Cows and Fish - Youth Education

Cows, Fish, Cattledogs and Kids! Game Show and Board Game

The Cows, Fish Cattledogs and Kids! game show and board game are creating a ruckus in the riparian area! This information sheet contains all the information you will need to familiarize yourself with Cows, Fish, Cattledogs and Kids! Find out how the game works, who can play, and how to get Cows, Fish, Cattledogs and Kids!

Cattledogs, Cattledogs on the Mooove... Coming Soon
New Cows, Fish, Cattledogs and Kids! Factsheet

Cattledogs and cows aren't the only things mooooving and shaking in riparian areas. In 2005, look for a new Cows and Fish youth education tool to hit pastures, classrooms, and the hands of resource extension folks throughout Alberta.

Riparian areas are one of the most ecologically diverse and productive landscapes in the world. Healthy riparian areas are crucial for sustaining fish and wildlife populations, maintaining functioning watersheds and providing good water quality and supply. Cows and Fish works with audiences of all ages to increase their understanding of these valuable, yet vulnerable, pieces of the landscape.

One of the youth education components of Cows and Fish is the Cows, Fish, Cattledogs and Kids! game show and board game. Annually, the game is delivered to approximately 500 children in grades 2 to 6, throughout Alberta by Cows and Fish staff. The game is typically delivered to school classes, youth groups, and at agricultural trade shows or other youth environmental or agricultural themed events.

Cows, Fish, Cattledogs & Kids! game show and board game educates children (Grades 2 to 6) on the importance of healthy riparian areas, the green zones of water-loving vegetation next to streams, rivers, lakes and wetlands. The game focuses on the links between healthy riparian areas and healthy and productive fish, wildlife, vegetation, water, cattle and the landscape or environment as a whole. Participants are divided into two teams and moooove their cow game pieces along the riparian zone after correctly answering a question posed by the game host (Alex or Alexis Troutbeck) in one of the following categories: vegetation, fish, wildlife, water, mother nature and cattle.

A new project in 2004/2005, funded in part by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, will include the development of a youth oriented riparian activity and general awareness fact sheet based on and to compliment the Cows, Fish, Cattledogs and Kids! game show and board game. The 4-page fact sheet will include basic awareness on riparian areas and their linkages with fish, wildlife, water, livestock, and vegetation. Activities, such as puzzles and games, a poster and "fast facts" on riparian areas will be included. Watch for this new riparian youth education tool to become available in March 2005.