Students give Kid’s Creek Pond restroom an artistic makeover Published
Caryll McConnell - IDFG
Windy Schoby - IDFG
SALMON, Idaho (KIFI) - Students from Lemhi’s After School Promise recently used their creative talents to paint vibrant fish inside the Kid’s Creek Pond restroom, transforming the plain walls into colorful works of art.
“This is something the kids and the community can be proud of, said Caryll McConnell, an Idaho Fish and Game employee who coordinated the renovation with Sheri Miller and Barb Fisher from Lemhi’s After School Promise.
McConnell, a self-described “hobby artist” who majored in art in college, also works seasonally for Fish and Game to maintain boating and fishing access sites in the Salmon-Challis area. She and others thought combining art with community involvement as a creative approach to reduce vandalism, maintain cleanliness and instill community pride in these sites.
Jack Chinook Salmon stocked in Kid’s Creek Pond
Employees from Idaho Fish and Game’s Sawtooth Hatchery released 75 Jack Chinook Salmon in Kid’s Creek Pond in Salmon on Friday, July 2.
“This will make for some great fishing, as jacks are very feisty and make excellent table fare,” said Greg Schoby, Fish and Game Fisheries Manager.
Jack Chinook Salmon are less than 24 inches in length, and are considered in the trout bag limit when stocked in ponds. The trout daily bag limit is six (6), all species combined.
Kid’s Creek Pond is also known for good trout fishing, and has a fishing dock, restrooms, and pavilion with picnic tables.
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Students give Kidâs Creek Pond restroom an artistic makeover
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SALMON Over 28 Lemhiâs After School Promise students recently used their creative talents to paint vibrant fish inside the Kidâs Creek Pond restroom, transforming the plain walls into colorful works of art.
âThis is something the kids and the community can be proud of,” said Caryll McConnell, an Idaho Fish and Game employee who coordinated the renovation with Sheri Miller and Barb Fisher from Lemhiâs After School Promise.
McConnell, a self-described âhobby artistâ who majored in art in college, also works seasonally for Fish and Game to maintain boating and fishing access sites in the Salmon-Challis area. She and others thought combining art with community involvement as a creative approach to reduce vandalism, maintain cleanliness and instill community pride in these sites. And so far, itâs w