Yesterday we headed over to the Issaquah Fish Hatchery for their welcome back Salmon Days. The Salmon in this area are very important and are celebrated every year as they return to their spawning ground. We learned how far they have to travel to reach the rivers here. From the ocean through Lake Washington, past the locks and into the correct river each year. I also did not realize how many different types of Salmon there are.
Come October we will be having a more in depth study of the Salmon as we celebrate their return and perhaps catch a few.
Also there was the Snoqualmie Tribe Master Carver. He demonstrated how he hand carves canoes using tools that he made. He told us that his shop is open for the kids to come by on Friday's from 3- 5 to learn to carve. We will be there!
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| So now all I need is an really old Cedar , some tools and we can have a new canoe by the time Adeline goes off to college! |
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Inside the educational center they had fish print painting with a real salmon! Yuck , but it does make for a nice print.
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| Ryan made this one for Grandpa : ) |
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| a hands on demonstration of how run off dirty water effects the water and the salmon. |
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| Adeline spent 30 min catching these tiny bugs in the bin that are on display to show what the salmon eat. She must of caught 10 of them. She was so focused and determined! |
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| Yeah some of the first salmon to return to the river! |
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