Skagit River Salmon Festival 2012

SKAGIT RIVERSALMON FESTIVAL

Saturday, September 1510 a.m. - 5 p.m.Edgewater Park in Mount VernonSkagitRiverFest.orgA supplement to the Skagit Valley Herald and Anacortes American

SALMON FESTIVAL

A Free Family Event Celebrating Our Skagit River

SWINOMISH HONORS THE SACRED SALMONwith all of you, who help to ensure that this mighty resource

is here for generations to come.

We are honored to be a leading partner who is committed to restoring and protecting the salmon. Just as our Children do, the salmon need just a few important elements to survive: an abundance of clean water

and a healthy home and habitat. Swinomish People have lived in the Skagit for over 10,000 years, and it has been our sacred responsibility to ensure that our ancestral lands, waters and resources are sustained, so that our children’s children will have an opportunity to live the life we know and love in the Skagit.

The Northwest has a wonderful golden star in the Lower 48, and we need to work together to restore and protect our salmon.

FACT:The Skagit is the only river in the lower 48 that spawns all five species of wild salmon.

We must stand together and shout to the World our message, “Salmon is important to

the people who call Skagit their home and it is an element that sustains a way of life for many people. Not to have that salmon

would be tragic.”

Photo Courtesy of Swinomish Tribe

Photo by: John ScurlockCourtesy of Swinomish Tribe

May the Creator bless you all for your kindness and consideration.~ Chairman Brian Cladoosby

For more information contact: www.swinomish-nsn.govChairman Brian Cladoosby, [email protected] (360) 708-7533Debra Lekanof, Government Affairs, [email protected] (360) 391-5296

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Welcome ......................................................................4

protecting salmon & Water resources ...................5

producing stronger salmon runs. ........................ 6-7

Festival Map .................................................................8

entertainment schedule ............................................9

First people of the skagit ....................................... 10

restoring salmon for Future generations ............ 11

test your Knowledge ............................................... 12

salmon of the skagit ............................................... 13

skagit valley Herald coloring contest ................... 14

skagit river salmon Festival spawnsors .............. 15

A Skagit business since 2001, we are proud to

sponsor the fi rst Annual Skagit River Salmon Festival,

in support of fi sheries and resource management in

the Skagit River and all our waterways.

FISHING ISN’T JUST A LIFESTYLE FOR US— IT’S OUR LIVELIHOOD

CUSTOM PROCESSING EQUIPMENT • INDUSTRIAL & COMMERCIALESTIMATING & DESIGN • WATER JET CUTTING & MACHININGFIELD INSTALLATION & START UP • MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS

SWINOMISH HONORS THE SACRED SALMONwith all of you, who help to ensure that this mighty resource

is here for generations to come.

We are honored to be a leading partner who is committed to restoring and protecting the salmon. Just as our Children do, the salmon need just a few important elements to survive: an abundance of clean water

and a healthy home and habitat. Swinomish People have lived in the Skagit for over 10,000 years, and it has been our sacred responsibility to ensure that our ancestral lands, waters and resources are sustained, so that our children’s children will have an opportunity to live the life we know and love in the Skagit.

The Northwest has a wonderful golden star in the Lower 48, and we need to work together to restore and protect our salmon.

FACT:The Skagit is the only river in the lower 48 that spawns all five species of wild salmon.

We must stand together and shout to the World our message, “Salmon is important to

the people who call Skagit their home and it is an element that sustains a way of life for many people. Not to have that salmon

would be tragic.”

Photo Courtesy of Swinomish Tribe

Photo by: John ScurlockCourtesy of Swinomish Tribe

May the Creator bless you all for your kindness and consideration.~ Chairman Brian Cladoosby

For more information contact: www.swinomish-nsn.govChairman Brian Cladoosby, [email protected] (360) 708-7533Debra Lekanof, Government Affairs, [email protected] (360) 391-5296

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Could you ever imagine our beautiful Skagit County without the Skagit River?It’s almost impossible for most of us to do. The Skagit River touches just about everyone who lives here.

The quality of life we enjoy comes from the Skagit River – •Livelihoodsforourfishermen •Electricitytopowerourhomesandbusinesses •Qualitywatertodrinkandirrigateourcrops •Recreationalareasforourfamiliestoplay,picnic,campandhike It’s for these reasons that so many of us have worked together to create the Skagit River Salmon Festival – a celebration of our amazing river, its rich history and to inspire conservation of its resources. Our goal is to make this an annual free community event that grows over time. It’s been a big undertaking to launch a festival in a relatively short time frame, yet the community’s interest and support for this event has been very exciting to watch. Here’s what you can expect at this year’s festival: •Greatbandsandmusicianstoentertain •Localbreweriesontaptokeepyourefreshed •Tastyfoodchoicestoselectfromandenjoy •Demonstrationsandculturalactivitiesthatwillinform •Arts,crafts,andgamesforthewholefamily On behalf of the board of directors, our festival planning team, sponsors, vendors and volunteers, we thank you for your support and participation in this year’s Skagit River Salmon Festival. Enjoy the day!

WelCome

Kevin TateFestival Board President

UPCOMING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:

October 6~ SPAWNER SURVEY WORKSHOP Volunteers trained to help count salmon returning to local creeks.

October 13 & 20~ WORK PARTIESVolunteers needed for work parties to help build a new home for our native plant nursery.

November 3, 10 & 17~ PLANTING PARTIES Saturday work parties for volunteers of all ages planting native trees and shrubs along local waterways.

December 1~ TOUR LEADERSVolunteers trained to help lead tours of the Marblemount Hatchery facility during eagle season weekends.

Dedicated to Restoring Wild Salmon Populations for Future Generations

To learn more, visit us at www.skagitfisheries.org | Like us onContact us at: 360-336-0172 or [email protected]

Help Save Salmon, Become a Volunteer!


PRoteCtinG salmon & WateR ResoURCes

the Skagit River and its feeder streams are the main sources

of water for Skagit Public Utility District and the city of Aanacortes. At a gaging station near Mount Vernon, the height and flow of the Skagit River is monitored constantly to determine water levels in the river. When the water in the Skagit River falls below certain levels needed to protect fishhabitat,SkagitPUDandAancortes are required to notify customers to conserve water and reduce their discretionary water usage by 10 percent.

How can water conservation help save fish? The more water people use or waste, the less there is forfishinriversandstreams.Conserving water helps increase the instream flow of water in rivers and streams, especially during the dry summer months and other low flow periods. An instream flow is simply the minimum amount of water required in a stream or river for the protectionoffishhabitat.Increasingtheinstreamflowhelpsfishswimupand downstream, improves spawning habitat, and protects other wildlife and our future water resources.

Historic agreement In 1996, Skagit PUD entered into a 50-year water rights agreement with the city of Anacortes, Skagit County, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community,Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, Department of Ecology, and the Department Fish and Wildlife,

regarding the use of the Skagit River. As part of the agreement, a four-year study was conducted to help determine the minimum instream flows for the lower Skagit River. In 2001, based on the study’s findings,theDepartmentofEcologyestablished minimum instream flow levels for the Skagit River. The Skagit is the only river system in Washingtonthatsupportsallfivespecies of salmon. It also provides roughly 30 percent of the fresh water flowing into Puget Sound. When the river falls below prescribed levels, Skagit PUD and the city of Anacortes havecertainpublicnotificationprocesses that we must adhere to based on the joint agreement. Although every year is different, there are generally two times a year when the river falls below instream flow levels – once in late winter/early spring and again in late summer/fall.

What can you do to help? When low-flow conditions do occur,ifeverycustomercouldfindawaytosave 15-20 gallons of water per day, Skagit PUD and Aancortes would roughly hit its 10 percent water reduction goal. Here are some simple water-saving ideas you can use at home:•Shortershowers–fiveminutes or less.•Turnwateroffwhenbrushing teeth.•Letlawnsgodormantinthe summer.•Waterplantsdeeplyandless often.•Flushthetoiletless.•Fixleaksaroundthehouse. If you would like more information about simple ways you can help save water, please visit SkagitPUD.org.


PRodUCinG stRonGeR salmon RUns

all forms of energy production, whatever the source, have consequences for the

environment. Here in Skagit County, Puget Sound Energy and a host of committed partners have been working for years to address the environmental impacts of PSE’s Baker River Hydroelectric Project – particularly its effects on salmon. The results have been impressive. Andthat’snofishtale. While records are spotty, statistics from the old U.S. Bureau of Fisheries suggest the Baker River’s annual run of sockeye salmon historically ranged between about 4,000and7,000fish.Thatwasafter establishment of a state salmon hatchery on the Baker River in 1896, and prior to construction of theriver’sfirsthydroelectricdam,in

1925. For the remainder of the 20th century (PSE completed a second Baker River dam in 1959), the river’s sockeye returns averaged about 3,000fish. Oh how things have changed since. The Baker River’s four highest sockeye returns in history have occurred in the past decade, with nine of the biggest 10 since 1993. The chart-topping 2012 run exceeds 40,000. Meanwhile, juvenile salmon are moving down the Baker River in vastly greater numbers than ever before – more than a half million in 2010 and 2012. So strong is the recovery that two years ago the state Department of Fish and Wildlife opened the first-everrecreationalfisheryforsockeye in Baker Lake and the

upper Skagit River. And this summer, sportanglersgottheirfirstcrackathooking sockeye in the lower Skagit. What’s behind the remarkable turnaround?Aboveall,fisheriesmanagers point to the collaborative effort by PSE, federal and state fisheriesagencies,localNativeAmerican tribes, and others to steadily improve the migration of salmon – both upstream and downstream – around PSE’s two Baker River dams. Perhaps the most noteworthy enhancement came in 2008 with completion of an innovative “floating surface collector” on Baker Lake, just upstream from Upper Baker Dam. The 1,000-ton apparatus, thefirstofitskindintheworld,isa half-submerged, 130-foot-by-60-foot barge that safely lures and holds juvenile salmon for transport downstream, by water truck, around PSE’s two dams. The collector basicallyisahigh-techrefinementoffish-transporttechnologyPSEhaddeveloped over the prior half century so that juvenile salmon wouldn’t have to complete their sea-bound journey by taking a high dive over the top of the utility’s dams or by darting through the dams’ spinning turbines.UtilitiesandfisheriesmanagersfromacrossNorthAmericapraise the new floating collector’s effectiveness. Several high-dam operators have copied its basic designfortheirownfish-transportneeds. Studies indicate the new collector’s shore-to-shore, surface-to-lakebed guide nets and submerged fishscreensandwaterpumpsareattracting a far higher percentage of juvenile, ocean-bound salmon than Baker Lake’s vintage, now-retired “gulper” system. Success breeds success. PSE is preparing to deploy a near identical


fishcollectornextspringonLakeShannon, behind Lower Baker Dam, with the goal of dramatically boosting salmon numbers in the river’s lower reservoir as well.Thecompany’sfish-enhancementefforts don’t end there. In 2010, PSE replaced an aging upstream fishtrapbelowLowerBakerDamwith a new, highly automated facility for collecting adult salmon and transporting them upstream around the dams. That same year, the utility completed a new, more advancedfishhatcheryalongBakerLake that’s capable of producing up to 11 million salmon and trout fry annually. And in mid-2013, PSE will complete construction of a second Lower Baker Dam powerhouse that (besides generating 30 megawatts of electricity) will provide higher

minimum water flows forfishdownstreamfrom the dam. In addition, the new powerhouse will enable a slower, more gradual,fish-friendlychange in river flows whenever the dam reduces or suspends power generation. Fisheries agencies predict that PSE’s investments and collaborative efforts have the potential to produce substantially higher sockeye runs on the Baker River – even higher than the record returns we’re now seeing. We hope they’re right. Time will tell.AllthesePSEfisheriesinitiatives

result from a new federal operating license the utility received in 2008 for the Baker River Hydropower Facility. The upshot? Our region gets a healthier salmon population and a continued source of clean, carbon-free electricity.

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ARTS | CRAFTS | GOODS- All About Beads- Cabela’s- El Sage Designs- Phocas Farms- Scentsy-StudioRaven’sNest- TruckVault- Twilight Tango Alpacas

COnSeRvATiOn Alley- Children’s Museum of Skagit County- Coastal Conservation Association- Fidalgo Fly Fishers-GrizzlyBearOutreachProject- Mount Vernon Parks and Rec

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10:00 GatesOpen Welcome by Peter Ali and Swil Kanim

10:15 Opening Blessing by the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community 10:30 Showcase of Acoustic Music and Storytelling Featuring:

Swil KAniM is a classically trained violinist and storyteller who plays his own compositions that incorporate classical influences but are infused with his own life and musical influences. PeTeR AliisaNativeflutistwhocreateshismusicnotfromnotes,butfrom spirit within so each performance is unique and special. He plays a variety of Nativeflutesandsharestheirstoriesaswellasstoriesofhisrichethnic heritage. Listen to the sounds of eagle, running river, nature and spirit in the flute’s song.

ShAROn ABReu & FRienDS play acoustic folk guitar with storytelling.

DOuGlAS & FRienDS entertain with an acoustic, jazzy-rock style music.

wAyne hAyTOn is a singer/songwriter who plays acoustic country rock and folk. 11:45 BlessingoftheSalmonandNativeAmericanDancing by the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community

1:00 RiveRTAlK plays sophisticated original, world beat dance music inspired by Bob Marley, Carlos Santana, Afro-Cuban jazz, salsa and Afro Pop. Featuring Jan Foster on vocals and a troupe of accomplished musicians including a three-piece horn section, amazing guitar, and rock solid rhythm. You are guaranteed to be dancing!

3:00 DMiTRi wAGOneR is a young, exciting electric blues guitar player.

3:30 TRAinwReCK is a country and rock ‘n’ roll band who play the music of the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s and today. Their unique country rock originals electrify the stage along with danceable covers and rocking hits! *Please note that times may vary.

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- Festival is free to the public. $5 parking fee for Edgewater lots. - Over 20 conservation booths with educational activities. - Be sure to pick up your passport at any booth in Conservation Alley and bring your completed passport page to the Information Booth for a chance to win prizes. - The Information Booth is also the place to get your Skagit Watershed Letterbox Trail Event Stamp.- Festival T-shirts are available for $15 at the Information Booth. - To volunteer, call (360) 428-5972 or email [email protected].

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FiRst PeoPle oF the skaGit

F or more than 11,000 years, people of the Coast Salish have lived within the basin of the

Skagit River. The region was home to numerous tribal bands, including the Swinomish, Skagit, Kikialus, Sauk-Suiattle and Samish. For centuries, the culture of these Lushootseed speaking peoples centered around abundant salt and fresh water resources that included salmon,shellfish,finfish,andmarinemammals, in addition to a wide variety of native plants and wild game. The people lived in groups along the course of the Skagit River, from its mouth and delta to its head-waters in the Cascade Mountains, as well as Whidbey,FidalgoandGuemesislands.They occupied cedar plank houses in established villages during the winter months, and moved to small encampments in the summer and

autumn, following a seasonal cycle of resource gathering. They caught salmon at the mouths of riversandstreams,theyfishedmarinewatersforfinfishandseamammals, they traveled to coastal shorelines, including the San JuanIslands,harvestingshellfishand herring, and they journeyed upriver to inland forests and high mountain passes, hunting wild game and gathering berries and plants for food, medicine, and tools. TheseactiveandviableNativecommunities, made up of large extended families, socialized and traded throughout the Salish Sea region. They canoed far beyond their villages here, from present-day British Columbia, to the southernmost reaches of Puget Sound. European explorers entered the Puget

Sound area in the 1700s, initiating massivechangeforNativepeoples,including exposure to foreign diseases that decimated countless tribal villages. Fur traders arrived in the 1820s. John Work, a trader with Hudson’s Bay Company, canoed through a winding, shallow Swinomish Slough in 1824 and noted several “Scaadchet” villages. When the pioneer era commenced in 1853, settlers routinely called all of the Nativeinhabitants“SkagitIndians”notunderstanding the differences between the various tribal communities. In 1854, Washington Territorial GovernorIsaacStevens,begandraftingtreaties with tribal groups throughout theNorthwest.ThePointElliottTreaty,signed at Múckl-te-óh (present-day Mukilteo),resultedinNativescedingland from the Cascade Mountains to the Olympics, from south of Seattle to the Canadian border. In that treaty, Tribes reservedtherighttohunt,fish,andgather berries and plants in their “usual and accustomed” places. In exchange for their lands, the government promised the Indians money and health, education and welfare services, promises that took many decades to fulfill.ThattreatycreatedtheSwinomishIndian Reservation on Fidalgo Island, which became home to four different tribal groups, although many Indians continued to live and work off the reservation. Today, tribal communities in the county also include the Upper Skagit, Sauk-Suiattle and Samish.

First people of the skagitcourtesy of swinomish tribal Archive


W ild salmon play a critical role in our marine and freshwater ecosystems,

our economy, our recreation, our culture and our history. However, salmon and their habitat are in trouble. Human actions through generations have degraded many key habitats that salmon depend on, such as streams, rivers, estuaries and coastal environments. The degradation of this habitat has helped contribute to a dramatic decline in the number of salmon in our region. The Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group(SFEG)isanonprofitorganization dedicated to involving community volunteers in helping local landowners implement habitat restoration projects to keep our watersheds healthy and clean for salmon, people and all living things. DidyouknowthatSFEGprovidesfree assistance to local landowners to develop salmon habitat restoration projects? They also seek grant funds for implementation, and provide professional technicians and volunteers to do the restoration and monitoring work. By providing shade and cover for salmon, native plants help control water temperature while also providing places for salmon to hide from predators or to rest. As the trees and shrubs shed their leaves, aquatic insects feed on the fallen foliage, which in turn allows for salmon to feed on the insects. Riparian habitat also improves water quality by stabilizing banks to control erosion,filteringpollutants,andincreasing dissolved oxygen available in the water. What can you do help ensure that salmon are in our future? SFEGoffersvolunteeropportunitiesto plant native trees, help in its

RestoRinG salmon FoR FUtURe GeneRations

native plant nursery, monitor stream health, count returning salmon, and much more. All volunteer projects are based on learning through hands-on activities with

opportunities for volunteers of all ages and in all seasons.

Tolearnmore:www.skagitfisheries.org


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1. The Skagit River supports the largest wintering population of what bird in the continental united States?

A. Trumpter SwansB.SnowGeeseC. SeagullsD. Bald Eagles

D. Bald eagles feed on chum and coho salmon that have returned to the Skagit and its tributaries to spawn. The eagles arrive inlateOctoberorearlyNovemberandstayinto February.

2. how much water flows through the Skagit River every day?

A.10MillionGallonsB.10BillionGallonsC.1BillionGallonsD. A lot.

B. 10 billion gallons of water is drained every day from over 2,900 streams in theSkagitRiverwatershed.Enoughtofill500,000 swimming pools.

3. Can you name the five salmon species found in the Skagit River?

Chinook (King), Coho (Silver), Pink (Humpie), Chum and Sockeye (Kokanee, Red). The Skagit is the only large river system in Washington that contains healthy populationsofallfivenativesalmonspeciesand two species of trout – steelhead and cutthroat.

4. The Skagit River basin has supported human populations for how long?

A. 400 yearsB. 2,000 yearsC. 11,000 yearsD. A long time

C. People have lived in present-day Skagit County and its environs for over 11,000 years. Today, there are over 118,000 people living in the county including the Indian tribal communities of the Swinomish, Upper Skagit, Sauk-Suiattle and Samish.

5. Can you name the hydroelectric dams located on the Skagit River?

TheDiablo,RossandGorgehydroelectricdams, which are built above a natural barrier to salmon, supply about 25 percent of the city of Seattle’s power demands. Puget Sound Energy’s Upper Baker and Lower Baker Dams are located on a tributary of the Skagit River. The dams’ reservoirs, Baker Lake and Lake Shannon, are fed by runoff from the flanks of Mount Baker and Mount Shuksan.

6. how many different kinds of wildlife species live in the Skagit River watershed?

A. 50B. 102C. 276D. 400

C.Notincludinghumans,theSkagitwatershed is the home to approximately 276wildlifespecies–25fish,17amphibians, 10 reptiles, 73 mammals and 174 birds.

7. True or False: The Skagit River is the longest river on the west coast of the united States?

A. TrueB. False

B False. The Skagit River is more than 160 miles long and the third largest river on the West Coast after the Columbia and Sacramento rivers. It provides about 30 percent of the fresh water flowing into Puget Sound and it’s a main source of our drinking water for Skagit County residents. It’s also home to about 30 percent of all salmon entering Puget Sound.


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chum salmon(Oncorynchus keta)

The chum or dog salmon most closely resembles the sockeye, but has nospecksonitsback,silversides,oronitsfins.Thetipsofthelowerfinsareblackandthebaseofthetailisslender.Duringspawningthebody color is dark olive dorsally with pale red (purple) sides mixed with olive-greenblotches.Thetipsofthelowerfinsturnwhite.spawn nov-Jan

sockeye salmon(Oncorynchus nerka)

The sockeye or kokanee (when landlocked) has a greenish-blue back anddorsalfinwithsilversides,andafewtinyspecksontheback.During spawning the overall body color changes to bright red, especially in males, and the head is a greenish olive. spawn Aug-nov

chinook salmon(Oncorynchus tshawytscha)Chinook, also known as king salmon or blackmouth, are silver in color with dark spots, which generally cover all of the head, back,dorsalfinandadiposefinas well as all of the squared tail. During spawning, the body color changes to olive-brown, darker in males. Teeth are set in black gums inside a gray or black mouth. Chinook are generally the largestofthePacificsalmonandany salmon over 30 pounds is likely a chinook.spawn Aug-oct

coho salmon(Oncorynchus kisutch)Coho or silver salmon are generally silver in color with dark spotsconfinedtothebackandupperlobeofthetailfin.Duringspawning, the lower body color changes to red, especially in males. As in all spawning, male Pacificsalmon,theupperjawdevelops a distinct hook. Tails are noticeably forked when the fishareyoungerbutmaydevelopto nearly square at maturity. Teeth are set in whitish gums in a gray or black mouth.spawn oct-Jan

pink salmon (Oncorynchus gorbuscha)

ThepinkorhumpysalmonisthesmallestofthePacificsalmonduetoa two-year life cycle. The body is dark blue-black with silver sides and heavy oval spots on tail and upper body, with very small scales. During spawning, the body of males develops a distinct dorsal hump; the color changes to pale red mixed with olive-brown blotches. spawn sept-oct

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Sound Ocean Metal Fabricators LtdSwinomish Casino & Lodge

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