PARIS — The Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District is now accepting orders for the delivery of rainbow, brown or brook trout to private ponds.

A special price is being offered on 5- to 6-inch brook trout this year. This size is ideal for those stocking their pond for the first time or those who don’t have any large trout in their pond. All trout orders must be received by Sunday, May 15. The fish will be delivered directly to the ponds by Pierce Associates/Shy Beaver Hatchery of West Buxton. A permit to stock is required by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and may be obtained by going to the department’s website, or by calling or stopping in at the Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District office.

On Saturday, April 30, there will be a Farm Pond Construction and Trout Stocking workshop in Cummings Hall of First Baptist Church of Paris, 500 Paris Hill Road. Beginning at 9 a.m., Candace Gilpatric, agricultural engineer at Natural Resource Conservation Service, and Sonny Pierce of Shy Beaver Hatchery will lead a workshop on farm pond construction and stocking private ponds with trout. Both workshops will include time for individual questions and answers. The morning workshop will end at 11:30 a.m. and be followed by lunch and a field trip to a local farm pond for a “walk and talk.”

Check-in for the day is from 8:30 to 9 a.m. Snacks and lunch will be served. There is a fee of $20 for the day and preregistration is required by Tuesday, April 26.

FMI, register: 207-743-5789, ext. 111, [email protected].