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Take U.S. Hwy. 2 to Leavenworth, Wash. At the west end of town, by the Union 76 station, take Icicle Road for two miles. Turn left onto East Leavenworth Road to the entrance on the right.
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The Salmon Festival Shuttle will run from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The shuttle will stop at the town park in front of the gazebo and will bring you right to the front entrance to the festival. Make it easy for yourself and ride the FREE shuttle to the festival!
Pet policy at Salmon Festival For the safety, health and enjoyment of all Salmon Festival visitors, please leave your pets at home. If you need a place to keep your pet while you enjoy the festival please contact Leavenworth Pet Lodge for
accommodations at 509.548.4719 or at www.Leavenworthpetlodge.com. Service dogs are allowed into the festival. Thank you and we certainly appreciate your cooperation.
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Restrooms Festival Entry, First Aid Volunteer Check-In Discovery Hunt Gyotaku - Fish Printing Festival Sales Booth Sidewalk Chalk Art Costume Parade Area Salmon Storytelling Tent Creativity Corner Art Tent Sardis Raptor Center/Birds of Prey Exhibit Discovery Garden Recycling Station Exhibit Area Rolling Rivers Make Tracks Inspirations from Nature Art Main Stage Food Court Trout Viewing Arts & Crafts Booths Kayak, Snowshoe & Archery Demos Outdoor Recreation Exhibits/Stage King Sized Aquarium Fish Tagging Trailer Pedal Go-Karts Salmon Viewing Migration Golf Salmon Maze Native American Village Nature Trail
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P.O. Box 39, 215 14th Street, Leavenworth, WA 98826 509-548-5286 • www.leavenworthecho.com Publisher: Bill Forhan Ad Manager: Carol Forhan Editor: Ian Dunn Art & Production: Annette Shacklett Ad Representatives: Lindsay Timmermans and Carol Forhan Writers and photographers: Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, U.S. Forest Service, The Leavenworth Echo staff Cover Design: Based on the 2010 poster by Candice Dillhoff, which includes drawing by Grace Rodriguez Š2010 The Leavenworth Echo
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Salmon Fest Activities and Entertainment Schedule Saturday - September 18 On the Main Stage 11 a.m. - Dana Lyons - Singer/ songwriter with environmental theme 11:45 a.m. - Gene Tagaban - Native American storyteller and musician 12:30 p.m. - Special announcements 2 p.m. - Cody Beebe and the Crooks – High energy rock n’ roll 3 p.m. - Reptile Man, Scott Petersen – Live reptile presentation On the Hatchery Grounds (check at activity site for schedule) Giant Salmon Tent: Storytelling by Gloria Roberson and Tracy Faulkner Outdoor Recreation exhibits and demos Watch Chalk Art being created by local artists on the sidewalk in front of main hatchery building Animal Costume Parade Sardis Raptor Center Presentations and Display At the Tribal Village Ongoing – Drumming, dancing, singing and exhibits 1 – 3 p.m. - Cape Fox Dancers, Native Tlingit dance troupe and Gene Tagaban, Native American storyteller and musician
Sunday - September 19 On the Main Stage 11:45 a.m. - Gene Tagaban - Native American storyteller and musician 1 p.m. - Dana Lyons - Singer/songwriter with environmental theme 2 p.m. - Announcements, Auction winner, Volunteer of the year 2:30 p.m. - Reptile Man, Scott Petersen - Live reptile presentation On the Hatchery Grounds (check at activity site for schedule) Giant Salmon Tent: Storytelling by Gloria Roberson and Tracy Faulkner Outdoor Recreation exhibits and presentations Animal Costume Parade Sardis Raptor Center Presentations and Exhibit At the Tribal Village Ongoing – Drumming, dancing, singing and exhibits (check for scheduled times) 1 – 3 p.m. - Cape Fox Dancers, Native Tlingit dance troupe and Gene Tagaban, Native American storyteller and musician
Saturday and Sunday Activities Gyotaku: Capture your Salmon Festival experience in the same manner that Japanese fishermen once recorded their daily catch, by making a fish rubbing (gyo=fish, taku=rubbing). After the fish is painted, paper is carefully pressed over it for a colorful, lasting print. Sponsored by Chelan PUD Migration “mini” golf: Play a round of miniature golf while learning about the migration of salmon – it’s not so easy! Sponsored by Wilbur Ellis Native American Village: In this village, you will have the opportunity to observe the First Peoples’ lifestyle in action, including bead work, basket making, the preparation of salmon using traditional methods of baking and drying and drumming and dancing. Sponsored by Chelan PUD and Bonneville Power Administration Salmon Storytelling Tent: In this colorful 30-foot long nylon inflatable salmon tent, hear Native American legends conveying the importance of salmon, wildlife, and rivers to their culture from a creative and imaginative storyteller. Sponsored by U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Salmon Maze: In this 40 by 40 foot barrier-free maze, experience the many challenges of aquatic life and migration when you discover yourself as salmon, hatching and struggling to survive. Meet predators along the way as you go through the salmon’s amazing life cycle. An activity sheet is given to each participant to complete. Sponsored by Bio - Oregon What’s Hatching? Take a guided hatchery tour by a hatchery employee and learn about the salmon’s life cycle, see live salmon eggs, discover how fish are aged, and watch the yearling salmon eat lunch. Eye to Eye with Our Local Fish: Gaze through the crystal clear waters of this large aquarium and see freshwater fish up close. Learn more about our local fish species with a “user friendly” identification process. Spon-
Spawnsors make it happen! The Salmon Festival organizers would like to thank our spawnsors, community contributors, volunteers and all those that have given of their time to support us. Without their contributions, this event would not
be possible. As we celebrate our 20th anniversary, we would also like thank our spawnsors and contributors throughout the years that have made the festival a favorite in the Upper Wenatchee Valley!
sored by Chelan PUD Discovery Garden: Students from the Cascade Discovery Program (alternative high school located on fish hatchery grounds) demonstrate horticultural practices in their beautiful garden. Exhibits: Many agencies and organizations in our community share information through “hands on” interactive activities. The MidColumbia Fish Resource Office, Wenatchee Fly Fishers Association, Audubon Society, to name a few that will be joining us for this salmon celebration. Discovery Hunt: Kids can participate in a discovery hunt to test their knowledge of our natural resources. Answer questions, collect 10 stamps and win a prize! Sponsored by Costco Creativity Corner Art Tent: Express yourself by creating your own salmon art with glue, paints, glitter and a lot more! Professional artists will help you find your creative side! Sponsored by Big R Stores
ing and more. Get your questions Costume Parade: Everyone is answered about where to go, invited to dress in colorful coswhat to do and how to find it in tumes of birds, insects, wolves, the Cascades! and other creatures and “fly, hop, crawl, swim or walk” in a short Chalk Art: Watch art come alive on the sidewalk with colorful chalk! parade down Chinook Avenue. Local artists donate their time to Salmon Run (Sunday only): Parcreate nature related pictures. ticipate in our popular adult 10K You can see it happen live on run, or 5-kilometer walk, or kids Saturday morning. can try the small fry race. All races take place in the beautiful Icicle Inspirations from Nature: Regional artists exhibit their work and Creek watershed. Sign up time 8 offer hands on art projects and a.m. at the hatchery. Sponsored workshops. Join them for some by Mt. Stuart Physical Therapy creative exploration and feel free Make Tracks: Create your own to ask the artist about their own plaster tracks. Learn about the inspirations from nature! animals and their distinctive foot Rolling Rivers: Find out what a prints. watershed is. Set up your own Outdoor Recreation watershed and then watch the Exhibits and Demos water turn on and race through the “features” you have made. Connecting People to Nature! Hands-on learning experience Join us at the outdoor recreation for all ages. exhibit area. Find everything you need to get started on a journey Don’t miss the great food court, and arts and crafts booths. discovering the great outdoors. Presentations on kayaking, fly See www.salmonfest.org for activities and entertainment that are fishing, pedal carts, bicycling, added late. hunting, snowshoeing, rod build-
Directors welcome festival goers We invite you to join us for the 20th anniversary of the Wenatchee River Salmon Festival, Sept. 18 and 19 in Leavenworth, Wash. Our focus is connecting people with nature. The festival has attracted thousands of people of all ages and cultures since 1991, for a unique annual outdoor celebration highlighting the return of the salmon to our Pacific Northwest rivers. The surrounding forest and rivers are part of our lives and held close to our hearts and provide shelter and sustenance for birds, fish, countless animals, flowers, trees, and all of our Columbia River communities. We depend on these same waters to provide electricity, Corky Broaddus and Betsy McIndoe. irrigation for crops, livelihoods for fishermen, and a place for families to play, picnic, camp and hike. and artistic significance of salmon to all people. Need some ideas for getting your kids outIt’s the successful blend of people and partners, natural resources, science and education, an doors? Bring them to Salmon Fest and we’ll abundance of recreational fun for all that has get you started on some new adventures they built the Salmon Fest into the outdoor education will never forget! The two of us thank you, our Wenatchee Valley communities and schools, model it is. Our theme this year is “Fins, Feathers, and sponsors, volunteers and festival staff, for an Family Fun.” A new and exciting menu of hands- outstanding 20-year run! Join us as we head into a new decade of more on activities and “edu-tainment” gives visitors a special opportunity to discover and appreciate Salmon Fest fun! Corky Broaddus, Executive Director and Betsy the complexities of the natural world surrounds McIndoe, Festival Director them, and the opportunity to share the cultural
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Salmon Run is not just for runners
Did you know a female spring Chinook salmon carries more than 4,000 eggs?
As fall begins to roll in and salmon start coming upstream, it is time to revel in our beautiful surroundings. A perfect way to celebrate our watershed and contribute to its environmental health, as well as your own, is to participate in the 8th annual Salmon Run/Walk. This is a fun family oriented activity geared for all levels of exercise enthusiasts. The Salmon Run is a cooperative effort hosted by Mt. Stuart Physical Therapy, Balance Point Health and Fitness, U.S. Forest Service, and the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery. Held Sunday, Sept. 19, registration is from 8 to 8:45 a.m., with races beginning at 9:30 a.m. For kids, the Salmon Run features a Small Fry Obstacle Race for kids 5 and under, led
by Frannie and Frankie Fish, and Sammy Salmon. The “small fry” can experience some of the barriers salmon face while running, climbing, and crawling with their fellow fry through the course. The next age group is the “Smolts,” a 1-kilometer race for ages 6 to 13 on pavement, over obstacles and through the fish hatchery. For adults, a 5-kilometer run/ walk is offered through the hatchery grounds, on trails
or pavement, that wind along the hatchery grounds, onto Icicle Road, and then back at the hatchery. After the race, a prize drawing takes place following the awards ceremony. Many local businesses contribute to this drawing. The Salmon Run is more than just a run. It is a community effort of many upper valley agencies and businesses. The aim is to provide a good, healthy, and fun atmosphere for all ages.
Profits from the race are donated back help support year-round outdoor education activities for the festival. What a great way to kick off the last day of the Salmon Festival! For information on the races call Mt. Stuart Physical Therapy at 509-548-3133, or e-mail Claudia at Claudia@MtStuartPT.com Come and join in on the fun, you still have time to train for the event!
Smiles and giggles all around at the Salmon Festival. There will be plenty of recreational opportunities for all. In fact, this year there are more recreation exhibits than ever before at the festival.
Recreation opportunities abound Outdoor recreation is an increasingly important activity for kids and their families. Getting connected with nature and the outdoors is a priority of the Salmon Festival and its partners
and spawnsors. The 20th anniversary of Salmon Festival will see the largest representation of outdoor recreation exhibits in the festival’s history. There will be more for families
to see and do than ever before. Kids will be able to participate in activities such as casting a fly, ride a pedal cart, shoot a bow and arrow, learn about local wildlife, learn personal safety, and much, much more. The exhibits in the outdoor recreation area will provide a sampling of the kind of fun that can be had by participating in outdoor activities. You won’t want to miss the fun hands-on activities at this year’s festival. Please check the outdoor recreation site (or activity site) for scheduled presentation times. See other pages in this publication or www.salmonfest.org activity information.
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Local artist, Lori Aylesworth, made a special salmon image, using oil pastels, that will be auctioned at Salmon Fest. Proceeds will benefit the festival. Prints of the image will be available for sale, with procceds also going to the festival.
Inspirations from Nature features local and regional artists using several different mediums, including chalk art, like Steve Platt’s pictured here. The interactive exhibit allows visitors a chance to meet and talk with the artists.
Students make posters, receive scholarships 2010 Poster Winner
One of the unique aspects of the festival is utilizing creativity, art, and community involvement, and this is applicable for kids as well. Since its beginning, the Wenatchee River Salmon Festival has held a poster contest, open to all north central Washington third grade students. Posters are judged on the basis of creativity, artwork, slogan and theme. This year the grand prize winner of the 2010 Wenatchee River Salmon Festival Poster Contest is Grace Rodriguez, a student from Beaver Valley School in Plain, Wash. Rodriguez created the winning poster (featured on the cover of this publication), selected from 839 posters from 25 North Central Washington schools. The posters focused on this year’s theme “Fins, Feathers & Family Fun.” Rodriguez’s poster is a major part of the “O-FISH-al” festival promotional announcements for the 20th Wenatchee River Salmon Festival, distributed throughout the region.
Congratulations also go to the 2010 Runners-Up: Rebecca Whitehall from John Newberry Elementary, Wenatchee and Joseph Long of Upper Valley Christian School, Leavenworth. All winners receive specially printed T-shirts featuring their artwork, and their teachers receive certificates for art supplies, courtesy of McDee’s Art Center.
2010 Scholarship Winner The festival believes in supporting education, especially for those who are continuing their studies in natural resources. The Nancy Duree Natural Resource Scholarship is a $1500 scholarship offered annually to a North Central Washington graduating high school senior, who is continuing their education in a natural resource field. The scholarship is named in honor of Nancy Duree; one of the founding Salmon Fest Core Team members who believed strongly in helping local youth understand and develop natural resource man-
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agement skills. This year’s recipient is Kodi Jones. Jones is a graduating senior from Cle Elum/Roslyn High School in Cle Elum, Wash. She will enter Washington State University this fall with a major in wildlife biology. Festival Director Betsy McIndoe said, “We are proud to honor Kodi with this scholarship and wish her the best of success.” Many highly qualified applicants applied for the scholarship, “Kodi was selected because of her academic record, personal essay, community service, recommendations and strong leadership abilities,” said McIndoe.
Now in its fourth year, Inspirations from Nature will feature four regional artists demonstrating their art forms and offering activities for festival visitors. The artists will explore art in the context of our natural environment and show how they are inspired by it. This interactive exhibit will give visitors the chance to meet and talk with artists, and will offer children the opportunity to make their own art to take home. Heather Murphy will be presenting mini-workshops on nature journaling, Candice Dillhoff and Teri Zimmerman will offer creative activities, and Lori Aylesworth will demonstrate original oil painting and pastels, with works in progress. All artists will have examples of their artwork on display.
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Piestrup Bros. design T-shirts This year’s T-shirt design was specially created by local artist Spencer Piestrup for the 20th anniversary of the festival. Having grown up in Leavenworth, Spencer certainly knows what the festival is about. “This is my first year designing the artwork to be used by Salmon Festival for their T-shirts. I started out as a grade school child submitting my artwork in competition for the Salmon Festival poster design. And now this year I produced the original artwork for the festival shirts. It is a great source of community honor and pride to be able to participate in Salmon Festival.” Piestrup combined different aspects of the festival into one dynamic graphic. The T-shirts promise to be a big seller and collectors’ item. Spencer, and his brother Phel-
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an, will have the T-shirts available in a variety of colors, short and long sleeve, adult and kid sizes. A visit to Salmon Fest is not complete without buying a festival T-shirt to remind you of the wonderful time you had here. This year is super special… it’s the 20th anniversary of the festival! Get double for your money— not only are you getting a cool shirt, but your purchase helps students within our communities. Proceeds from the sale of Salmon Fest T-shirts go toward scholarships for students in North Central Washington communities, as do contributions from our Booster Club. Enjoy this original 20th year design! Short-sleeve Ts are $15 and long-sleeved T’s are $18
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Native American Village adds Tule Mat Longhouse A Tule Mat Longhouse is the new prominent feature of the Native American Village during this year’s 20th anniversary celebration of Wenatchee River Salmon Festival. A longhouse, typically made with Tule (bulrush) mats for the walls, was the preferred housing structure for the Native Columbia River people. This summer, WSU 4-H EcoStewardship Program youth worked with tribal partners and staff from U.S. Fish & Wildlife and The U.S. Forest Service collecting and preparing lodgepole pine to create the framework for the structure. The program
will continue with tribal elders teaching the youth firsthand, how to harvest and prepare the native Tule reeds for weaving into mats. These mats will become a permanent part of the longhouse exhibit. This year’s Tule mats are on loan from the Wanapum and other Columbia River peoples
Photo submitted by 4-H Eco Stewardship
It was a collective effort to build the Tule Mat Longhouse this summer, as youth from the tribe, and WSU 4-H Eco-Stewardship program worked together to put together the structure.
Frank, Frances, and Sammy Salmon have been hugged by 100,000 kids since the festival began.
and will be replaced with the mats created by participants in the Eco-Stewardship Program. The longhouse has been designed to allow for easy transportation to other locations for various educational and cultural programs throughout North Central Washington. Chelan County PUD is a co-collaborator with WSU, with the hatchery providing assistance with interpretive and educational content. The WSU Chelan County Extension 4-H Eco-Stewardship Program, in collaboration with the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery, received funding from the 2010 Pacific Region Fisheries Program to create the Tule Mat Longhouse. This is the first phase of a three year proposal expanding the Native American Village exhibit. From: Oregon Indians: Culture, History and Current Affairs, 1983, Oregon Historical Society Press. The longhouse, typically made with Tule (bulrush) mats in the Columbia Plateau area, was the preferred housing structure of the Cayuse and nearby tribes. Interlocking poles of lodgepole pine formed a strong frame for the house. Two poles, stretched horizontally across the top, formed a ridgeline for the lodge and added further stability. The next step was to cover the entire structure with Tule mats. The lodges were warm in the winter and cool in the summer. In wet weather, Tules swelled with moisture not allowing rain to leak through. In dry warm weather, the Tules shrank allowing air to move through structure, cooling it. Dirt piled along the bottom gave more insulation. Several families lived in one longhouse, so there were entrances all along the sides. Each family had an area in the longhouse; typically their fireplaces were set eight to ten feet apart.
Photo submitted by 4-H Eco Stewardship
This past summer, the WSU 4-H Eco-Stewardship program worked with tribe members, and staff from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife and Forest Service to collect a prepare the lodgepole pine to construct the Tule Mat Longhouse.
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Wide variety of entertainment at Salmon Festival Gene Tagaban
dance and movement, and with impressive masks and regalia. Gene Tagaban is an accomTagaban’s programs emphaplished and gifted storyteller, size the lessons one gains and actor, dancer, musician, trainer how one learns to be a better and speaker. Gene brings his person through stories. Stories tales to life with the use of tradi- are more than entertainment, tional flutes, drums and rattles, they teach. Tagaban says, “The
spirits of our ancestors, who have much to teach, live in stories as well as in songs and dances. These lessons involve the role of humans in the natural world and the importance of family and lineage in one’s own identity.”
Sardis Raptor Center
the Northwest and specializes in rehabilitation of endangered or threatened species, including eagles, while continuing to provide emergency trauma care for all other species of raptors. A continuing primary goal of Sardis is to release fully rehabilitated animals back into the wild.
owls, hawks, falcons and eagles, some of which are trained to the glove for “Hunters of the Sky.” This is a rare opportunity to All birds are residents of Sardis see a variety of some of our most Raptor Center and have injuries fascinating birds, up close, while that prevent their return to the learning about their habitats wild. and roles in the environment. A Sardis Raptor Center is the variety of live birds, including largest birds of prey center in
Scott Petersen, The Reptile Man Photo from Pictoscribe bEYoNDthEWebYea at Flickr.com
Grammy Award winner, Gene Tagaban, dances at Salmon Fest.
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One of Salmon Fest’s favorite performers is back! Scott Petersen, zoologist and educator, will present his cast of live reptiles and teach his audiences about the importance of all animals in the balance of nature. Scott has performed for over 800 schools in the Northwest and has appeared on Disney’s nationally televised “Bill Nye, The Science Guy”, Channel 5 “Evening Magazine”, KOMO TV, “Northwest Afternoon” and “Town Meeting”, Q13 Kids Club, and was featured in Ranger Rick Magazine. This is an exciting, interactive and educational show.
Scott Petersen holds a reptile
Cape Fox Dancers
drum, chant and dance. PerformCape Fox Dancers are mem- ing traditional dances such as bers of the Tlingit Indian tribes. the Dance of the Killer Whale and Sixty members strong, they the Welcoming of the Chiefs. The Cape Fox Dancers wear colorful
fringed blankets, white fur caps with ermine (a small weasel) tails, and wooden masks of ravens, eagles, bears, and wolves.
Cody Beebe and the Crooks
began his singer/songwriter career in 2004 when his song “Remember My Name” received honorable mention in the VH1 Save the Music Foundation songwriting contest. Also, Beebe won first prize in the 2005 Washington State University Acoustic Battle of the Bands. In 2007, his songs were featured on the syndicated Fox television show, Jackson Horn. He has released two solo albums, Verbs (2006) and Much of Anything EP (2008). “Perfect for tapping toes and getting a dance on,” writes Chris Senn on Melophobe.com Band members are Cody Beebe - vocals, acoustic guitar, Joe Catron - djembe, percussion, Greg Floyd - guitar, Chris Green - drums, Eric Miller- bass guitar, Aaron Myers - piano, keys, and Tyler Paxton - harmonica, banjo.
guitar style and the diverse musical experience of a strikingly creative and cultured band. Cody Cody Beebe and the Crooks are Beebe and the Crooks blend rock, a 7-piece, progressive Americana blues, and country with an artisband from Seattle. Formed in tic integrity that is intriguing and 2009, the group combines Beebe’s unforgettable. aggressively percussive acoustic Cody Beebe of Selah, Wash.
Cody Beebe and the Crooks
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Pete Peterson named Volunteer of the Year Wenatchee River Salmon Festival has awarded the 2010 Mary Ware Memorial Volunteer of the Year Award to Pete Peterson of Wenatchee, Washington. Festival executive director, Corky Broaddus said, “We are pleased to announce Pete Peterson, as our 2010 Volunteer of the Year. Pete has been involved with the festival for almost two decades, and without people like him, Salmon Fest would not be what it is today.” The Mary Ware Memorial Volunteer of the Year Award is
a special volunteer recognition named for Mary Ware, one of the festival’s most dedicated and special volunteers, who passed away in 2007. Broaddus said, “One way we can say ‘Thank You’ is by honoring those special people who make a difference.” Peterson was nominated because of the many, various ways he has helped the festival—from helping create and build the native plant display and pond at the front entrance, demonstrating how to create metal
art to hundreds of students and guests, staffing and updating the First Aid Unit, to wearing a fish costume for hours on end. Broaddus added, “Pete’s an all-around ‘nice guy’ who just quietly completes the million and one details that need to be done.” Over 400 people a year volunteer to help the Wenatchee River Salmon Festival come to life. Salmon Festival has an annual attendance of around 10,000 people.
Festival announces GoPAW! That’s great you say, but what, is a GoPAW? The Go Play Outside Alliance of Washington (GoPAW) is an energetic group of people who share a common goal of reconnecting youth and families with outdoor recreation and Washington’s hunting and fishing heritage. What this means to Salmon Fest, is the addition a new partnership and some new wonderful outdoor activities that you can experience at the festival. GoPAW hosts events that encourage kids and families to enjoy hands-on outdoor recreation experiences. Member organizations come together to provide youth and adults with opportunities that communicate the relevance of fish and wildlife, habitat management, and conservation in a fun way. GoPAW teaches outdoor skills, stewardship, and ethical outdoor
behavior. This year, GoPAW is delighted to take part in the Wenatchee River Salmon Festival and will present three new activities that are fun for all ages. This is a small preview of the new partnership coming to the 2011 festival, when GoPAW will host a full Adventure Expo that is expected to draw thousands of participants from throughout Washington. In partnership with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) since 2005
supported by grants from the Weatherby Foundation and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, GoPAW has sponsored Youth Outdoor Adventure Expos for school children in Yakima, Longview, Tri-Cities, and Lacey. In 2010, GoPAW contracted with WDFW to co-ordinate the statewide Kids Fish-In program. GoPAW is a ten-year-old, federally-recognized, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization made up of representatives of local and statewide outdoor recreation groups, educators, interested individuals and families, and liaisons from the USFWS and WDFW. GoPAW is funded by Photo by icicleriverphotography.com submitted by Salmon Fest voluntary dues, grants, and Peterson puts the finishing touches on metalwork that he made donations made by individuals for a nature-inspired entry gate when they purchase their hunting and fishing licenses. For information about membership, activities or becoming involved, visit their Web site at www.GoPAW.org.
New giant aquarium installed Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Forest Service and a partnership with the Friends of Northwest Hatcheries, there is a new giant aquarium at the festival. Salmon Fest used to have a large aquarium, but it was privately owned and is not available anymore. The grant provided the means for the festival to obtain its own, portable teaching aquarium. The kingsized aquarium is custom built by Koffler Boats Inc., Eugene, Ore., is 33 feet long, has a depth of 54 inches and holds 2,050 gallons of water. Come and look eye-to-eye with native fish species and learn how to identify fish, also learn about
their habitat, water quality requirements and more. A biologist will be on hand to answer questions and offer more in-depth information on our aquatic friends
and resources. Take a break, have a seat and get a glimpse of what lives in the depths of the lakes and rivers of our watersheds.
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Dana Lyons comes to Salmon Fest
Singer-songwriter Dana Lyons is appearing at the Salmon Festival this year. He is well known for his spirited performances and catchy tunes. Find out more about him at www.cowswithguns.com.
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20 ideas for having fun… 1. Do “The Tour”, the Hatchery Tour that is. With over 170 acres, this is one of the largest hatcheries in the world. You’ll help feed the fingerlings, learn how fish “tell” their age and discover the incredible journey these fish undergo. 2. Stroll along the “chalk walk” and watch the beautiful and original Chalk Art being created by local artists before your very eyes. 3. Ready, set, swim (actually it’s a run)! Do the Salmon Fun Run, there’s an adult 10-kilometer run, or 5-kilometer walk. Kids enjoy the small fry race. All races take place in the beautiful Icicle Creek watershed. 4. Yummy!…don’t miss the delicious assortment of food available from Salmon Fest’s Food Court. From Kettle Korn to Salmon dinners, it’s all “yum” from here. 5. Be inspired. Gene Tagaban, an accomplished storyteller, dancer, musician and speaker. His beautiful masks and native regalia both awes and teaches us lessons about our role in nature. 6. Love the out-of-doors? Come see the latest in outdoor recreation activities and equipment. Presentations will be held throughout the weekend, from bicycles to kayaks and climbing. 7. Get up close and eye-to-
eye with the locals, fish that is….check out the 2,100 gallon Aquarium, stocked with native fish. You’ll learn how to identify the different fish and what their habitat is like. 8. Celebrate this 20th festival event with an original special watercolor print by local artist Lori Aylesworth. The artwork was created especially for the festival and is a collector’s item, done in beautiful pastel colors. 9. Tap your feet and laugh and sing as Cody Beebe and the Crooks take the main stage. The 7-member Crooks can be described as country, funky, bluesy and Americana, but perhaps mostly as roots rock! 10. Listen to world entertainer, Dana Lyons. The singer/ songwriter is best known for his dynamic performances and outrageous hit songs: “Cows with Guns,” “RV”, and “Ride the Lawn.” A global radio and webhit star! 11. He’s Baaaaccck! Scott Petersen, Reptile Man is a first class act with his cast of live reptiles. Scott has been featured with Bill Nye, The Science Guy; Channel 5 “Evening Magazine”; KOMO TV; “Northwest Afternoon” and was featured in Ranger Rick Magazine. 12. Enter the 30-foot inflated Salmon Tent and let the story tellers whisk you away into the world of Native American
legends about Coyote and other forest friends. 13. Are you a wise-old owl? Meet live, special, winged creatures from Sardis Raptor Center and learn how the “Hunters of the Sky” survive. 14. Go shopping! There are all sorts of wonderful nature inspired Arts and Crafts to choose from, and this year there’s a special piece of original art to be had. 15. You don’t want to miss getting the 20th festival T-shirt and other festival items that will be on sale. 16. Visit the Native American Village. Follow the smell of delicious salmon, cooked the traditional way and listen for the drums and songs to lead you to this village located in a sacred spot next to the river. The Cape Fox Dancers return as special guests this year—don’t miss their unique and special dances. 17. Here’s a Salmon Festival classic! Get your brush and paint a fish. That’s right, learn the ancient Japanese art of Gyotaku and make your own fish print to take home that’s suitable for framing. 18. Fore! Try for a hole-in-one by playing Migration Golf. All ages enjoy navigating this unique course set around the hazards that salmon face. 19. Be amazed…that’s right, navigate the a-maze-ing Salmon Maze. A specially designed barrier-free maze that challenges you to outsmart predators and perils as you learn about salmon migration. 20. Do a “high five” salmon style with our mascots Frank and Frannie. They love to give hugs and they’re the biggest walking salmon you’ll ever see! Big and little kids love these guys. This is just a small sample of the many fun things to see or do at Salmon Fest.
Salmon returning to the Wenatchee River travel 500-miles and over seven dams from the Pacific Ocean to get to their place of birth.
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New abatement pond now under construction By Chelsea Gorrow Staff writer
ment pond at the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery. “The pond will give us more The Leavenworth Fisheries flexibility on how we treat our efComplex has been awarded fluent. The pond is used to settle $452,959 from the Bureau of Rec- our solid waste,” said Deputy lamation and the American Re- Complex Manager Steve Croci. covery and Reinvestment Act of “The waste will enter the pond 2009 for a construction project. and be able to settle so it doesn’t The project, to be completed go into the creek. Having two by Belsaas and Smith Construc- ponds will allow us to dry one tion Company from Ellensburg, up, go in there and scoop out the is for a second pollution abate- solid waste, and then put it to
beneficial use.” Beneficial use of the waste includes fertilizer for local farmers and gardeners, Croci said. “Having two ponds will also allow us to shut one off at different times and increase our retention time,” Croci said. “If you have two ponds it gives it a longer time to settle. It will increase our operational flexibility to remove some of the waste products.” The project has been in the
making for more than a year, before Complex Manager Dave Irving came to the area. However, Irving is caught up and ready to go with construction, that will take approximately 100 days and will begin at the end of July. “This really helps us because it doesn’t come out of our station funds and it really doesn’t come out of the Bureau of Reclamation funds. It’s comes out of funding that was provided through this act, so it’s a real help for us to be able to have this pollution abatement pond to increase our abilities really to function better here and to treat effluent that we have. It’s a real plus for us,” Irving said. He said they had these same kinds of funds for their intake structure, and if they could have somehow worked through some of the problems that occurred with that, it would have been a big plus, too. “But in the process, it has to happen pretty quickly because they want the money back into in the economy, we have to have things ready to hit the ground and we were still not all lined up and we passed the date. So we’re glad to have this.” he said. In May of last year, the grant was awarded to the hatchery because the hatchery’s need for additional pollution control and effluent water management has been on a list of needs for a
little while, Croci said. To apply through normal procedure, he added, it could take three years or more to get it on the books. But the opportunity to apply through the Bureau of Reclamation and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act approached and the Leavenworth Hatchery jumped at the opportunity. “What we’re essentially building is a mirror image of the one that’s out there,” Croci said. “To get the funding the projects sort of had to be ready to go and this one worked out well because we had the designs and drawings. They just had to be tweaked a little bit.” The site of the abatement pond also happens to be the site of an old gun club, which Croci said used lead shots. But the lead levels should not be a worry, he said. “There’s definitely lead out there but it’s at such low levels that it’s not of concern in the work area where we’ll be disturbing. We’ve done several tests and studies and it’s well below what would be considered even the most stringent lead contamination levels. But there are areas beyond the work area that are higher and we don’t know the complete extent of the lead contamination. We’ve taken some samples but we need to take more.”
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This aerial photo of the Icicle Valley includes the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery and Sleeping Lady. A new abatement pond is now under construction at hatchery.
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