Welcome to Trout Unlimited's podcast where we will talk about fishing, rivers and

conservation. Basically everything that's related to TU's mission of conserving

protecting and restoring North America's cold water fisheries

and the watersheds that they depend on.

I'm Chris Wood, the President and CEO of Trout Unlimited.

Today we're going to talk about one of our most

successful and fun programs. It's called Trout in the Classroom. All across the

nation children are raising fish in their classrooms and learning about the life the takes place in elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, literally in hundreds of

classrooms across the country, Trout in the Classroom is being administered.

And since it's back to school time for many people this month, we thought we would talk to two people who are very much involved in a success of the program.

Joining me today is Stacy Whirl.

Stacy is a physical ed teacher who teaches kindergarten through fifth grade at the Fox

Meadow Elementary School in Scarsdale, New York.

Hello, Stacy. Hi, Chris. Also joining me is TU

volunteer John Genovese. John is the past president of the Croton

Watershed TU chapter,

and he directs the Trout in the Classroom Program

in Westchester County, New York.

Hello, John.

Hi, Chris, how are you?

I'm great, thanks.

You both are involved in Trout in the classroom but in very

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