The Tussing Whale. Kids at Tussing Elementary in Ohio believe their whale is diving into the earth and hope it might swim to the sea.

Tussing Elementary students created this Humpback Whale sculpture from recycled junk with Ron and sculptor, Leo Sewell. They gave the little whale to Diane Shimizu's students in Lihue on the island of Kauai in Hawaii. Tussing Students hope that others will be inspired to create art from recycled junk and learn more about whales too.

Getting Wet is what it's all about when you invite Ron to your School! Kids will catch frogs, count fish, discover turtles, and find out how their small streams and ponds are connected to the distant seas.

Getting Involved is what it's all about when Ron encourages your young scientists to take accurate field notes and look closely at the world around them.

Primary Teachers at Wyandot Elementary with typical springtime attire. Workshops with Ron follow the path of the nearest stream to help teachers lead their students into study of water quality, water habitat, and much more.

Wyandot Elementary Students starting a Pond Project near their school. Bluegills, frogs, ducks, and other sea creatures live in the pond that is a headwater of Indian Run Creek, a stream that eventually flows to the Ohio, Mississippi, and the sea.

Wyandot Students with catfish from their pond, a headwater of streams that eventually flow to the sea and sea turtles...far from their school in Ohio.

Middle School students in Washougal, Washington discover fish life in abundance in a small stream near their school.

With net in hand, Ron and a Washougal Middle School student trap juvenile salmon in a small stream. The creek may not be large, but it is home to many coho salmon that will migrate downstream to the Columbia River and on to the Pacific Ocean. They will return in two or three years to complete their life cycle--with eager students awaiting the return of baby fish they got to know this spring.

Like kids in Ohio and Washougal, these students from Seabeck, Washington have learned a lot about water and fish life, especially salmon. Together with their parents and others, they helped save this valuable marsh. Today, it is a public park called Nick's Lagoon, named for one of the first students to work with Ron on this award winning project.

Nick's Lagoon is just one of many wetland projects Ron has helped become much more than a fun school activity. Teaching can connect kids to the real world of protecting our environment. It can be fun, educational, and always WET!