Eels in the Classroom
Eels in the Classroom (EIC) is an experimental, small-scale environmental education opportunity provided by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission. Headed by fisheries biologist Aaron Henning, the program provides juvenile American eels to educators to raise in their classrooms and ultimately release back into the Susquehanna River. The EIC project partners with other natural resource agencies and the operators of Conowingo Dam who have been collectively working to bring eels back to their native waters. Students learn about the value and importance of migratory fish through the ecosystem functions they perform.
Prior Participants
In 2018, the first EIC program included two participants: Lewisburg Area High School and the Bradford County Conservation District. In 2019, the program grew by word of mouth to now include the following participants:
School District/Organization | Years |
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Abington Heights School District | 2019, 2021. 2022 |
Bloomsburg Christian School | 2021, 2022 |
Bradford County Conservation District | 2019 |
Conestoga Valley High School | 2021, 2022 |
Cumberland Valley Eagle View Middle School | 2022 |
Danville High School | 2022 |
East Juniata High School | 2022 |
East Pennsboro High School | 2019, 2021 |
Harrisburg Academy | 2022 |
Hempfield School District | 2022 |
Juniata County Conservation District | 2021 |
Juniata County Elementary School | 2022 |
Juniata County High School | 2021, 2022 |
Lampeter Strasburg High School | 2022 |
Lewisburg Area High School | 2019, 2021, 2022 |
Loyalsock Township Senior High School | 2019 |
Manheim Central Doe Run Elementary | 2021, 2022 |
Manheim Central Middle Schoo | 2021, 2022 |
Mifflin County Jr. High School | 2019, 2022 |
Millville High School | 2022 |
Milton Area Senior High School | 2019, 2021 |
Milton Hershey High School | 2022 |
North Central Secure Treatment Unit | 2022 |
Northeast Bradford Jr/Sr Highschool | 2022 |
Palmyra Area Middle School | 2022 |
Red Lion Junior High School | 2022 |
Valley View School District | 2019 |
Wellsboro Area High School | 2021 |
York Suburban High School | 2022 |

