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Salmon
Special | 28m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
Learn how salmon find their way home & why some salmon are pink.
Salmon are a keystone species. They play a very important role in the health of an ecosystem. Learn all about salmon in this episode of Science Trek. Jeff Heindel, Fish Hatcheries Supervisor and Adare Evans, Wildlife Educator both of the Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game answer students’ questions. Host Joan Cartan-Hansen also takes viewers on a tour of the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery.
Science Trek is a local public television program presented by IdahoPTV
Major Funding Provided by the Laura Moore Cunningham Foundation
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Salmon
Special | 28m 49sVideo has Closed Captions
Salmon are a keystone species. They play a very important role in the health of an ecosystem. Learn all about salmon in this episode of Science Trek. Jeff Heindel, Fish Hatcheries Supervisor and Adare Evans, Wildlife Educator both of the Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game answer students’ questions. Host Joan Cartan-Hansen also takes viewers on a tour of the Sawtooth Fish Hatchery.
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