CAEP program is a California Department of Fish and Wildlife program, it is supported by regional sponsors. Each regional sponsor provides support to teachers by assisting with permitting, egg delivery and tank maintenance. We connect schools with community partners and resources. In this program teachers host salmon or trout tanks in their classroom from January - March and release fish in the designated rivers. Students learn about watersheds, interactions within ecosystems, life cycles as well as human impact and dependence on habitats. To participate in this program, teachers must attend CAEP training at least once. Please contact the sponsor to participate in the program. Project timeline: October: North Central Region''s New educator training October - November: Salmon spawning in Mokelumne river and hatchery (possible field day for students) December: Tank set up, prepare for egg delivery. January: Sponsors deliver salmon eggs to teacher''s classrooms. Eighteen days after the egg delivery: the eyes of the fish will be easily seen. Twenty-six - thirty-seven days later: eggs hatch. March: Baby fish (fry) release, (possible field day to the Mokelumne Fish Hatchery)