The return of pink salmon and other species to the Nisqually watershed will be cause for celebration Oct. 17 at the third annual Eatonville Salmon Fest. The Nisqually Indian Tribe, which had a delegation performing a tribal ceremony at the inaugural festival in 2013 (pictured), is among the sponsors of the community event that will be staged at Mill Pond Park from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Family-friendly activities and attractions will include music by local bands, crafts such as making salmon-print t-shirts, food vendors, site tours, and viewing of salmon spawning in the Mashel River. The tribe and the Nisqually River Council, leaders in salmon restoration efforts locally and regionally, are prime movers behind the festival's goal of recognizing salmon as a resource. David Troutt, chairman of the River Council, noted that dozensn of salmon restoration and protection projects have been carried out around Eatonville over the past 10 years. Most recently, a mile-long section of Ohop Creek was restored this summer. "If every community did what Eatonville and its neighbors have done in the past 10 years, we'd be well on the road to salmon recovery,GÇ¥ Troutt said.
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