Lake Quinault Rain Forest Salmon and Eagle Festival November 30-December 2
Monday, November 26th, 2007Please join us this weekend for a celebration of the eagle and the salmon in nature, in our history, and in our culture.
This is a great opportunity to experience the rain forest, and to learn from naturalists, cultural experts, environmentalists, and the animals themselves.
Friday November 30, 2007 - at Lake Quinault Lodge
5-7pm wine and cheese social
7pm Dr. Dan Varland will lead a discussion about Raptors of the Washington Coast.
Saturday December 1
9am Quinault Cultural Interpreter, Harvest Moon will talk about Eagles and Salmon in tribal history.
10am Bill Edwards of the Cook Creek Hatchery Manager will talk about Raising Hatchery Introduced Salmon
11:00-12:30 Shelly Ament of the Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife and the Northwest Raptor Center, will give a live Eagle presentation.
12:30 - 1 Break for lunch
1-5pm The festival will continue with a bus tour to watch the amazing return of the salmon to the gravel beds where they were hatched to complete their life cycle and spawn another generation of salmon. Eagles may be present as well.
Sunday December 2
9am Rob Rhoads of Quinualt Nation Fisheries will present on “Establishing Spawning Escapement to Assure Future Generations of Salmon”
10am “Wild Salmon Reproduction and the Future of Wild Fish” -Pat Crain, Olympic National Park Fisheries Biologist
11am Bill Peterson of National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration will speak on “Global Warming & It’s Possible Influences Upon Salmon and Eagle Populations”
12 noon John Simms, Quinault Indian Nation Salmon Recovery Biologist will speak on “Salmon Recovery: What You Can Do to Help”