River Classroom – Little Taijiang cyclists patrol Chianan Canal

Members of Little Taijiang Reading Club (小台江讀書會), which upholds the spirit of caring for the Earth, has begun patrols of Chianan Canal (嘉南大圳). Under the full force of the northeast monsoon, on October 16, irrigation-channel teacher Wu Yi-hong (吳義弘) led kids on patrol from Haidian Elementary School, westwards towards Sihcao, where the canal opens out to the sea.

Along the way, in addition to recording river pollution and bird watching, the natural ecology of Sihcao was also introduced. On October 23, in the warmth of the sunshine, irrigation-channel teacher Zhu Xi-yang (朱溪揚) led the mariners on patrol from Haidian Elementary School, eastwards towards Tainan City Meat Market (台南市肉品市場) and the water treatment plant, where discharged water is cleaned before entering the Yanshui River (鹽水溪).

Why should cycle patrols be made of the river? The organizers hope that through this hands-on approach, children will get a real feel for the area, instead of viewing the area from behind the windscreen of a car with cool purified air blowing on them. Little Taijiang Reading Club was founded just beside the school at the Chianan Canal, with the hope that if students show concern for the rivers on their way home from school each day, the environment would become much cleaner.

River Classroom – Little Taijiang cyclists patrol Chianan Canal
URL:https://www.peopo.org/news/221711

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河流教室，小台江單車巡守嘉南大圳

小台江讀書會的成員們秉持愛護地球的精神，進行嘉南大圳河川巡守。10月16日，東北季風強勁，在吳義弘引水老師帶領之下，巡守海佃國小以西流域至四草出海口，一路上，除了記錄河川汙染，觀察鳥類，還介紹了四草的自然生態。10月23日，陽光溫煦，朱溪揚引水老師則帶領水手、引水人巡守海佃國小以東至台南市肉品市場旁鹽水溪安順排水水質淨化場。為什麼要騎單車巡守河川？主辦單位希望讓孩子們透過自己的鼻子，自己的皮膚親自去感受，而不是做在車子上呼吸著以淨化的空氣，吹著涼涼的冷氣，隔著玻璃看，像小台江讀書會就是從學校旁的嘉南大圳開始做起，在每天上放學的途中關心他，只要每一個人都關心一條河川，相信我們的環境就會變的潔淨。