Beaver State Podcast: What is the Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program?
Beaver State Podcast
English - December 02, 2022 18:17 - 53 minutes - 82.3 MBNature Science Sports Wilderness bear salmon conservation deer elk fish fishing fishmanagement hunting oregon Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Salmon Trout Enhancement Program, or S.T.E.P, has been around since the early 1980s, an effort by the Oregon State Legislature to put Oregonians more closely in touch with the management of natural resources, chiefly by way of allowing volunteers to help raise more fish. Like many programs, S.T.E.P has evolved over the years and now includes a strong educational component that brings salmon and trout eggs into classrooms, allowing students to see the salmon/trout lifecycle up close. Volunteering and education remain the two biggest aspects of the program as chat with program coordinator Marty Olson, former S.T.E.P biologist Karen Hans and current S.T.E.P biologist Gary Vonderohe.