A Suitcase Full of Eels
︎︎Thanks to Gareth Edge and the children of Trelewis Primary for sending in this illustrated eel poem.
My name is Gareth Edge; I am the
Project Officer with South East Wales Rivers Trust on a small river catchment
called Taf Bargoed. As part of my project we have an ‘Eels in the classroom’ programme, where twelve partner schools and
community hubs have a tank with glass eels to be looked after by children and
brought on into Elvers, to be released into local watercourses, aiming to boost
local populations of the European Eel. We are interested in the impact elvers
of a certain size can have on the population of invasive signal crayfish.
As part of my project working with the partner school at Trelewis Primary, I drew the illustration to inspire the children to create artwork and write poems to support the ‘Eel Suitcase’ project. The children then wrote the poem to accompany my illustration, so the piece attached is a collaboration between the pupils and myself.
Thanks again
Gareth.
Get in touch with Gareth:
Gareth.Edge@sewrt.org
Twitter: @TaffBargoed
Facebook: Taff Bargoed – A river for all
As part of my project working with the partner school at Trelewis Primary, I drew the illustration to inspire the children to create artwork and write poems to support the ‘Eel Suitcase’ project. The children then wrote the poem to accompany my illustration, so the piece attached is a collaboration between the pupils and myself.
Thanks again
Gareth.
Get in touch with Gareth:
Gareth.Edge@sewrt.org
Twitter: @TaffBargoed
Facebook: Taff Bargoed – A river for all