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![]() The Small Fry Club
The Small Fry Club is for kids ages 7 and under who love water and who want to learn how to protect it. Without water, people and animals would not be able to live, and without clean water we are in as much trouble! As a Small Fry, you will learn ways to protect the beaches you go to, the lakes you go fishing in, the water you drink, and the creatures that live in or near the rivers, streams, lakes or ocean near you. You will also learn special facts, and get to play games and activities that are created especially for Small Fry. If you would like to become an official Small Fry, you can Print Your Own Certificate And Official Membership Card Here. Carry your card with you and show others how they can become Planet Protectors like you! Just like a salmon fry grows up, you do too! So, if you are older than 7, you are no longer a Small Fry but you can be an official Water Wizard. Find out how to join the Water Wizards Club today! What is a fry?Salmon go through five life cycles from egg to adult, just like people grow from embryos into babies, then into kids, then teenagers, then parents, then grandparents. A fry is a young salmon in its third life stage, just beginning to explore the world on its own. The five life cycles of a salmon can be seen here:
What is water pollution?![]() Water pollution is anything in the stream, river, lake or ocean that harms the natural resources found in those environments. Most of the pollution found in water is man-made, and includes garbage - like plastic bags, fishing lines, pop cans, balloons, and candy wrappers. All of these types of things you can see, but other times the pollution is invisible, such as fertilizers from farms and lawns, chemicals from factories or from washing our cars. When these things get into the water, they cause pollution. Pollution makes it very hard or impossible for animals like salmon fry to live and breathe in the water. It may also contaminate our drinking water. Where does water pollution come from?Water pollution can come straight from human activities, like littering, or dumping chemicals and trash into the water, or it can be picked up through the water cycle. The water cycle accounts for each step by a drop of rain from the minute it falls to earth, until it is returned to the ocean. As the rain drop makes its way back to the ocean it comes into contact with many contaminants which it may carry back into streams and rivers all the way back to the ocean becoming part of the water pollution problem. Why should you help stop water pollution?Trash hurts animals.
Beach water may become polluted. Drinking water may become polluted. How can you help save water and keep it clean?Every effort to protect our drinking water, no matter how small, is very important. Together, individual actions can make a big difference to water quality and the environment as a whole. Here are some things you can do to keep our drinking water clean:
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Created: 2001-06-08 Updated: 2005-01-27 Reviewed: 2003-09-03 |