This is an epic poem by William Harger that is a comprehensive literary approach to the life cycle of salmonids. After reading the poem, students participate in 3 separate activities: They make a life cycle mobile, an accordion fish and fill in the life cycle needs chart to demonstrate their understanding of a salmonid's life cycle as presented in the epic poem.

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1. Cycles and changes happen over time, some take place over short periods and others occur over an extremely long period of time.

2. Salmonid fry are very vulnerable to flow rates, predators and pollutants and require a very specific habitat for their survival..