the ocean. <br /> The ity of Eugene Stormwater Management program provides public education about <br /> water qualit to local businesses and citizens. In addition to the salmon curriculum, the program <br /> includes a lean Water Business educational partnership with local cleaning businesses that <br /> <br /> 5 <br /> have pledg d to follow practices designed to prevent stormwater pollution and improve water <br /> quality. The program also publishes Stormwater Connections, a biannual newsletter that <br /> reaches mo a than 65,000 Eugene residents. <br /> Mor information about the salmon curriculum and the stormwater education program <br /> can be foun on the Internet at www.ci.eugene.or.us/pw/storm. <br /> Publi Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl Street • Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX: (541) 682-6826 • www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />