{"id":2561,"date":"2023-08-24T07:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T14:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salmonfest.org\/?p=2561"},"modified":"2023-09-05T08:00:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T15:00:45","slug":"wenatchee-river-salmon-fest-brings-back-community-day-sept-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salmonfest.org\/index.php\/2023\/08\/24\/wenatchee-river-salmon-fest-brings-back-community-day-sept-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Wenatchee River Salmon Fest Brings Back Community Day Sept. 23"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2561\" class=\"elementor elementor-2561\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20d12409 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20d12409\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ab18bd2\" data-id=\"7ab18bd2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-413648ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"413648ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p><em>Wenatchee, Washington<\/em> \u2013 Swim on over to Rocky Reach Park and Discovery Center to<br \/>celebrate Salmon Peoples 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23.\u00a0 For the first time since 2019, community day is back for people of all ages to enjoy a full day of interactive games, art, storytelling, food and fun.<\/p>\n<p>Wenatchee River Salmon Festival is a hands-on outdoor event intended to connect people and nature by providing opportunities that create meaningful and enriching outdoor interpretation and education.\u00a0 Visitors can journey through a Native American village and become immersed into a powerful, intertribal cultural experience.\u00a0 Natural resource specialists from around the Pacific Northwest will offer opportunities to learn more about fish, wildlife, healthy habitats and watersheds.<\/p>\n<p>On Sept. 21-22, SalmonFest will become an outdoor classroom for about 1,500 third- and<br \/>fourth-graders from around the region.\u00a0 The day-long field trip integrates grade-level curriculum in a meaningful, experiential way.<\/p>\n<p>The event has been the recipient of multiple awards, including, \u201cBest Children\u2019s Program\u201d, by the International Festivals and Events Association.\u00a0 The best part is, admission is free.<\/p>\n<p>Please join us in 2023 to celebrate the festival\u2019s 31st anniversary.\u00a0 For updates on the event, visit salmonfest.org and follow the Wenatchee River Salmon Festival on Facebook.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s event is hosted by Chelan PUD, Friends of Northwest Hatcheries, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, and the Bureau of Reclamation.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3539481 elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3539481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salmonfest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/SalmonFestBringsBackCommunityDay2023.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download News Release<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wenatchee, Washington \u2013 Swim on over to Rocky Reach Park and Discovery Center tocelebrate Salmon Peoples 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23.\u00a0 For the first time since 2019, community day is back for people of all ages to enjoy a full day of interactive games, art, storytelling, food and fun. 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