NMDGF Education News
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New Mexico students set to release trout raised in the classroom
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Media contact: Rachel Shockley, (505) 476-8071; cell: (505) 470-6832 Public contact: (888) 248-6866 rachel.shockley@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, MAY 9, 2014 NEW MEXICO STUDENTS SET TO RELEASE TROUT RAISED IN THE CLASSROOM ALBUQUERQUE –Northern New Mexico students are readying to release hundreds of rainbow trout fingerlings into the wild. The students raised the fish from eggs as part of the Trout in the Classroom Program. The students care for the fish throughout the year and teachers use the fish to help teach biology, chemistry, math and writing. When the students release the fish they are about an inch and a half long. About a dozen New Mexico schools are involved, with additional schools joining each year. The department supplies fish eggs, a chiller unit to keep the water cold and a department biologist visits each class to teach them about the fish. The national [...]
Albuquerque area Hunter Education instructors sought
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Media contact: Jennifer Morgan, (505) 222-4722 Public contact: (888)-248-6866 jennifer.morgan@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, MAY 1, 2014 ALBUQUERQUE AREA HUNTER EDUCATION INSTRUCTORS SOUGHT ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s Hunter Education program is looking for new instructors to help meet course demand in the Bernalillo County area. In the Albuquerque metro area, a handful of dedicated Hunter Education Instructors currently conduct dozens of courses annually, graduating just under a thousand new hunters each year. “These special volunteers make our program a success,” Game and Fish Hunter Education Coordinator Jennifer Morgan said. “They also have the opportunity to pass along our proud hunting traditions to the next generation.” To learn more about New Mexico’s Hunter Education program, and how to get involved, contact Morgan at the Game and Fish Hunter Education Program office (505) 222-4722 or via email at jennifer.morgan@state.nm.us. ###
Young Archers Score Big at State Tournament
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Media contact: Dan Williams, (505) 476-8004 Public contact: (505) 476-8000 dan.williams@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, MARCH 10, 2014: YOUNG ARCHERS SCORE BIG AT STATE TOURNAMENT RIO RANCHO – Young archers loosed 18,930 arrows Saturday at the Santa Ana Star Center, where teams from across New Mexico gathered for the third annual National Archery in the Schools State Tournament. “This was our biggest turnout ever – 631 kids,” said Brian Guzman, program coordinator for the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. “There was a lot of good competition, and a whole lot of fun.” Aztec High School’s Clint Valerio was the top archer of the day, scoring 290 out of a possible 300 in the High School Division. Twenty-one of his 30 shots were bulls-eyes. His teammate, Douglas Hood, scored 280, helping Aztec beat defending champion Albuquerque Institute of Math and Technology by 167 [...]
New Mexico’s Archery in Schools Tournament Scheduled March 8, 2014
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Media contact: Rachel Shockley, (505) 476-8071 Public contact: (888) 248-6966 rachel.shockley@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, FEB. 28, 2014: NEW MEXICO’S ARCHERY IN SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT SCHEDULED MARCH 8 RIO RANCHO, N.M. – More than 600 archers are scheduled to compete in New Mexico’s third annual National Archery in the Schools Program State Tournament March 8 at the Santa Ana Star Center here. Shooting starts at 8:45 a.m. and the last flight is scheduled to start at 3:45 p.m. “There should be some really good archers competing,” said Officer Brian Guzman, NASP program coordinator for the Department of Game and Fish. “Last year’s top archer was in the top 100 of almost 10,000 kids competing at the national tournament in May.” Approximately 100 schools and more home-school students across New Mexico participate in the National Archery in the Schools Program. Schools receive free training for instructors, [...]