Lochaerie Resort

Please 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”

Zeus had thrown every kind of weather imaginable at us this winter! Hurricane force winds in excess of 80 miles per hour knocked out electricity to all of Grays Harbor County as thousands of trees were downed. We had heavy rains that caused flooding, days and days of snow, and a week of the most gorgeous crystal clear sunny days and starry nights imaginable in January. The North Shore has been without electricity a dozen times and was the last area to have power turned back on in the county after the big storm in December. Fortunately we suffered little damage and our guests have had some memorable adventures. Thank goodness for propane heat and hot water, wood burning fireplace inserts, and lanterns. There have been lots of woodland creatures to see as the snow has pushed them to lower elevations.

Steve has been fishing (a lot!) and has good fish stories.

Days are getting longer and the end of winter may be in site.

It’s a beautiful and ever changing time of year in the rain forest and at the ocean beaches. Come visit us. Check your calendar, pick your favorite cabin, and call or email Steve. We look forward to seeing you soon!