Children from schools across Eugene took part in the culmination of a nearly two-month project Thursday morning. That’s when the students released salmon fry that they watched develop since they were eggs into a pond in Alton Baker Park that connects to the Willamette River.

The project, which is done in partnership with the Eugene Water & Electric Board, is incorporated into lessons on a variety of topics ranging from math and science to language arts and a unit on tribal and shared history in Oregon.

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“So, getting kids to understand that we’re all connected, all of the humans and non-human living things are all connected, and we need each other," said Tana Shepard, K-12 climate, energy and conservation specialist for Eugene 4J.

Fish tanks with salmon eggs were d

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