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Wenatchee River

Salmon Festival21st Anniversary Celebration

A FREE outdoor celebration of nature with activities, entertainment, food booths, arts and crafts and much more!

Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery • www.salmonfest.orgOctober 1~2, 2011 • 10a.m. to 5 p.m.

Supplement to the Leavenworth Echo, Cashmere Valley Record, Lake Chelan Mirror and Quad City Herald

2011 WENATCHEE RIVER SALMON FESTIVAL SEPT. 21, 20112

Weekend Festival MapR Restrooms1 Festival Entry, First Aid2 Volunteer Check-In3 Discovery Hunt4 Gyotaku - Fish Printing5 Festival Sales Booth6 Sidewalk Chalk Art7 Costume Parade Area8 Salmon Storytelling Tent9 Creativity Corner Art Tent

10 Sardis Raptor Center/Birds of Prey Exhibit11 Discovery Garden12 Recycling Station13 Exhibit Area14 Rolling Rivers15 Make Tracks16 Inspirations from Nature Art17 Main Stage18 Food Court19 Trout Viewing20 Arts & Crafts Booths21 Kayak, Snowshoe & Archery Demos22 Outdoor Recreation Exhibits/Stage23 King Sized Aquarium24 Fish Tagging Trailer25 Pedal Go-Karts26 Salmon Viewing27 Migration Golf28 Salmon Maze29 Native American Village30 Nature Trail

Publisher: Bill ForhanAd Manager: Carol Forhan

Editor: Ian DunnArt & Production: Clint Hollingsworth

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 2011 poster by Candice Dillhoff,

which includes drawing by Brandi Permin©2011 NCW Media, Inc.

WENATCHEE RIVER

SALMON FESTIVALOFISHAL PUBLICATION

Published by NCW Media Inc.The Leavenworth Echo

Cashmere Valley RecordLake Chelan Mirror

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P.O. Box 39, 215 14th Street, Leavenworth, WA 98826509-548-5286 • www.leavenworthecho.com

Directions to the festival

1 2 7 9 0 F i s h H a t c h e r y R o a d , Leavenworth.

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.

Salmon Festival Shuttle ScheduleSaturday & Sunday, Oct. 1 & 2

Departs Downtown

LeavenworthArrives Fish

HatcheryDeparts Fish

Hatchery

Arrives Downtown

Leavenworth

10:00 am 10:10 am 10:30 am 10:40 am

11:00 am 11:10 am 11:30 am 11:40 am

12:00 pm 12:10 am 12:30 pm 12:40 am

1:00 pm 1:10 pm 1:30 pm 1:40 pm

2:00 pm 2:10 pm 2:30 pm 2:40 pm

3:00 pm 3:10 pm 3:30 pm 3:40 pm

4:00 pm 4:10 pm 4:30 pm 4:40 pm

The Salmon Festival Shuttle will run from 10 am to 4:30 pm on Saturday and Sunday. The shuttle will stop at the top of the town park hill on Hwy. 2 up behind the gazebo and will bring you right to the front entrance to the festival. Look for the Salmon Festival shuttle sign on Hwy. 2.

Make it easy for yourself and ride the FREE shuttle to the festival!

For the safety, health and enjoy-ment 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.Leaven-worthpetlodge.com.

Service dogs are allowed into the festival.

Thank you and we certainly ap-preciate your cooperation.

Pet policy at Salmon Festival

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Salmon Fest Activities and Entertainment ScheduleSaturday – Oct. 1

On the Hatchery Grounds (check activity site for scheduled times)• Storytelling by Gloria Roberson

and Tracy Faulkner in the giant salmon tent

• Outdoor Recreation exhibits, dem-os, activities and fishing

• Watch Chalk Art being created by local artists on the sidewalk in front of main hatchery building

• Animal Costume Parade on Chi-nook Avenue

• Sardis Raptor Center presenta-tions on lawn of main hatchery building

• Music with Ken Bevis at gazebo (check schedule at main entrance)

Native American Village• Ongoing – Drumming, dancing,

traditional salmon cooking, exhib-its

• 11:30 a.m. Snagaim Axasniikangin, Aleut drum and dance troupe

Main Stage• 1 p.m. Snagaim Axasniikangin,

Aleut drum and dance troupe• 1:45 p.m. Acoustic music with Ken

Bevis• 2:15 p.m. Salmon Festival Volun-

teer of the Year Award• 2:30 p.m. Reptile Man Scott Pe-

tersen

Sunday, Oct. 2

On the Hatchery Grounds: (check at activity site for sched-uled times)• Storytelling by Gloria Roberson

and Tracy Faulkner in the giant salmon tent

• Outdoor Recreation exhibits, dem-os, activities and fishing

• Chalk Art Exhibit in front of main hatchery building

• Animal Costume Parade • Sardis Raptor Center presenta-

tions on lawn of main hatchery building

• Music with Ken Bevis at gazebo (check schedule at main entrance)

• Bavarian Brass Band (check schedule at main entrance)

Native American Village• Ongoing – Drumming, dancing,

traditional salmon cooking, exhib-its

• 11:30 a.m. Snagaim Axasniikangin, Aleut drum and dance troupe

Main Stage• 1 p.m. Snagaim Axasniikangin, Na-

tive American Dance Troupe • 1:45 p.m. Acoustic music with Ken

Bevis• 3:30 p.m. Reptile Man Scott Pe-

tersen

2011 Saturday and Sunday Activities

Gyotaku Capture your Salmon Festival expe-

rience in the same manner that Jap-

anese 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.

Migration “mini” golf Play a round of miniature golf while

learning about the migration of salm-

on – it’s not so easy! Sponsored by Wil-

bur Ellis

Native American VillageIn this intertribal village, you will

have the opportunity to observe Amer-

ican Indian culture, including bead

work, basket making, the preparation

of salmon using traditional methods of

baking and drying and drumming and

dancing.

Salmon Storytelling Tent

In this colorful 30-foot long ny-

lon inflatable salmon tent, hear Native

American legends conveying the im-

portance of salmon, wildlife, and riv-

ers to their culture from a creative and

imaginative storyteller.

Salmon MazeIn 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 preda-

tors along the way as you go through

the salmon’s amazing life cycle. An ac-

tivity sheet is given to each participant

to complete.

What’s Hatching? Take a guided hatchery tour by a

hatchery employee and learn about

the salmon’s life cycle, see live salm-

on 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 wa-

ters of this large aquarium and see

freshwater fish up close. Learn more

about our local fish species with a

“user friendly” identification process.

Discovery Garden Students from the Cascade Discov-

ery 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 activi-

ties. The Mid-Columbia Fish Resource

Office, Wenatchee Fly Fishers Associ-

ation, Audubon Society, just to name a

few that will be joining us for this salm-

on celebration.

Discovery Hunt Kids can participate in a discovery

hunt to test their knowledge of our nat-

ural resources. Answer questions, col-

lect 10 stamps and win a prize!

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!

Costume Parade Children and parents are invited to

dress in colorful costumes of birds, in-

sects, wolves, and other creatures and

“fly, hop, crawl, swim or walk” in a short

parade down Chinook Avenue.

Salmon Run (Sunday only) Participate in our popular adult 10K

run, or 5K walk, or kids can try the

small fry race. All races take place in

the beautiful Icicle Creek watershed.

Sign up time 8 - 8:45 at the hatchery.

Rolling Rivers Students and parents alike learn-

through-playing in a giant sandbox!

This hands-on interactive watershed

modeling activity is a unique learning

experience, in which participants learn

the fundamental elements of a healthy

and properly functioning watershed.

Outdoor Recreation Exhibits and Demos

Connecting People to Nature! Join

us at the outdoor recreation exhibit

area! Find everything you need to get

started on a journey discovering the

great outdoors! Experience kayaking,

fly fishing or biking; learn about ava-

lanches, skiing, climbing, camping and

more! Get your questions answered

about where to go, what to do and how

to find it in the Cascades!

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The Leavenworth Echo file photoChildren enjoy arts and crafts activities at the Salmon Festival each year.

The Leavenworth Echo file photoVisitors stop for a snacks on the lawn outside the Hatchery Theater.


See you at the 9th annual

SALMON FEST RUN

Sunday, October 2Pre-registration

starting at 8 a.m.

Alpen Geschenke

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VegetablesPan Fried NoodlesRice and Egg Rolls

Visit our booth at Salmon Fest!

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“KIDS IN THE CREEK”at Salmon Fest

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Wenatchee River Salmon Festival2 1 a n d S t i l l H a v i n g F u n !

By Corky Broaddus

We’ve come of age. Who would have guessed we would celebrating

the return of the salmon to the Wenatchee River for the 21st time this year! The Wenatchee River Salmon Festival has truly created a life of its own, still growing and thriving and connecting people with nature through these many years.

Set in the pristine majesty of our beautiful Cascade Moun-tains, the Salmon Fest is an out-door education adventure not to be missed. This 21-year-old na-tionally award winning nature event provides inter-active inter-generational natural resource ed-ucation, shares the cultural signif-icance of salmon to the people of the northwest, promotes and en-gages all ages to outdoor recre-ation opportunities, and offers a boost to the tourism economy of north central Washington.

Salmon Fest brings partners and “spawnsors” from local, state, and government agencies, cor-porate and community contrib-utors, schools, private business-es, and non-profi t organizations. A core planning team, fi fty part-nerships, hundreds of volunteers, youth crews, and natural resource specialists dedicate several thou-sand hours of their time each year to bring this unique creative out-door festival to you. Key festival hosts include the not-for-profi t,

Friends of Northwest Hatcheries, Leavenworth Fisheries Complex, Okanogan and Wenatchee Na-tional Forests, and the Chelan PUD. Many other organizations, corporate businesses, schools, and agencies also play valuable roles in festival production.

The success of the Salmon Fest is all about linking science and fun together. Meeting environ-mental education goals set by schools and Washington State education mandates created the need for a sanctioned festival curriculum. This curriculum was

developed in 1994 by education specialists on the planning team. Natural resource specialists and outdoor enthusiasts lead the ac-tivities with energy and knowl-edge that excite and activate fes-tival visitors to connect more deeply with the natural world around them.

The festival runs Sept. 29 – Oct. 2 and is hosting a record-set-ting 90 classrooms from schools throughout central Washington on the two opening days. More than 1,000 poster entries were re-ceived this year during the Salm-

on Fest youth poster contest. The inter-tribal Native American Vil-lage is featuring one of the Unit-ed States top Native American bead artists, Roger Amerman, as he shares his stories and works

of art. Exhibitors from through-out the Northwest will be sharing their work in the outdoors. The giant aquarium will house species of fi sh native to central Washing-ton. Recreation organizations and

Let the runners begin…As fall begins to roll in and

salmon start coming up-stream, 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 9th annual Salmon Run/Walk. This is a fun family oriented activ-ity geared for all levels of exercise enthusiasts.

The Salmon Run is a cooper-ative effort hosted by Mt. Stuart

Physical Therapy, Balance Point Health and Fitness, U.S. Forest Service, and the Leavenworth Na-tional Fish Hatchery. Held Sun-day, Oct. 2, registration is from 8-8:45 a.m., with races beginning at 9 a.m.

For kids, the Salmon Run fea-tures a Small Fry Obstacle Race for kids 5 and under, led by Fran-nie and Frankie Fish, and Sammy Salmon. The “small fry” can expe-rience some of the barriers salm-on face while running, climbing,

and crawling with their fellow fry through the course. The next age group is the “Smolts,” a 1-k race for ages 6-13 on pavement, over obsta-cles and through the fish hatchery.

For adults, a 5-k run/walk is offered through the hatchery grounds, mainly on trails with some pavement winding along the hatchery grounds, onto Icicle road, and then ending back at the hatchery.

Following the race, a prize draw-ing takes place after 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 pro-vide a good, healthy, and fun at-mosphere appropriate for all ages. All the profi ts from the race are donated back to this award-win-ning 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 [email protected]

Come and join in on the fun, you still have time to train for the event!

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Photo submitted by Corky BroaddusSalmonfest Executive Director Corky Broaddus and Festival Director Betsy McIndoe


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Catch a Rainbow…fi sh that is! Kids will learn to tie-a-fl y, cast and then “go for

the big one.” Rods and reels are provided and you take your fi sh home with you!

Do “The Tour”, the world fa-mous Hatchery Tour that is. Salm-on Fest is held at one of the larg-est hatcheries in the world. You’ll discover how fi sh “tell” their age and discover the incredible jour-ney our salmon take.

Check out the chalk walk and watch creative, colorful and origi-nal Chalk Art materialize in front of you by local artists.

Ready, set; swim (actually run or walk)! On Sunday join the Salmon Fun Run, with either an adult 10K run, or 5K walk. Kids really enjoy the small fry race. All

races take place within the beau-tiful Icicle Creek watershed.

Is that your tummy rumbling? There’s a delicious assortment of food available from Salmon Fest’s Food Court. From Kettle Korn to Salmon dinners, it’s all “yum” from here.

Get ready for winter walks with snowshoes! Learn how to strap on a pair of snowshoes and then walk, step and turn along our “winter path”.

Love the out-of-doors? Come see the latest in Outdoor Rec-reation activities and equip-ment. Presentations will be held throughout the weekend, from bicycles to kayaks and climbing.

Get a Bulls Eye. Try your hand at Archery with special com-pound bows that even kids can

use. Learn how to aim, release and then hit the target.

It wouldn’t be Salmon Fest without our friend Scott Peters-en, the Reptile Man and his cast of live reptiles. Scott has been featured with Bill Nye, The Sci-ence Guy; Channel 5 “Evening Magazine”; KOMO TV; “North-west Afternoon” and featured in Ranger Rick Magazine.

Enter the 30-foot infl ated Salmon Tent and let the story tellers take you on an journey with Native American legends

about Coyote and other forest friends.

Meet live, special, winged rap-tors from the Sardis Raptor Cen-ter and learn how the “Hunters of the Sky” live, fl y and survive.

Swim on up to the sales booth for your limited edition 21st fes-tival T-shirt and other festival items that will be on sale!

Visit the Native American Vil-lage. There’s yummy delicious salmon to taste, cooked the tra-ditional way over the fi re. Listen to the drums and see the dancers

honor this village located in a sa-cred spot next to the river.

Enjoy a Salmon Festival clas-sic! Create your own work of art and paint a fi sh! That’s right, learn the ancient Japanese art of Gyotaku and make a personal fi sh print to take home.

Do you know what a “high fi n” is? Learn with our mascots Frank and Frannie. They love to give hugs and they’re the big-gest 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 Festival

T-shirt Design

Don’t forget to pick up your souvenir festival T-shirt! This year we have chosen a wonder-ful chalk art design from a pre-vious Salmon Fest by local art-ist Cordi Bradburn.

Cordi has been graciously donating her skill as an artist to the Salmon Fest for many years. Colorful and vibrant, her nature inspired designs are al-ways a favorite. Cordi’s tal-ents are well known as she has taught many art classes at Os-born Elementary, dressed up many windows with her col-orful murals around town, and even created the life sized sculpture located in front of the town library. We count ourselves fortunate to have many local artists involved in Salmon Fest each year. Be sure to visit this year’s Chalk Art Sat-urday morning and you may see Cordi and other artists giv-ing their time to create new sidewalk art. Stop by the sales booth and buy a T-shirt in ei-ther men’s short sleeve, or la-dies cut short sleeve or youth tees. We will also have a small selection of men’s and wom-en’s sweatshirts for the cool fall temps!

The Leavenworth Echo file photoThe ancient Japanese art of fish printing - Gyotaku - is a main attraction for children of all ages.


Outdoor Recreation Exhibits and ActivitiesCatch a Rainbow at Salmon Fest!

Kids will get the opportunity to catch

a rainbow, a rainbow trout that is, in the

Outdoor Recreation Area at Salmon Fest

this year. Since the kids are going to get

lessons on how to cast a fly, and how to

tie a fly, why not get a chance to catch a

fish on it? Imagine tying a fly and a few

minutes later actually see a fish eat it!

One of the hatchery raceways will be

filled with water, and trout planted in it.

Kids that have taken their fly casting

lesson and have tied their own fly are

welcome to fish. Rods and reels will be

provided, and the fish will be cleaned

and bagged for the trip home. The fish

will be stored and refrigerated and can

be picked up as families leave.

What a great experience. Learning to

cast, tying a fly and then using that fly

to catch a fish!

Kids learn pellet gun safety and test their skills

Just added to the Outdoor Recre-

ation Area last year it is one of the most

popular stops for families at Salmon

Fest. Kids really enjoy this opportuni-

ty to see how pellet guns work and test

their skill at shooting at targets.

A large trailer has been converted to

a shooting range to travel to events like

Salmon Fest. Trained Gun Safety In-

structors give the kids some basic in-

formation on gun safety and then let

them give shooting a try.

Kids get a real sense of accomplish-

ment when they punch holes in the tar-

gets at the far end of shooting range.

Kids learn to tie their own fishing fly

The Wenatchee Valley Fly Fishers

have been coming to Salmon Fest for

years, and now have moved to the Out-

door Recreation Area. They will be near

the Fly Fishing Lessons provided by the

Federation of Fly Fishers, and just a few

steps away, children will be able to sit

down with one of their members and

actually tie their own fly!

All the material and instruction is

provided by the Wenatchee Valley Fly

Fishers, and in just a short time, chil-

dren will have created their own fly.

There is instruction on the different

types of flies, the hooks being used and

the types of feathers and other materi-

als necessary for fly tying.

Every morning, Gary Anderson,

wades into the nearby river and gath-

ers all sorts of aquatic critters and has

them on display. Kids get a close up

look at what fish in our streams use

for food, and how flies are tied to rep-

resent them.

The Wenatchee Valley Fly Fishers is

a large, active club and regular meeting

featuring national and internationally

known personalities in fly fishing. They

also have regular fishing outings where

their members fish different lakes and

streams in the area.

Jetcraft Fishing BoatDave Graybill, “The Fishing Magi-

cian”, has been coming to Salmon Fest

for years. He will often bring along for

display his latest fishing boat. This year

it is a Jetcraft 1925 Discovery from Bob

Feil Boats and Motors.

This boat is outfitted for fishing our

region, and has all the equipment that

any angler could want. It is powered

by Yamaha motors, has Scotty electric

downriggers, a Lowrance depth sound-

er, and a Minn Kota bow mount electric

motor, with I-Pilot. Dave will be happy

to explain all the features of this fish-

ing boat, and his experiences fishing

with it on the lakes and rivers of Cen-

tral Washington.

Rod BuildingSome anglers that pursue sport

fishing will extend their enjoyment of

the sport by learning to build their own

rods. This satisfying craft adds hours

of pleasure. Once again, Jack Smith,

master rod builder, will be in the Out-

door Recreation Area, actually building

rods on site.

Stop by to visit with Jack. He will ex-

plain how to choose a blank for the type

of rod you want to build. He will show

you how to select the rod guides, fer-

rules and other pieces that make up a

fishing rod. Watch how he winds the

thread on the blank to keep the rod

guides in place. It’s an opportunity to

learn the basics from a real master!

Kids can paddle their own Kayak

Leavenworth Mountain Sports is a

local company that specializes in help-

ing people gear up to enjoy many out-

door sports that are available to us

here. For several years now they have

brought kayaks to Salmon Fest so that

kids can experience the fun of paddling

in one of the hatchery raceways in the

Outdoor Recreation Area.

Each child is outfitted with a life

jacket and placed in a stable kayak. In

the confined space of the raceway they

are able to navigate with their paddles.

There are two-person kayaks available

that allow adults to paddle with their

youngsters that are too small to single

handle a boat.

This is one of the most popular ac-

tivities at Salmon Fest. Each year, hun-

dreds of kids get to safely “get out on

the water” paddling in their own kayak!

Try your hand at Archery target shooting

High Mountain Hunting Supply of

Wenatchee is the Major Sponsor of the

Outdoor Recreation Area, and last year

at Salmon Fest his staff helped hun-

dreds of people try their hand at target

shooting with a bow and arrow. It was

an enormous hit, and they are back this

year!

High Mountain Hunting Supply pro-

vides special compound bows with

light, 12- and 15-pound pulls, so kids

have no problem handling them. The

staff helps each individual learn to

properly place the arrow on the string,

pull, aim and release their bow. Tar-

gets are placed against slope, so there

are no safety issues when there is a

“miss”.

High Mountain Hunting Supply cel-

ebrated its fourth year in business re-

cently and is dedicated to provid-

ing information and instruction in a

wide range of outdoor sports, includ-

ing traditional firearms, black powder,

archery and fishing. They included a

seminar room in their latest expansion,

and offer seminars on a regular basis.

Operation Life SaverOperation Lifesaver is a national,

non-profit, public education program

dedicated to ending collisions, deaths

and injuries at highway-rail grade

crossings and along railroad rights-of-

way.

Each year Operation Lifesaver’s

3,000 presenters teach millions of

drivers and pedestrians how to make

safe decisions around tracks and

trains. This year the Operation Lifesav-

er Trailer will be in Salmon Fest’s Out-

door Recreation Area.

The Operation Lifesaver Trailer of-

fers an interactive, computer-based

experience that all youngsters will en-

joy. The virtual program offers kids

many options to learn about railroad

crossing safety. Mascots Sly Fox and

Birdie impart important information in

videos at touch on subjects like What

to Do and What Not to Do near racks

or trains; what Crossing Signs and Sig-

nals mean, and other topics.

Operation Lifesaver has developed

many programs for other outdoor us-

ers, such as hunters, anglers, and run-

ners.

‘Go Play Outside’

By Keith Underwood, president, Go Play Outside Alliance

of Washington (GoPAW)

The “Go Play Outside” initia-tive project was developed in 2003 and is a program

that the outdoor recreation community in partnership with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife created as a way to provide further support of outreach activities. The Go Play Outside Alliance of Wash-ington, a 501(c)3 non-profi t, was created to support this initia-tive assuring, that local groups across the state had suffi cient communications about oppor-tunities and individual support for their activities. The initiative is funded through a partnership agreement between GoPAW and WDFW and a Youth Dona-tion account specifi cally setup to receive public donations for this project.

Since the beginning, the Go Play Outside initiative has pro-vided much needed volunteer and monetary support for pro-grams, especially during hard economic times that we are fac-ing right now. With public do-nations of $18 – $25,000 annu-ally, groups have been able to purchase much needed sup-plies and tools for events. These include updated pellet guns, traditional bow, modern com-pound bows, targets, fl y rods and spin casting rods, fi sh and much more.

A special partnership with the Salmon Festival committee

has developed over the past two years due to the decline in WDFW participation and sup-port of the Youth Out-door Adventure Ex-po’s that were held in Longview (2006) Ken-newick (2007), and Thurston County (2008). GoPAW and its alliance members saw a need to continue these types of events, but needed to secure a ven-

ue that would work. Through GoPAW’s youth fi shing activi-ties, a discussion began with the Salmon Festival committee and in 2010 GoPAW brought a small version of its shooting sports activities and a snowshoe track to Salmon Festival to see if it would work. It was a hit! Most of the groups that provide activ-ities for this event either are or have been involved in Go Play Outside initiative events and ac-tivities in the past. With the suc-cess of the 2010 venue, GoPAW and its alliance members are proud to provide a larger ven-ue for traditional longbow and modern archery, pellet or air ri-fl e shooting, a snowshoe track, and new this year is support for a live trout fi shing activity!

GoPAW strongly believes that it takes a community to build a child and through both mon-etary support and its many volunteer alliance members, we seek to make this happen. GoPAW has stepped up its con-tributions in support of the transportation of students on the Thursday and Friday venues by assisting with funding needs. Additionally GoPAW has provid-ed the funding needed to sup-port the trout pond set up and take down, and purchase of the fi sh for this year’s event.

GoPAW hopes you enjoy this great event and hopes to see you in the future at these popu-lar events and activities. You can learn more about GoPAW and its many activities by visiting us on Facebook by searching for “Go Play Outside Alliance of Washington” in the groups sec-tion or by visiting our Webpage at www.gopaw.org. OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES CONTINUED ON P. 7

The Leavenworth Echo file photo Children learn about aquatic life in Icicle Creek.


Learn how to use Snow ShoesIntroduced in the Recreation Area

last year, the Snow Shoe activity was

a big hit. Because there is no snow on

the ground at Salmon Fest, straw is laid

down on a circular track and it acts just

like snow, only without the cold!

Participants will be fitted with real

snow shoes and then guided along the

track to receive instruction on to use

them. How to walk, step and turn on

snow shoes is all part of the instruc-

tion. You will be ready to try snow shoes

this winter after participating in this in-

structional tour.

This very popular activity has been

featured at the King County Fair, plus

community and sporting events around

the state of Washington.

Traditional BowhuntersTraditional Bowhunters of Washing-

ton are a non-profit organization es-

tablished in 1990. Its purpose is to pro-

mote the use of traditional equipment

for bowhunting and archery.

Traditional Bowhunters believe in

the romance of bow hunting with tradi-

tional archery equipment. They adhere

to and believe in the rules of fair chase

as set down by the Pope & Young Club.

Traditional Bowhunter members appre-

ciate the beauty of handcrafted bows,

arrows and archery tackle. They enjoy

the thrill of crafting self-made archery

equipment, and want the excitement

and fun of experiencing traditional ar-

chery with bare long bows or recurves.

Traditional Bowhunter members are

dedicated to providing instruction for

the making of traditional equipment for,

and by the individual archer. Members

believe that the advancement of mod-

ern archery equipment is moving ar-

chers and bowhunting farther from the

involvement in archery by not encour-

aging direct involvement in the sport

changing the image of bowhunting as

a close-range, primitive weapon sport.

A highlight of their activities is the

annual Traditional Bow hunters of

Washington Selfbow Jamboree, where

kids age 12 and under get to make their

own bow from a vine maple stave. Doz-

ens of children finished functioning

bows at this year’s event held at the

Historic Museum and Pioneer Village

in Cashmere.

Look for the Traditional Bowhunters

at Salmon Fest this year by following

the path that leads past the bridge near

the Native American Village.

Bear DogBack by popular demand is Rich

Beausoleil and ‘Cash’ the Bear dog.

Accompanied by Jon Gallie, with the

Washington Department of Fish and

Wildlife Cougar and Bear Safety pro-

gram, they put on a very informative

and entertaining demonstration on

how to avoid negative encounters with

black bears in our region.

Every year black bears are trans-

ported out of our area and sometimes

even destroyed due to the lack of pre-

cautions by property owners. It is the

job of Beausoleil and Cash to track and

trap these animals. The demonstration

educates the observers on how impor-

tant it is to manage bird feeders, pet

foods and refuse on their property to

discourage bear encounters. By taking

these precautions, the lives of many

black bears could be saved.

Cash is a Karelian Bear dog sta-

tioned in Wenatchee with handler and

WDFW Bear & Cougar Specialist Rich

Beausoleil. Cash works throughout

Washington State and has done an

incredible amount of work with biolo-

gists and wildlife officers. He assists

in both research and management ac-

tivities and has helped capture more

than 50 cougars and 100 bears state-

wide. Some of these captured animals

were outfitted with GPS radio col-

lars, the data from which is providing

WDFW with valuable management in-

formation.

Cash has helped safely capture

14 orphaned cougar cubs and 24 or-

phaned bear cubs, all of which were

successfully rehabilitated and re-

leased back into the wild or sent to

AZA-accredited zoos where they can

be appreciated by millions of people.

The Karelian dog breed is a special

breed that have been trained to track

and tree bears. The demonstration

concludes with audience participation

to help Cash do his job and trap a bear.

Salmon Fest hopes to have the

demonstration take place twice a day

on Saturday and Sunday in the Out-

door Recreation Area. Look for the

schedule at the entrance.

Wenatchee Sportsmen’s Association (WSA)

The Wenatchee Sportsmen’s As-

sociation has been present at Salm-

on Fest for years and this year they

became a major sponsor. The group

is dedicated to the conservation and

preservation of wildlife and enhance-

ment of habitat. All money raised by

the WSA is used for projects in our lo-

cal area.

The WSA was founded in 1928,

and is a 501-(C)-3 non-profit organiza-

tion dedicated to the conservation and

responsible management of all fish and

wildlife in their natural habitat. WSA

strives to ensure that habitat and out-

door recreational fishing and hunting

will be preserved and enhanced for fu-

ture generations.

The WSA is also a major sponsor

of the Kids Fish-In Day at the Nation-

al Fish Hatchery in June. They provide

not only needed funds for the event,

but also a staff of volunteers that make

the day of fishing for youngsters pos-

sible.

Every year WSA members donate

thousands of volunteer hours and

drive thousands of miles to for proj-

ects that benefit fish and wildlife in our

area. Be sure and stop by their tent and

learn more about this dynamic group.

Disaster SafetyChelan County Sheriff’s Deputy

Gene Ellis and his crew have been at

Salmon Fest for years giving important

information on outdoor and home pre-

paredness, and what to do when emer-

gencies or disasters occur.

The Chelan County Sheriff’s Office

has a wide range of tools and equip-

ment they use in rescue operations,

and they will share their knowledge

and stories with you at Salmon Fest.

Learn about how to be best prepared

and why and how the Sheriff’s Office

helps when things go bad.

Be sure to stop by and visit with

these folks and pick-up some infor-

mation while at Salmon Fest. Look for

their display near the entrance to the

Outdoor Recreation Area.

Federation of Fly Fishers (FFF)Once again the Washington State

Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers

will be on-site in the Recreation Area

at Salmon Fest. Their Certified Casting

Instructors will provide free fly casting

lessons to anyone interested.

These expert fly fishers will have fly

rods for those who wish to get a lesson,

and will explain the basics of casting,

while you have the rod in your hand!

You will discover the ease with which

anyone can learn the skill of fly cast-

ing in a short period of time. These in-

structors are devoted to helping you

learn what you need to get started to

begin enjoying the sport of fly fishing.

The Fly Fishing Federation is dedi-

cated to promoting the sport of fly fish-

ing through conservation, restoration

and education. There will be FFF staff

to provide information on their mis-

sion, goals and includes information

on invasive species.

Osprey RaftingA very popular exhibit in the Out-

door Recreation Area is the display of

rafts, kayaks and other equipment used

to float our area rivers. The excitement

of white water rafting is represented by

the folks from Osprey Rafting Company.

At their display is a big screen televi-

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The Leavenworth Echo file photoStudents explore a model eco-system. Education is a large part of the Salmon Festival.

The Leavenworth Echo file photoArts and crafts projects include working with leather and other natural mate-rials.


Chalk Art Watch art come alive on the side-

walk with colorful chalk! Local artists

donate their time to create nature re-

lated pictures and you can see it hap-

pen on Saturday morning.

Festival Community Art Project

Take part in creating a large, multi

colored, glass mosaic with local pro-

fessional glass artist Teri Zimmerman.

Help Teri create a beautiful piece of art

to honor the Salmon that we celebrate!

The finished mosaic will remain on dis-

play at the hatchery after the festival.

Wheel of Fish Spin the wheel and answer a ques-

tion to learn fun fishy facts – and get

a prize!

Salmon Tagging Trailer Learn about the latest technology in

automated fish tagging.

Art and Craft Vendors

Find the perfect nature inspired gift

at the Art and Craft booths. The won-

derful variety of items are all nature re-

lated, handmade or made in the US!

Icicle Creek Nature Trail

Take a stroll on the beautiful one

mile trail that meanders along the Icicle

Creek. Keep an eye out for Big Salmon

looking for a place to spawn as their life

cycle brings them back to where they

began their journey.

Food Court Try some tasty treats from our food

court! A wide choice of snacks and

full meals are available in the nice sur-

roundings of hatchery park and the

main stage venue.

sion that will be showing videos depict-

ing the thrill of whitewater rafting and

kayaking on our local rivers. The show

is definitely worth a stop on your visit

to the Outdoor Recreation Area.

Osprey Rafting comes to Salmon

Fest to facilitate the enjoyment and ap-

preciation of our river in order to em-

phasize the importance of protection

and care of our water resources for ev-

eryone, including wildlife.

Pedal Go-Kart Race TrackFamilies should be ready to race a

peddle go-kart around a track when

they drop by this exhibit at Salmon

Fest. West Coast Berg LLC has been

providing this fun activity at Salmon

Fest and folks look forward to getting

some exercise on karts designed for

kids and adults alike.

When kids discover the fun of ped-

dling these karts, they don’t even re-

alize the important exercise they’re

getting. The company also provides

educational messages helping partici-

pants understand the need for children

to play outside and use their imagina-

tion to get adequate exercise. Compet-

ing with friends and family on the track

adds to the fun.

West Coast Berg LLC is dedicated

to getting kids to play outside, and this

exhibit introduces them to a fun and

safe outdoor activity. Look for the West

Coast Berg LLC Go-Kart Race Track

just past the fish identification aquari-

um trailer near the entrance to the Out-

door Recreation Area.

RiverCom 911Knowing what to expect when you

dial 911 is explained by Kay McKel-

lar, public education coordinator for

Chelan and Douglas Counties. Riv-

erCom 911 provides this important

service, and understanding how it

works increases its effectiveness.

For example, knowing your lo-

cation really helps emergency re-

sponders locate you in an emer-

gency. This can even mean paying

attention to mile numbers on the

highway. Since people are so mobile

and cell phones are used so widely it

is important to make sure they un-

derstand the technology and its ca-

pabilities.

People will learn about calling 911

and there will be activities about wa-

ter safety and bike safety at their

booth. Visitors will receive tips on

how to make their visit safer and

more enjoyable by being prepared.

Enjoy TheDiscovery Hunt and Face Painting

at this year’s Salmon Fest!

WENATCHEE SPORTSMEN’S ASSOCIATIONMISSION STATEMENT

“Dedicated to the conservation and preservation ofthe wildlife and enhancement of habitat.”

Frank, Frances, and Sammy Salmon have been hugged by 100,000 kids since the festival began.

Join in the drumming!

On Saturday you can find the beat of the festival at the gazebo – literally! Join Recycled Rhythm at 12:45 for a percussive adventure with recycled drums and instruments. Local beat masters Rusty Gibbs, Sam Broaddus, Jake Lodato, Bob Mark, Samantha Switzer, Lynn Lyons and Aaron Gibbs will begin performing at the gazebo, lead a drum parade of participants to the main stage and then conduct a drum circle for those wishing to take part in the fun…and the beat! There will be instruments for participants to bor-row – so get your rhythm going and get in step at the gazebo at 12:45. See you there!

businesses will invite festival go-ers to try archery, shooting, wa-ter sports, rod building and fl y tying, camping and packing, bear and grizzly seminars, snow-shoeing, and much more. Food, music, and chalk art will fi ll “Chi-nook Avenue”. The festival is free and packed with family fun!

If you have never visited Salm-on Fest before, now is the year to do so. We invite you to share in a “salmon experience” with us. Please visit our website at Salmon-fest.org. For more information contact Executive Director Corky Broaddus or Betsy McIndoe, fes-tival director and president of Friends of Northwest Hatcheries at 509-548-7641. See you soon!

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Outdoor Recreation Exhibits and Activities

Photo submitted by Corky Broaddus


Salmon returning to the Wenatchee River travel 500-miles and over seven dams from the Pacific Ocean to get to their place of birth.

2011 Wenatchee River Salmon Festival announces Volunteer of Year

The Wenatchee River Salm-on Festival awarded the 2011 Mary Ware Memori-

al Volunteer of the Year Award to Ron and Penny Evensen of Wenatchee, Wash.

“We are so pleased to honor Ron and Penny as our 2011 Volun-teers of the Year. They have been involved with the festival since almost the beginning and have been the backbone of our med-ical unit. They have given nu-merous hours of their time to

Salmon Fest,” Executive Festival Director Corky Broaddus said.

The Mary Ware Memorial Vol-unteer of the Year Award is a spe-cial volunteer recognition named for Mary Ware, one of the festival’s most dedicated and special volun-teers, who passed away in 2007.

“One way we can say “Thank You” is by honoring those spe-cial people who make the fes-tival happen.” Ron and Penny were nominated because of their dedication to Salmon Fest and

the myriad of ways they have helped. “They are always there, from sunup till sundown, treat-ing everything from scrapes and bee stings to worse. They put in countless hours and are quick to help anyone with just about any need,” added Broaddus.

Over 500 people a year volun-teer to help the Wenatchee River Salmon Festival come to life for the festival.

Ron and Penny, Salmon Fest salutes you!

2011 Poster

Contest WinnerThe Wenatchee River Salmon

Festival is proud to announce that

Brandi Permin from John Newber-

ry Elementary School, Wenatchee,

as the Grand Prize winner of the 2011

Wenatchee River Salmon Festival

Poster Contest.

This year the festival received

1,074 art posters submitted from

30 grade schools throughout North

Central Washington. The posters fo-

cused on this year’s theme “Salmon-

fest Willkommen!” Posters are

judged on the basis of creativity, art-

work, slogan and theme.

Ms. Permin’s poster is part of

the “O-FISH-al” festival public-

ity announcements for the 21st

Wenatchee River Salmon Festival,

and distributed throughout the re-

gion promoting the festival.

Congratulations also go to the 2011

Runners-Up: Averi Hunsaker (Ken-

roy Elementary, East Wenatchee)

and Chelsea Craig (Abraham Lincoln

Elementary, Wenatchee).

All winners receive specially

printed T-shirts featuring their art-

work, and their teachers receive

certificates for art supplies, courte-

sy of McDee’s Art Center.

Wenatchee River Salmon Festival announces 2011 scholarship winnerThe Wenatchee River Salmon Fes-

tival is proud to announce that Alex

Steele was selected as the 2011 recip-

ient of this year’s Nancy Duree Natu-

ral Resource Scholarship. The schol-

arship is awarded to a student who is

continuing their education in a natural

resource field at an accredited college

or university.

The $1,500 scholarship is named

in honor of Nancy Duree; one of the

founding Salmon Fest Core Team mem-

bers who believed strongly in helping

local youth understand and develop

natural resource management skills.

The Wenatchee River Salmon Festival

scholarship has been offered since the

festival’s beginning 21 years ago to area

youth.

Steele graduated from Cascade High

School in Leavenworth, Wash. in June.

He is now attending Whitman College

and plans to study Biology and Envi-

ronmental Studies.

“We are really proud to honor Alex

with this scholarship and we wish him

the best of success.”

The selection committee reviewed

many highly qualified applicants this

year but, “Alex was selected because of

his passion for natural resources as ev-

ident in his essays, his strong academ-

ic record, and a well rounded showing

of community service, leadership abil-

ities, and strong recommendations,”

said Festival Director Betsy McIndoe.

Hatchery tries out new release methodBy Ian Dunn

Editor

Right on schedule, 1.2 mil-lion spring chinook salm-on were released this past

spring into the Icicle Creek by the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery. But this year, there was something different about the fi sh release, something that moves away from the practice, used basically since the hatch-ery’s inception in 1938.

Since 1938, the tiny fi sh have been released via an under-ground pipeline. It has never been real fi sh friendly, as they

say, with the high velocities of water slamming and jarring the fi sh against the concrete walls.

But now, there is a new, more fi sh friendly way, to release the fi sh.

“This method is a pump and pipe system, that takes them 850 feet downstream. It gets them into the current. If this buys us a day or two of quicker migration, that’s great. With 1 percent sur-vival, we’ll take every day we can get,” said Travis Collier, assistant hatchery manager.

Every day the fi sh are in the riv-er, there is a 1 percent mortality rate. So, if the average transporta-

tion time is 45 days from hatch-ery to the ocean, there would be a 45 percent mortality rate.

“The big plus for this method,

Photo by Carol ForhanA technician examines data from the new hatchery release method.

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Photo submitted by Betsy McIndoeRon and Penny Evensen of Wenatchee are the Wenatchee River Salmon Fes-tival’s volunteers of the year.


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Success of Salmon Festival Indian Village credited to one manBy Ian Dunn

Editor

The Indian village at Salm-on Festival has been going strong for nearly 20 years

now. That is due in no small part to the efforts of Roger Amerman, who started with the village in just the second year of the festival.

In the beginning, there was not much of an village.

“I was doing my Indian danc-ing. We did not have much, one teepee and me,” Amerman said. “I was waiting for some of the Colvilles to show up. I was a one many show.”

The organizers of the festival wanted to involve the Colville and Yakama tribes, but that was a tricky proposition, as there was much animosity between the fac-tions, primarily over disputed fi sh-ing rights on the Icicle Creek.

Organizers envisioned an inter-tribal event, not favoring one tribe over the other.

“We did not want to show any

bias. We wanted to respect the in-digenous tribes that were there,” he said. “My job was to get more involvement. I took it on.”

So Amerman, a Choctaw Indi-an, went about building and coor-dinating the village. He tried not to show favoritism toward one tribe or the other, even when the trib-al elders were putting pressure on him to feature one tribe exclusive-ly.

“That was a very contentious time. We are way beyond that now. But I am not saying they like each other,” he said. “At Salm-on Festival we always encouraged going through the political realm of the tribes. We ask the offi cial leaders of the tribe. But we also ask participation at the grass roots level.”

Even today, Salmon Festival does not have offi cial recognition from either the Colville or Yaka-ma tribes, but there is grass roots representation. Amerman says it is like a whole bunch of friends now.

But the folks there do not repre-sent the Colville or Yakama tribes offi cially.

“We tried to bring them in on an offi cial level. But they were mak-ing demands,” he said. “We still in-vite them offi cially. We have tried to include them on an offi cial lev-el.”

In the beginning, Amerman’s goal was just get Indians to the fes-tival. And once that did happen, it turned out to be a little problemat-

ic. Kids would be running around, often unsupervised, he said.

“It was hard to watch other peo-ple’s kids. It was tough. We paired it down. We select families who will represent well,” he said. “If there is someone who is bad with the pub-lic or the other tribes, they won’t be here next year.”

Amerman calls this develop-ment, phase two. Once the village was stable, he was able to pare it down. “We have a real consistent crew. They know what they are supposed to do. They do not par-ty. It only takes one or two to re-ally throw it off,” he said. “The evolution has just involved really quality participants. The commu-nities are very good with the pub-lic. We have to fi eld a lot of ques-tions, sometimes from pretty big groups.”

Participants get a little money for coming to Salmon Festival, but they keep coming because they really love Leavenworth, he said. Plus, they appreciate the coordina-tion of Salmon Festival.

“We play an important role and we have a voice. We don’t always have that,” he said. “At Salmon Fes-tival, people notice the good feel-ings at the village. We are not just a partner. They embrace us. That’s the feeling that keeps us coming back.”

For the past 20 years, Amerman has been coming to Salmon Fest, which is big for him personally because the Pendleton Round-Up is held at the same time. He hails from Pendleton and never used to miss the Pendleton Round-Up. He met his wife there.

“It’s a bold statement for me to miss the Pendleton Round-Up, but I love the people and what I do at Salmon Fest, over and above that,” he said. “Plus, I am a family man now.”

Now, there are families at the

festival from the Yakama and Colville tribes. Politics play no part, he says. It is just a peaceful gather-ing, much in the same way it used to in be times gone by, when Indi-ans would come from all over to participate in the salmon fi shery.

“When the resources were in abundance, the Wenatchi’s invit-ed tribes from all over to come. Now, with the resources limited, the Colville and Yakama fi ght,” he said. “There used to be nothing to fi ght about. That’s where they de-veloped alliances. I think we bring that traditional issue of welcome.”

One of the newer developments at the village is the establishment of a long house. The idea has been around for years, but the funding has not been there. Now, with the involvement of the Chelan Coun-ty Public Utility District, the long house is planned for 2012.

It is rare to see a long house, even on the reservations, he said.

“This is going to be monumen-tal. These are considered special structures, social gathering plac-es. Ceremonies. They seems to al-most have a spirit to them,” he said. “Very special so you want to do it right.”

For the opening of the long house, Amerman is hoping to bring in native troupes from all over the country.

“Our dream is to bring in native peoples from all corners of the U.S.,” he said.

So Amerman will continue his long involvement with the festi-val this year. He’s looking forward to the long house next year, and hopes they bring back the sweat lodge.

And once again, fortunately for all who love Salmon Festival, he’ll miss the Pendleton Round Up.

Ian Dunn can be reached at 548-5286

or [email protected].

Unangan culture returns to Salmon Fest

The festival is proud to once again host the Unangan tribal dancers at the fes-

tival (pronounced oonangah, meaning Aleut). Snagaim Axas-niikangin is the only Unangan Dance Troupe outside the state of Alaska. The Unangan have lived on the Aleutian Islands, in Alaska for over 10,000 years. Wearing traditional regalia and face paint they dance to bring the history and traditions of Un-

angan to all, and every garment, tattoo and item you see are true to ancestral design.

The troupe has been dancing together for four years and hon-or their ancestors by sharing their culture with others. Danc-ing also enables them to deepen their own connection to their ancestors by telling the stories of daily life and environment of the Unangan People. Through song and drum, you will under-

stand that their traditions run deep and true in their spirits and hearts. All of the members have tribal family history and are proud to share it at events such as Salmon Festival. Their per-formances are always energetic, fun and a cultural learning expe-rience!

Note: They are Unangan (meaning

Aleut), and the dance group’s name is

Snagaim Axasniikangin, meaning Dream

Dancers.

Submitted photoRoger Amerman is the man behind the Salmon Festival Indian Village.

Photo submitted by Betsy McIndoeThe Unangan tribal dancers, Snagaim Axasniikangin, perform on the main stage and at the Native American Village during this year’s Salmon Festival.


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in my opinion, is there is no jar-ring to the fi sh. Very fi sh friend-ly. And it is not as labor inten-sive. It requires two people as opposed to seven or eight,” Col-lier said. “But it takes more time. Our traditional release, we can do in one day. This could take two or three days to get the fi sh out of here.”

In case of emergency, the old system could always be used to get the fi sh out. The screens can still be pulled to get the fi sh out in short order. But in the mean-time, Collier would prefer to be working smarter not harder.

It is their biggest day, releas-ing those fi sh they have raised for the past 16 months. Another important aspect to the method is it give the hatchery the ability to scan the fi sh as they exit the facility.

Some 15,000 fi sh have pit tags, which allows fi sh managers, up and down the Columbia River to monitor the migration. The importance of having the data upon hatchery release pertains to predation.

As much as they try to prevent it, predation does occur at the hatchery. Because of this, Col-lier said they never really know just how many fi sh they are re-leasing, including how many pit tagged fi sh.

“You end up with half the pit tag reads at the dam. Well, if we didn’t lose them in the hatchery, then somewhere in the river. With this system, I know with pretty good certainty the num-ber of pit tagged fi sh that are released into the river. We can scan all those tags going out.”

The fi sh are transported out of the hatchery via fl exible tub-ing, which contains readers at different points to monitor the pit tagged fi sh passing through. The readers are spread out to because sometimes the read-er does not pick up when pit tagged fi sh collide.

“This system tightens things up. It takes away that unknown. Predation is a big deal. Not a bad thing. It’s predator avoidance training,” he said. “You are go-ing to encounter these things in the wild. We’re raising these fi sh in hatchery setting and sending them out.”

The ponds at the hatchery are all covered, but you still can’t keep the birds out. In the win-tertime, the ponds are left open. Collier said most of the preda-tion seems to be from mallards who stay over the winter. Some-times, there would be as many as 50 mallards in a raceway dur-ing in morning.

From what he has seen, Col-lier plans to keep the new sys-tem. He fi rst saw it couple years

ago at fi sh culture conference, and then later in use at the Win-throp Hatchery. So, the hatchery bought one last year and tried it out.

In 2010, they released half the fi sh the normal way and the rest via the pump and pipeline.

“Everybody was in agree-ment that was a good methodol-ogy. We were going to do both methods this year, but I was con-vinced this was a better way to go,” he said. “It gets them out into the current and spreads them out. They are not holding. When we open our fi sh ladder in a month and those fi sh are still sitting out there, they could return to the hatchery. We want them out of here.”

To try and get a read on the fi sh going out, Collier said they slow the pump way down, and the fi sh are going out almost sin-gle fi le. But, what normally takes 20 minutes, takes an hour. But, it’s worth it.

“It’s kind of been an unknown here...what the predation num-ber is. We’re releasing 1.2 million, but maybe that is not the case. Pretty tough to say. But with the ability to read them as they go out, we can extrapolate what that number is,” he said.

Ian Dunn can be reached at 548-

5286 or editor@leavenworthecho.

com.

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The Reptile Man

Scott Petersen is no stranger to Salmon Fest. Not only is Scott one of the festival’s most favorite entertainers, he has performed for over 800 schools in the Northwest. Corporations such as Micro-

soft, Boeing, and Eddie Bauer have found this program to be exciting for all ages. You can see Scott on Disney’s nationally televised “Bill Nye - The Science Guy.” Other credits include Evening Magazine, North-west Afternoon, Town Meeting, Q13 Kids Club, and ‘Watch This’.

Scott is a zoologist and educator and he brings his live cast of reptiles to the stage. His programs focus on the natural sciences and teach stu-dents about the importance of all animals in the balance of nature.

Fish Trivia Questions

• How many eggs does a salmon lay?• Is a fi sh warm or cold blooded?• What are the names of a Chinook salmon?• Do salmon and trout have teeth?• How many miles does a salmon swim in a day?• What is the largest salmon ever caught on record?• What species of salmon

are raised at the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery?

• What is the study of fi sh called?

Answers: 1)Up to 5,000 eggs 2)

Cold blooded with body tempera-

ture changing with the tempera-

ture of the surroundings 3) Chi-

nook salmon are also known as

King, Tyee, blackmouth, and quin-

nat 4)Yes, not used for chewing,

but for holding onto slippery prey

5) 30 on a good day 6) Chinook 127

lb. 7)Spring Chinook and Coho 8)

Ichthyology

Photos by Alison Gene Smith

Hunters of the Sky… Sardis Raptor CenterSalmon Fest presents you with a rare opportunity to see a variety of some of our most fascinating birds…live! You will be fascinated with these beauti-ful and majestic animals, while learn-ing about their habitats and the criti-cal role they play in our environment.

Sardis Raptor Center will host a spe-cial program entitled “Hunters of the Sky.” You will see a variety of live birds, including owls, hawks, falcons and eagles, some of which are trained to the glove. All birds in the tour are residents of Sardis Raptor Center with previous injuries that prevent their return to the wild.

The Leavenworth Echo file photoOne of the many colorful characters seen at Salmon Festival.


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Helping kids have fun while learning about the balance needed to protect our environment is one of the many ways public power works in Chelan County.

Chelan County PUD is celebrating 75 years of service to our customers and the community. We look forward to continuing that tradition for generations to come. www.chelanpud.org

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