Abstract In order to enhance the understanding and conservation of native fish in the West, we developed an educational program (Adopt-A-Trout) to introduce fisheries research to students in rural Montana schools. This innovative project provides data on fish migrations to schools in the Blackfoot watershed through teacher training, a website, and field trips. These data are from an ongoing study conducted by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MFWP) biologists at Milltown Dam in western Montana. As part of this research project, fluvial westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi) and bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) that migrated to Milltown Dam were captured and released upstream from the dam so they could complete their spawning migrations. Radio transmitters were implanted in many of the transferred fish to monitor their movements to upriver areas, and classes followed their migrations along with biologists. MFWP biologists recorded data weekly on the migrations on a website that students ...