Outdoor Elements
Brown Trout Release
Clip | 6m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
No description
Learn about the Elkhart Conservation Club's vital work to protect and restore brown trout populations in the Michiana region. See how the club raise the trout from eggs to being big enough for release in local cold water streams. The Elkhart Conservation Club is making a positive impact on local trout populations and enhancing recreational opportunities for anglers.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Outdoor Elements is a local public television program presented by PBS Michiana
Outdoor Elements
Brown Trout Release
Clip | 6m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
Learn about the Elkhart Conservation Club's vital work to protect and restore brown trout populations in the Michiana region. See how the club raise the trout from eggs to being big enough for release in local cold water streams. The Elkhart Conservation Club is making a positive impact on local trout populations and enhancing recreational opportunities for anglers.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
How to Watch Outdoor Elements
Outdoor Elements is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipHi, I'm BJ Thompson, I'm with the Elkhart Conservation Club here in Elkhart County.
We are adjacent to the Cobus Creek that runs through the club grounds.
And we have here at the club a number of different programs that are to a that are nature friendly, many trails.
And we have different programs like invasive species, species collection, and those are wildflowers that are rare.
We try to nurture those, but today we would like to talk about our hatchery program.
We this year we will release about 25,000 three to six inch Brown Trout into coldwater creeks in the Michiana area.
We order these trout by eggs.
Almost a year ago they came out of Wyoming and we brought them here to the hatchery.
At the Conservation Club.
We have our own cold water hatchery and concrete tanks.
They are fed with ground water from a four inch well.
We feed them that water constantly.
24/7, 365.
And we also need to aerate them because they do need a lot of oxygen dissolved into the water.
These creeks that we release them into are also coldwater creeks, and they also have a certain level of dissolved oxygen, which the brown trout require.
Once we receive the fish eggs, we then put them into our rearing trays.
Within the hatchery itself.
We flow fresh water over them constantly.
We're constantly looking at them to clear away any diseases or fungus that might begin to grow after some weeks of growth, they will begin to evolve from eggs to an eye stage, and from that then they will begin to get a little tiny tail on them and they will begin to swim a little bit.
So as they evolve and as they grow, we move them into a larger tank or swim up tank and we continue to care for them during that process as they grow and as they grow, we evolve them and step them up to different tanks until we get them to the final tank and we begin to feed them.
Previously, we didn't have to feed them because of the embryo that they were born with would sustain them, that they would feed off of that and that's how they would get their sustenance.
But as they would grow into fry and into visible size fish and we put them into the final tank, we then have an automatic feeder and then we feed them fish food.
So just recently we've come to the point where it's time to release them.
Still having about we had some loss, but we're about 24 or 25,000 fish that are between three and six inches.
There are beautiful fish, gorgeous fish, and we've had tremendous success this year.
So now we will put them into a tank that has a portable aerator, very important that we keep the water cold and aerated.
They must have their oxygen.
So we will put them in a tank with a portable aerator and we will take them out to various points within the community and put these fish back in to various points and to coldwater creeks within the community, within this area.
And we'll be doing that.
We'll spread it out.
Oh, 25,000.
We'll probably spread it out within probably five different points of distribution and try to divide it up fairly equally.
That, of course, is our hope that they will survive as much as possible and within 3 to 3 years they should come of a stage where they will be able to reproduce and they will then sustain that naturally as we are able to continue our hatchery program and continue to replenish their numbers into these creeks and our community.
We're very grateful that we have this opportunity to work with Mother Nature and in our community we have these beautiful grounds, this beautiful property, this beautiful waterway, and we want to help sustain that.
We want to help nurture that.
We have a number of different programs.
We have trails throughout our property where people can go and enjoy the property, enjoy nature and look around and enjoy the wildlife and and the flora, the Elkhart Conservation Club and all that we have to offer is one of the true hidden gems of the Michiana community.
Video has Closed Captions
Clip | 3m 2s | Take a winter walk with us at Fernwood Botanical Garden! (3m 2s)
Video has Closed Captions
Clip | 4m 20s | 🦉🌲 WHOO was here? While walking along a wooded path, Evie came across a mysterious p (4m 20s)
Barking Up the Right Tree: Norway Maple
Video has Closed Captions
Clip | 4m 30s | No description (4m 30s)
Don't Toss Those Holiday Lights! | OE
Video has Closed Captions
Clip | 8m 25s | 🎄✨ Got holiday lights that no longer sparkle? Don’t toss them! ♻️ In this ep (8m 25s)
Video has Closed Captions
Clip | 3m 38s | 🍂✨ Out on a fall walk in the woods, Evie stumbled upon a sweet seasonal surprise — (3m 38s)
Urban Transformation at Milkweed Gardens
Video has Closed Captions
Clip | 17m 11s | No description (17m 11s)
Video has Closed Captions
Clip | 11m 50s | 🌿🖊️ It’s time to slow down and connect with nature! In this episode of Outdoor E (11m 50s)
Video has Closed Captions
Clip | 3m 20s | 🐔👀 There’s a possum in the hen house! 🐾 On this episode of Outdoor Elements, E (3m 20s)
Video has Closed Captions
Clip | 2m 57s | 🍁 It’s that time of year when nature puts on its most colorful show! 🌳 In this epi (2m 57s)
Video has Closed Captions
Clip | 3m 36s | 🌿🪲One of our awesome viewers spotted a beetle making its way across the driveway and (3m 36s)
Video has Closed Captions
Clip | 3m 24s | A viewer shared a fascinating video of a Paintedhand Mudbug, and Evie dives into the detai (3m 24s)
Pretty in Pink for Pollinators
Video has Closed Captions
Clip | 5m 3s | At Lydick Bog Nature Preserve, Evie spots a burst of pink in a wetland. She explores these (5m 3s)
Another Milkweed Specialist: Milkweed Tussock Moth
Video has Closed Captions
Clip | 4m 36s | No description (4m 36s)
Video has Closed Captions
Clip | 3m 43s | Evie spotted Pointed-leaf Tick-Trefoil and shares how to identify this plant. (3m 43s)
The Unique Flowers of Buttonbush
Video has Closed Captions
Clip | 3m 58s | Evie finds Buttonbush at Spicer Lake Nature Preserve (3m 58s)
Saving Ash Trees, One Tree at a Time
Video has Closed Captions
Clip | 11m 16s | No description (11m 16s)
Bringing Bees Back to the Nature Center
Video has Closed Captions
Clip | 6m 10s | No description (6m 10s)
Gathering for Science: An Environmental Research Symposium
Clip | 10m 27s | Evie stops by the St. Joseph County Public Library during their Earth Day celebration to c (10m 27s)
Surprising Color in the Woods: Blue Stain Fungi
Video has Closed Captions
Clip | 3m 48s | No description (3m 48s)
Maple Sweet Treat for Ants | Outdoor Elements
Video has Closed Captions
Clip | 1m 34s | A sweet surprise in the woods! (1m 34s)
Evil Greens of Spring with Garry Harrington
Video has Closed Captions
Clip | 12m 56s | Things are greening up in the spring woods, but it’s not necessarily a welcome sight. (12m 56s)
Volunteers Help Build a Healthier Trail
Clip | 6m 9s | At Lydick Bog Nature Preserve, volunteers make a big difference in protecting and maintain (6m 9s)
Art, Sun and Science: Botanical Cyanotypes
Clip | 6m 49s | Experimenting with cyanotype fabric brings nature to life in beautiful, sun-printed design (6m 49s)
Clip | 3m 57s | Evie shares a fun and simple craft idea using autumn leaves that the whole family can enjo (3m 57s)
Late Summer Colors of Poison Sumac
Clip | 1m 59s | Watch out for this colorful danger at Lydick Bog Nature Preserve! (1m 59s)
What's THIS? Bewildering Blob in the Water
Clip | 5m 8s | What’s that mysterious blob in the water (5m 8s)
Clip | 7m 14s | Find out how thousands of volunteers help the US Geological Survey teams and other resourc (7m 14s)
Meet Up with Kam and Chevy: Black People Outside
Clip | 5m 18s | Meet the inspiring creators behind Black People Outside. (5m 18s)
Surprise! It's American Columbo
Clip | 5m 14s | Explore the unique features of the American Columbo. Discover its habitat, appearance, and (5m 14s)
Searching for Snakes: Researching Populations
Clip | 13m | Delve into the world of snake population research in northern Indiana and discover the met (13m)
On the Trail for Lizard's Tail
Clip | 3m 10s | We are at @SpicerLakeNaturePreserve to learn about the fascinating plant known as Lizard's (3m 10s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
Support for PBS provided by:
Outdoor Elements is a local public television program presented by PBS Michiana