Sept. 13-18, 2011

Your guide to all the events surrounding the Elwha River Restoration project and the removal of the Glines Canyon and Elwha dams — plus a “passport” and map for all the on-site activities taking place in the Elwha River watershed.

a publication of the Peninsula Daily News The power from Thomas Aldwell’s dam helped build downtown Port Angeles Celebrate Elwha! 28 places to eat and drink, 77 retailers is a multi-day cluster of events sur- And all the services you could ever want rounding the Elwha River Restora- tion project that marks the begin- ning of the largest dam removal project in U.S. history. To find out how downtown will Celebrate Elwha visit With a host of community and regional partners, Olympic Nation- www.portangelesdowntown.com al Park invites the public to help “Celebrate Elwha!” Sept. 13-18 through a series of events for all ages centered in Port Angeles, Sequim and the Elwha River valley. The 108-foot Elwha Dam and the 210-foot will be torn down to restore salmon habitat as part of the $325 million project. The Elwha watershed is the largest in . Restoration of all five species of Pacific salmon to more than 70 195131953 miles of river and tributaries will “Sluicing the Hogback” reprinted with kind permission from Nor’Wester Rotary also return vital nutrients to the watershed and restore the entire ecosystem. The Elwha River digs a channel through the Activities include Elwha- previously-hidden delta area of Lake Mills behind themed art installations in area the Glines Canyon Dam in July 2011. (Photo by galleries, a two-day science Keith Thorpe) symposium, poetry readings and tribal storytelling, music performances and a street fair of educational and interactive booths showcasing the natural diversity and beauty of the North . The festivities culminate with an invitation-only Sept. 17 ceremony at the Elwha Dam symbolizing the demolition of the two dams. While the ceremony is not open to the public, people can watch a live 242751 Highway 101 W. • Port Angeles, WA 98363 simulcast shown at City Pier. 417-1861 Saturday evening, nationally syndicated radio program “eTown” will record its weekly show at the Port Angeles High School Performing Arts OPEN 11 am to 7 pm, Mon. to Sat. Center. “eTown” is a weekly radio broadcast heard from coast to coast on NPR, public and commercial stations. BEST TAKE-OUT FOOD Events wrap up Sept. 18 with “Explore the Elwha,” a series of educa- ON THE PENINSULA tional activities set up at five locations throughout the Elwha River water- shed. Families can participate in these various outdoor scientific, cultural, LOCATED ON HWY 101 WEST recreational and historic activities. AND HWY 112 TURN OFF Participants can get their commemorative “passports” (found on Pages 8-9) stamped at each activity. Stop by on your way to the lake Limited parking is available at each location, plus Explore Tours will be LARGEST TAKE OUT MENU available to bring visitors from City Pier to the watershed sites. Thick Shakes - Mouthwatering Burgers Best Golden Fries GREAT PRICES - LOTS OF CHOICES 195131427 Where the locals eat and LOVE us! Celebrate Elwha! is published by the Peninsula Daily News, 305 W. First St., Port Angeles, WA 98362. 360-452-2345 • www.peninsuladailynews.com John C. Brewer editor and publisher Sue Stoneman acting advertising director Trisha McMahon special sections editor On the cover – TOP LEFT: Elwha Dam BOTTOM LEFT: Glines Canyon Dan RIGHT: Elwha River 2 Celebrate Elwha! | September 2011 Peninsula Daily NewsPeninsula Daily News Celebrate Elwha! | September 2011 3 Keep up-to-date Schedule of Events online Schedule is as of Aug. 29. Events are still being planned and subject to change. Visit these websites for regularly updated information about the Tuesday, Sept. 13 Wednesday, Sept. 14 Open mic night for the public to “Celebrate Elwha!” event and Elwha share thoughts on dam removal River Restoration and its related 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. in any format — poetry, song and projects. Storytelling Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe’s storytelling. Venue: Lower Elwha Klallam Hatchery Naming Ceremony See Page 14 for details. Celebrate Elwha! Heritage Center, 401 E. First St., Venue: Lower Elwha Klallam celebrateelwha.com Port Angeles hatchery, 700 Stratton Road, P.A. 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Storytelling with Carmen Watson. Ceremony for the Lower Elwha Celebrate Elwha! in Sequim Venue: Holiday Inn Express, 1441 Dam Removal Blog: Klallam tribe’s new fish hatchery. nps.gov/olym/naturescience/dam-removal- E. Washington St., Sequim 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. blog.htm Elwha Voices Poetry Reading 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. The Elwha Research Con- Venue: Lower Elwha Klallam Storytelling sortium and Elwha Nearshore Consortium hold a free event Elwha River Heritage Center, 401 E. First St., Venue: Lower Elwha Klallam Restoration website Port Angeles Heritage Center, 401 E. First St., celebrating the beginning of the Hear readings from local and Elwha River dam removal and nps.gov/olym/naturescience/elwha-ecosystem- Port Angeles restoration.htm regional poets Brenda Francis, Storytelling with Jamie Valadez ecosystem restoration project. Alice Derry, Christopher Thomas, and Roger Fernandez See Page 5 for details. Charlotte Warren, Tim McNulty, Facebook Search for “Elwha Tor Parker, Monica Charles, Suzie 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (approx.) Thursday, Sept. 15 Bennett and Kate Reavey, plus Elwha Open Mic River Restoration” Tess Gallagher will be reading her Venue: Lower Elwha Klallam 8 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. work as well as the work of her Heritage Center, 401 E. First St., Elwha River Science late husband, Raymond Carver. Port Angeles Symposium See Page 12 for details. schedule continued on Page 4 >> Tribal Events Culture Jam Art Exhibit

Celebration Dinner Open Mic Night 195131474 Evening Gala with Senator Bradley and Tom Skerritt Storytelling by Jamie Valadez, Roger Fernandes and Elaine Grinnell Poetry Reading which includes Tribal people & Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet Tess Gallagher

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2 Celebrate Elwha! | September 2011 Peninsula Daily NewsPeninsula Daily News Celebrate Elwha! | September 2011 3 schedule continued from Page 3 Venue: Peninsula College, 1502 E. Admission is free, but registration since the inception of the dam removal 7:30 p.m. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. is required — elwharesearchconsortium. project. Scientists familiar with the After Hours Music Scientists from around the region wildapricot.org. nearshore zone and coastline will also Venue: Wine on the Waterfront, will give oral and poster presenta- See Page 13 for details. be aboard. The Landing, 115. E Railroad Ave., P.A. tions about their ongoing studies of (Cruise is sold out. For more informa- In just a few months, Linda Dowdell the Elwha River ecosystem. tion on Expeditions Northwest cruises, and Craig Buhler have become the From fisheries and wildlife to geo- Friday, Sept. 16 call 360-452-6210.) must-see jazz duo on the Peninsula. morphology and sediment transport, Linda has worked as a composer, come and learn about the terrestrial, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. arranger and band member in a aquatic and marine ecosystems of the Elwha River Science Symposium Gala Fundraising Dinner variety of genres and has a deep love Elwha. (continues) Venue: Vern Burton Community Center, for the work of Thelonious Monk This event is sponsored by the Elwha A special event as scientists, 308 E. Fourth St., Port Angeles and Duke Ellington, while Craig is a Research Consortium and hosted by resource managers and the public The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe much sought-after musician with a Peninsula College. gather for a day of reflection, motiva- will host an Elwha Restoration Fund- vast library of studio recordings and A reception follows for symposium tion and celebration. raising Dinner Gala. an encyclopedic knowledge of rarely speakers and attendees. Listen as leaders of the scientific The cultural celebration of food, wine performed classic American jazz Visit elwharesearchconsortium. community discuss the meaning and and art will be for higher education standards. wildapricot.org to register. opportunities of the Elwha River benefiting Native American youth. Together they make for a wonderful See Page 13 for details. Restoration project. Guest speakers are former U.S. night of classic jazz. $3 cover. Keynote speaker for the day will be Sen. Bill Bradley and actor and mem- 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy, biodiversity ber of the American Rivers Board of Storytelling chair of The John Heinz III Center Directors Tom Skerritt. Saturday, Sept. 17 Venue: Lower Elwha Klallam Heritage for Science, Economics and the Envi- There will be an auction later in the Center, 401 E. First St., Port Angeles ronment. evening. 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. Storytelling with Tribal Elders Elaine Two ticket levels are available Celebrate Elwha! on the Pier Grinnell and Ben Charles. 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (approx.) at $150 and $300, available at the Venue: Elwha Central on the Port Coastal Jam Session Elwha Klallam Heritage Center and Angeles City Pier 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Venue: Lower Elwha Klallam Heritage www.brownpapertickets.com. Learn about all the weekend’s ac- Public Science Presentation by Center, 401 E. First St., Port Angeles See Page 12 for details. tivities and Elwha River Restoration Yvon Chouinard, environmental- at Celebrate Elwha’s main hub and ist and founder of Patagonia 4 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. informational booth. Venue: Peninsula College gym, Elwha River Sunset Cruise with Dana Lyons Concert See demonstrations of the Elwha 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles Expeditions Northwest Venue: Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, watershed after dam removal, listen Yvon Chouinard, noted environmen- Venue: Expeditions Northwest, P.A. 1203 E. Lauridsen Blvd. to live music and visit the environ- talist and founder of the outdoor cloth- Join Expeditions Northwest on See and hear comical troubadour mental groups that contribute to ing and gear company, Patagonia, will a cruise along the shoreline to the Dana Lyons, the Bellingham artist preserving the North Olympic Penin- give a free lecture open to the public. mouth of the Elwha River on the 120- whose humorous ballad “Cows With sula’s many natural wonders. Scientific posters from Symposium foot Expeditions. Guns” was a radio and web hit. See Page 6 for details. will also be on view. You’ll see the significant change in He’s toured in 46 states, Australia, the shoreline and the river’s mouth New Zealand, the British Isles, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Mexico, Kazakhstan and Siberia. Dam Removal Ceremony He has eight CDs to date, includ- (invitation only) ing his latest, Three Legged Coyote, Venue: Elwha River Dam released in 2009. The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe, Tickets are $12 general admission, and Depart- $10 for Friends members. Tickets are ment of Interior will commemorate available at PAFAC in person or by the deconstruction of the Elwha and calling 360-457-3532, at Port Book & Glines Canyon dams. News in Port Angeles, and at the door. Federal and state dignitaries, the See Page 12 for details. many scientists, government employ- ees and non-governmental partners 8:30 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. who have worked on the decades-old Poetry Reading project have been invited along with Venue: Bar N9ne, 229 W. First St., Lower Elwha tribal members. Port Angeles Invited dignitaries include Lower This event features local poet Seán Elwha Klallam Tribal Chair Frances Mac Falls and seven of his poems. Charles, Secretary of the Interior Ken Poems will be portrayed through Salazar, Gov. Chris Gregoire, National voice, music, time-lapse photography, Park Service Director Jon Jarvis, paint, video and performance art. Sens. Maria Cantwell and Patty The show is a prelude to the band Murray, Rep. Norm Dicks and Yogoman Burning Band. Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Larry Echohawk. schedule continued on Page 11 >> The Elwha Dam’s logbook on its final day of generating electricity. (Photo by Chris Tucker) 4 Celebrate Elwha! | September 2011 Peninsula Daily NewsPeninsula Daily News Celebrate Elwha! | September 2011 5 5

195132379 Celebrate Elwha! | September 2011 We can help at www.ExploreOlympics.com We A coalition of Seattle-area groups will 17, Sept. event place The takes Saturday, Activities include a live stream of the Kids can participate in different activities including par- creating salmon hats, Attendees will also have the opportunity to talk to an Olympic National Park Nature- Mountaineers, The Northwest, Coalition partners Your include Discover is OutdoorsFest geared at Indoor getting and people outdoor outdoors. climbing and support the Dam removal project. removal and support the Dam walls, seminars, a trivia fun seminars, beer outdoor run, garden, gear vendors walls, with their latest innovations and conservation groups will fill the Program Center in the northwest expanse Washington. of Magnuson along Park Lake Celebrate Celebrate Elwha! in Seattle celebrate celebrate the removal of the Elwha River dams at the Mountaineers in OutdoorsFest Seattle. from 10 at to a.m. Magnuson 5 Park, p.m. Seattle. N.E., Way 7700 Sand Point Elwha Dam Removal Ceremony from 11 information to a.m. on 1 how p.m., local community groups are making a difference in the Elwha watershed and sign-ups for family programs being offered on the Elwha River. ticipating dam in “mock” removal a at noon and becoming a junior ranger. ranger about the its project, history and wildlife benefits and to habitat, culture, plus interact with a hands-on model of the Elwha watershed. Student Olympic Association, National Park, National Conservation Parks Bridge, National Fund. Park Washington’s Leaders and Tribal Association, Conservation The Holiday Inn Express & Conference The Holiday Inn Express 1441 E. Washington Street, Sequim, WA 98362 Sequim, WA Street, 1441 E. Washington Tel: (360) 681-8756 Web: www.hiesequim.com (360) 681-8756 Web: Tel: Facebook: Sequim Holiday Inn Express Twitter: SequimHIExpress Sequim Holiday Inn Express Twitter: Facebook: Looking for great hiking and outdoor fun on the Olympic Peninsula? Looking for Center in Sequim is proud to Celebrate Elwha Elwha Celebrate to proud is Sequim in Center - in Sequim along the Elwha River for the primary , will share her experi- her share will , Times Seattle The process, public access is closed to both the Elwha public access is closed to both the process, ceremony , research geologist with the U.S. Geological geologist with the U.S. research rrick, videos will be added to the park’s Elwha homepage. videos will be added to the park’s Wa , writer for writer , Mapes V. nathan Jo

ences covering the story of the dam removal project. changes will present the scientific methods used to track Survey, expected in the coastal areas of the Elwha River. Doubleclick Productions, will share his experiences on capturing the will share his experiences Productions, Doubleclick story of the Elwha River.

• Dr. • Lynda The Elwha Research Consortium and Elwha Nearshore Consortium are The Elwha Research Inn Express in Sequim. The free event is held at the Holiday speakers include: Featured • photographer and documentary filmmaker with , John Gussman Listen to three different ways the story of the Elwha River will be told — Listen to three different ways

hosting “Elwha River Stories” Wednesday, Sept. 14, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. from 7 p.m. 14, Sept. Wednesday, “Elwha River Stories” hosting

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The video was produced by Wings Over Watersheds, a nonprofit organization video focused The Watersheds, Wings was on produced Over by Links to each webcam will be available from the Olympic National website Park and are

The first five-minute webisode, added this summer, offers a brief added first The look this five-minute at summer, webisode, recent the river’s A series of short

Webcams have been installed been have Webcams The National Park Service is working to provide public viewing opportunities at the upper Service National Park The

The trail is 1/8-mile long and features interpretive displays on Elwha River Restoration, as displays on Elwha River Restoration, is 1/8-mile long and features interpretive trail The During the dam removal During the dam Actual demolition of the Elwha Dam will begin the week after the celebrations. the Elwha Dam will begin the week after Actual demolition of It will be rebroadcast at City Pier at It will be rebroadcast While the Sept. 17 While

Peninsula Daily News Peninsula visitor center first orientation The video film and and later a install 60-minute documentary. ments can be viewed or downloaded by visiting website. the park’s watershed education. Wings Over Watersheds will Watersheds Wings produce Over a additional longer web watershed education. videos, dam operators and National Service Park employees. history and features interviews with players key in including the tribal Elwha elders, story, expected to be operational by mid-September. the dams coming down, section by section, through regularly updated still images. section by section, the dams coming down, purpose of monitoring sediment transport. Cameras facing each of the dams will also show Cameras purpose of monitoring sediment transport. Glines Canyon dam by summer 2012. at the trail from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (See Page 10.) (See Page to 3 p.m. from 9 a.m. at the trail 112, to a prime viewpoint overlooking the Elwha Dam. to a prime 112, will be on site rangers park 18, Sept. On Sunday, to experience the Elwha. well as more ways up to construct a publicly accessible trail leading from the Elwha RV Park, just off Highway just off Highway Park, the Elwha RV leading from accessible trail up to construct a publicly and Glines Canyon dams. However, Olympic National Park and Clallam County have teamed and Clallam Olympic National Park However, and Glines Canyon dams. Port Angeles City Pier. Port 5:30 p.m. streamed at 11 a.m. to “Elwha Central” at “Elwha Central” to streamed at 11 a.m. guests only, the event will be live- the guests only, at the Elwha Dam is limited to invited Dam is limited to at the Elwha Where to Watch to Where Peninsula Daily News Peninsula Celebrate Elwha! | September 2011 4 sponsored by Stage Lineup Ranger Jeff Wolin (emcee) Elwha Central Ranger Jeff Wolin from Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in Colorado will be performing his danceable, singable children’s • National Park Service Elwha • North Olympic Salmon songs about our national parks. Saturday, Sept. 17 River Restoration Exhibit Coalition He is a ranger/singer/songwriter who has performed his songs all • Feiro Marine Life Center • Olympic Peninsula chapter over the United States, from the National Mall to science museums. Port Angeles City Pier will offer family activities of Surfriders His concerts are fun, active, memorable and educational. During 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and the Elwha River Exhibit • People for the Puget Sound his show at City Pier, he will debut the song “Run, Fish, Run” about • Discover Your Northwest – • Princess Valiant Coffee the restoration of the Elwha with youth from the community. FREE Elwha and National Park • Streamkeepers books and memorabilia • The Dam Bag Zaya Marimba (providing music throughout the day) Port Angeles City Pier will be • Musical guests all day • The Story People of Clallam Zaya is a local Zimbabwean-style marimba ensemble based in Port transformed into Elwha Central • Nonprofit organizations County Angeles. Zaya plays joyous, celebratory and engaging songs derived from peoples of southern African nations. on Saturday, Sept. 17. • Crafts artisans • Washington State Society of It is rhythmically complex, upbeat and so lively that people want Attendees will find vendors and • Merchant booths American Foresters to get up and move, dance and celebrate life! informational booths providing • Great local food • Wild Olympics Campaign • Western Washington information on all of the programs 10 a.m. — Thom Davis involved in Celebrate Elwha, envi- Participating organizations: University – Huxley College • American Whitewater of the Environment on the Since the 1960s, Thom Davis has been known as a performer, re- ronmental exhibits, national park cording artist, instructor and student of the American musical artform books and souvenirs, local artists • Deer Park Designs Peninsulas • Wolf Haven International known as “roots, “blues,” “folk” and “country blues.” whose work relates to the theme of • Discover Your Northwest A native Californian, Thom’s background isn’t typical for a blues- Celebrate Elwha, food, music and • Dry Creek Coalition man. His Spanish grandmother planted his musical roots in the Spanish Food vendors: a large screen video broadcast of • Elwha Science Education classical and Flamenco guitar when he was seven years old. the Elwha Dam ceremony. Project • Kokopelli Grill Later, Thom started a journey into folk, roots and blues that would • ExploreOlympics – Wirta • Sabai Thai take him and his guitar far and wide in many countries. Activities include: Hospitality Worldwide • Wine on the Waterfront • Elwha Central Information • Feiro Marine Life Center (cheese and other goodies) 11 a.m. — Dam Ceremony Simulcast Center • National Park Service Additional programs can be found • Learn all about the Celebrate • Native American Tours & at The Landing mall (see Page 10), 12:45 p.m. — Harmony and Humor: The Bessier/Morris Elwha events and Elwha Little Tree Creations the Olympic Coast National Marine Group Jazz Elixir River Restoration program • Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Sanctuary Discovery Center and The Bessier/Morris Group mixes up a special jazz elixir of harmony • Watch the dam ceremony • NatureBridge the Lower Elwha Klallam Heritage and humor, with an eclectically pleasing mix of swing, Latin, booga- remote broadcast • North Olympic Chapter of Center (see Page 12). loo and ballads. • Sign up for Sunday education Society of American Foresters Bessier’s light and lyrical style melds with Morris’ rich vocals and This program is as of Aug. 25. programs on the Elwha by • North Olympic Peninsula masterful guitar playing to create a magical blend. Joining Bessier Schedule and participants are NatureBridge Skills Center and Morris are John MacElwee on stand-up bass and Tom Svornich subject to change. on drums.

2 p.m. — Ranger Jeff Wolin and Community Youth

360-452-0400 3 p.m. — Impulse 929 W 8th St. Port Angeles, WA 98363 Three seasoned musicians with broad professional backgrounds [email protected] provide the fuel for Impulse’s blend of funk, fusion, jazz, Latin and Dinner: 4:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. even country and classic pop — a versatile band indeed! You’ll hear crisp playing and strong unique vocals. Skip Morris, guitarist and vocalist, played on the West Coast with various bands from Phoenix, Ariz., to Anchorage, Alaska. Serving Steaks, Seafood, Pizzas & Pastas He has taught guitar at the college level and writes the “Player to Cooked in Our Wood-Fired Oven! Player” column in Just Jazz Guitar magazine. Gift Certificates Available! To Commemorate the Elwha River Restoration Project We invite you to stop in for our 4:15 p.m. — Bound to Happen " Great Food, Great Wines Bound to Happen blends originals from its own CD (“Mélange”) and Great Times" “Gone Dam Pale Ale”, one of our hand-crafted with an eclectic array of soulful American roots music that will have Walk-ins Welcomed! artisan brews made and served locally. you up on your feet and moving. - Chef Jon Unruh The band calls the sound “blues in the blender,” incorporating Come in for a pint, a pitcher or take a growler to go. music from multiple genres of blues, soul, gospel, rock, and country. Bound to Happen features the songwriting teamwork of guitarist 195131630 Hours: Mon - Thur 4 - 10 pm Kevin Lee Magner and his sister and vocalist, Mary Magner, and Fri - Sat 11 - 10 pm showcases the remarkable and talented guitar work of guitarist/ Sun 11 - 5 pm songwriter Scott Bradley. Add the dynamic rhythm section of drummer Shawn Stanton and bassist Kurt Jensen, and you get a genre jumping sound that is 19701308 Owners Lori & Denny Negus guaranteed to lift your spirits and move your feet. 110 N. Laurel, Port Angeles, WA 98362 5:30 p.m. — Rebroadcast of Dam Ceremony 6 Celebrate Elwha! | September 2011 Peninsula Daily NewsPeninsula Daily News Celebrate Elwha! | September 2011 7 Buy the last “Dam Bag” you will need! Come to the Elwha Central Street Fair at the City pier Sept 17th 10am - 6pm Buy this limited edition bag featuring the Elwha Dam Project

The Elwha River Road Bridge and other locations along the river will be the sites of various family activities as part of Sunday’s “Explore the Elwha.” (Photo by Trisha McMahon)

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Join local organizations for educational family-oriented events in the Elwha River watershed from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18. Educators from NatureBridge, formerly Olympic Park Institute, and other ELWHA DAM partner organizations will be stationed at multiple locations on the Elwha River, hosting activities that illustrate the culture, history and recreation the watershed has nourished over the years. R.V. PARK Locations include Port Angeles City Pier/Hollywood Beach, Madison Creek Falls, Highway 101 Elwha Bridge, Elwha River Road Bridge and the mouth of the Elwha River. See the center pullout on Pages 8-9 for descriptions of the Celebrating the activities at each site. Use the map and “passport” found on the center pullout as you make your Restoration of the way along the river. The passports will be stamped by the different organiza- tions as you visit them. Salmon Habitat Explore Tours will be available from City Pier to take visitors to the sites, or visitors can drive themselves. • 10 min. to Victoria ferry Explore Tours: • 10 min. to downtown NatureBridge is providing a guided tour suitable and interactive for all ages. Free shuttles take visitors to all five locations. • Borders Olympic National Park 1 To reserve a spot, sign up for a 2 /2 hour tour at the Olympic National Park welcome booth at City Pier on Saturday and Sunday. Spaces are filled on a • Quiet wooded setting first-come, first-served basis. Due to travel time, the first tours will depart before the 11 a.m. start time • Walk to a great viewing area of and the last tour will return after 3:30 p.m. Round-trip tours depart from City Pier on the following schedule: the Elwha Dam and River • 10:30 a.m. — 2 buses (28 people total), first stop at Madison Creek Falls • 11 a.m. — 1 van (11 people) and 1 bus (14 people), first stop at mouth of 47 Lower Dam Rd., Port Angeles, WA 98363 195131749 the Elwha River • 1:05 p.m. — 2 buses (28 people total), at Madison Creek Falls www.elwhadamrvpark.com • 1:35 p.m. — 1 van (11 people) and 1 bus (14 people) first stop at mouth of Phone: 877-435-9421 • Email: [email protected] the Elwha River 6 Celebrate Elwha! | September 2011 Peninsula Daily NewsPeninsula Daily News Celebrate Elwha! | September 2011 7 Passport to Explore the Elwha Use this map and commemorative passport as you make your way along the river. Collect passport stamps as you complete each organization’s activity. Parking is available at each location for self-guided touring. Limited space is available on Explore Tours that leave from Port Angeles City Pier.

Start your Take a walk- Streamkeepers Join National journey by through tour at will run a "Find Geographic checking in the Olympic Your Watershed" FieldScope with Olympic Coast activity where and track National Park 1 Discovery 1 you will learn 3 the origin of 3 rangers and find Center about salmon, materials used answers to all to learn about bug health and to make pencils. your Elwha questions and the day’s activities. local coastal ecology and the Olympic Coast human impacts on your local streams. National Marine Sanctuary.

Join Olympic Join the National Washington Park staff in State Society Visit FIN, the Visit the Feiro diagnosing of American North Olympic Marine Life the Elwha 4 Foresters and 4 Salmon Center and River’s health discuss the rich Coalition’s interact with by collecting mixture of forest migrating 1 intertidal life 1 samples of macroinvertebrates in the river and land ownership, forest management programs salmon. Crawl or the Elwha learning their function. and the diverse resulting benefits. through the exhibits that 25-foot long sculpture to discover the freshwater feature a hands- plant and animal neighbors of local salmon. on model of Glines Canyon Dam and Like Mills. Measure river Learn about orcas sediments with and salmon! NatureBridge The Whale and learn why Trail will feature substrate is 4 interactive art and 5 Practice Step back important to games focused on your salmon in time with salmon. the orcas and the identification NatureBridge salmon they depend on. skills and build to discover a small log jam 2 how humans 2 with NOAA interacted with Find out “What’s NatureBridge Fisheries the Elwha River in Your Beach Elwha Science Service. before and after it was dammed. Sand?” with Education the Surfrider Project will Foundation and 5 show you how to 5 then participate use water quality in a “Beach in a equipment to Learn about Join Western Bag” activity. conduct water quality tests. revegetation Washington in the Elwha University with the North Huxley Olympic Skills 2 College of the 3 Watershed Locations Center. Take Environment in home plant the Peninsulas 1. City Pier/Hollywood Beach, near intersection of Lincoln Street/Railroad Avenue seeds for a restoration project in your own and enter a kingfisher nest, learn impressive 2. Madison Creek Falls, follow Olympic Hot Springs Road to Madison Creek Falls backyard. Elwha facts about habitats and learn from 3. Highway 101 Elwha Bridge, park in the gravel lot on the big turn student and faculty work. 4. Elwha River Road Bridge, take Elwha River Road and turn onto Crown Z Water Road 5. Mouth of the Elwha River, end of Place Road

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Films, Art at Landing Mall Films related to ecology and making and keeping our environ- ment healthy and beautiful will be shown at The Landing mall in Port Angeles, while artists will share their individual perspectives in an art exhibit at the same venue. The Celebrate Elwha River Film Festival is free to the public. Films will be shown in Room 205 of The Landing mall, 115 E. Railroad Ave. Screenings are scheduled for Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Sat- urday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Films to be shown include “The Center of it All,” “Don’t Move a Hikers stand near the end of the Hurricane Hill Trail atop Hurricane Ridge. (Photo by Chris Tucker) Mussel,” Robert Lundahl’s “Unconquering the Last Frontier,” Ken Burns’ “America’s Best Idea,” John Gussman’s “The Elwha Valley etc.,” “The Irate Bird Watcher,” Elia Kaza’s “Wild River” Explore Trails with ONP Rangers and “Lords of Nature.” Times will be posted on celebrateelwha.com and posted On Sunday, Sept. 18, Olympic National Park rangers will offer free guided hikes from outside of The Landing mall. Hurricane Ridge and answer questions along the new Elwha Dam Viewpoint trail. The Celebrate Elwha Art Exhibit will also be centered at The Landing mall. Artists from the North Olympic Peninsula Hurricane Ridge Elwha Dam Trail and surrounding areas share their indi- The ranger-guided hikes begin at the Rangers will be on site at the new Elwha vidual perspectives on the Olympic Hurricane Hill trailhead and will highlight Dam overlook trail from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mountains and aquatic wonders, the cultural and natural history of the Parking for the trail is located just off as well as dam removal and Elwha watershed. Highway 112 at Lower Dam Road, less than Start times are 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. a mile from the intersection of U.S. Highway the mystical Elwha River 1 and the animals that Hikes last approximately 2 /2 hours. 101 and Highway 112 west of Port Angeles. share this part of the The 1.6-mile (3.2 miles round-trip) trail As the Elwha Dam is being torn down planet with us. is moderately strenuous and has a 700-foot during the next three years, people can elevation gain. watch the process from this trail. Lower Elwha Gallery & Gift

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195131386 Continental breakfast. Their shows are produced to dazzle audiences and dazzle audiences are produced to Their shows rhythm-driven high-energy, is a fun, SuperTrees formed in 2008 and in that time, The band was described as perform- been have Winterlings The Amanda Bird- Bowden and Wolff Comprised of satire into often sexy and sassy pieces. often sexy and sassy satire into explore the vast to environment in which create an creative vision. combined the troupe’s wealth of ’n’ of rock creative arrangements band playing rock originals. and roll classics focused their talents and blended have the players a mix of to create backgrounds their varied musical music. high-energy dance late – 9 p.m. After Hours Music mall, Landing The Waterfront, on the Wine Venue: Angeles Port Ave., Railroad 115 E. and their “music from the new folk frontier,” ing one of has been named Animal Groom” “The album radio station the top 10 albums of 2010 by Bellevue KBCS. are noted for their stunning Winterlings The sall, delicately poetic lyrics and thoughtful, harmonies, $3 cover. constructed songs. Sunday, Sept.Sunday, 18 TBD Elwha Celebration Center gymna- Tribal Lower Elwha Klallam Venue: Angeles Port Road, 2851 Lower Elwha sium, continued from Page 4 from Page continued

The Girdle Scouts pay homage to the tradition The Girdle Scouts pay Bar N9ne will feature The Girdle Scouts present- Bar N9ne will feature See Page 14 for details. 14 for See Page Tickets cost $20 and are available at Port Book at Port cost $20 and are available Tickets “eTown” is a weekly radio broadcast heard from “eTown” This special two-hour taping will include musi- This special two-hour taping will include Every “eTown” show is taped in front of a live “eTown” Every The nationally syndicated radio program “eTown” “eTown” The nationally syndicated radio program Cost for the cruise is $25. To make a reservation, make a reservation, To Cost for the cruise is $25. While you’re cruising the harbor, you can also While you’re cruising the harbor, Enjoy the sunset over the waters of the Port of the Port Enjoy the sunset over the waters The harbor tour features the wines of Harbinger The harbor tour features Join Expeditions Northwest aboard the 120-foot Expeditions Northwest aboard Join Due to space limitations at the dam, attendance attendance the dam, limitations at Due to space Tom Skerritt will be the MC of the ceremony, the MC of the ceremony, Skerritt will be Tom

own style of campy, lowbrow humor and intelligent own style of campy, of burlesque performers by incorporating their dance party, which will go until 1 a.m. which dance party, as a prelude to local rock ’n’ roll band SuperTrees’ as a prelude to local rock ing “That Dam Removal” from 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. to 10 p.m. from 9:30 p.m. “That Dam Removal” ing Venue: Bar N9ne, 229 W. First St., Port Angeles Port St., First W. 229 Bar N9ne, Venue: After Hours Music 9 p.m. – 1 a.m. 9 p.m. . at www.brownpapertickets.com and News, 104 E. First St., Port Angeles, or online Angeles, Port St., First 104 E. and News, coast to coast on NPR, public and commercial stations. coast to coast on NPR, with hosts Nick and Helen Forster. with hosts Nick cal guests Eliza Gilkyson, Cake and Danny Barnes cal guests Eliza Gilkyson, other features. bands, strung together with interview segments and strung together with interview bands, audience and features performances by singers and by singers and audience and features performances School auditorium. School and live performances from the Port Angeles High and live performances from the Port will be taped from Port Angeles with interviews will be taped from Port Venue: Port Angeles High School, 304 E Park Ave. 304 E Park School, Angeles High Port Venue: “eTown” Recording “eTown” 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. call Expeditions Northwest at 360-452-6210. watch a slide show of the “Years of the Elwha.” of the Elwha.” “Years a slide show of the watch and productive. ties that keep our natural deep-water harbor active ties that keep our natural deep-water commerce and see the many working marine activi- commerce and see the many working Angeles harbor as you learn about its history and Angeles harbor as you learn about its including its special “Gone Dam Pale Ale.” “Gone Dam Pale its special including Winery and beers and ales from Barhop Brewery, from Barhop Brewery, and beers and ales Winery for “Brats, Brew and Wine, Too.” Wine, Brew and “Brats, Expeditions for Venue: Expeditions Northwest, Port Angeles Port Northwest, Expeditions Venue: “Brats, Brew and Wine, Too” Harbor Tour Harbor Too” Wine, Brew and “Brats, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. – 6 p.m. sium, 2851 Lower Elwha Road, Port Angeles Port 2851 Lower Elwha Road, sium, Venue: Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Center gymna- Tribal Elwha Klallam Lower Venue: Elwha Celebration 5 p.m. – late – 5 p.m. OutdoorsFest in Seattle. OutdoorsFest the Port Angeles City Pier and the Mountaineers’ the Mountaineers’ City Pier and Angeles the Port simulcast will be broadcast at Elwha Central at at Elwha Central will be broadcast simulcast at the ceremony is by invitation only. However, a However, only. is by invitation at the ceremony along with Superintendent Karen Gustin. Superintendent along with

Peninsula Daily News Peninsula schedule schedule Peninsula Daily News Peninsula Celebrate Elwha! | September 2011 10 Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Hosts Activities

The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe is hosting a week Fundraising dinner gala of activities to commemorate the dam removal. The Lower Elwha Klallam tribe will host a fund- raising dinner gala Friday, Sept. 16, from 5 p.m. Heritage Center to 10 p.m., at the Vern Burton Community Center Beginning Monday, Sept. 12, and continuing in Port Angeles. The gala will benefit tribal youth through the rest of the week, Northwest Native programs and education scholarships. Coast Salish artwork will be on display in the Former U.S. Sen. Bill Bradley, co-sponsor of the main hall of the Lower Elwha Klallam Heritage 1992 Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restora- Center, 401 E. First St., Port Angeles. tion Act, will deliver the dinner’s keynote address Other events at the Heritage Center include story- and Master of Ceremonies Tom Skerritt, an actor telling Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and a and longtime environmentalist who lives in Seattle, coastal jam session on Friday. (See Schedule begin- will be the dinner’s opening speaker. ning on Page 3 for complete list of activities.) An auction held in the evening will include a cedar The tribe has teamed up with poets Alice Derry hat and a limited number of signed and numbered and Kate Reavey to bring two evenings of poetry, Native American prints by Roger Fernandez and song and storytelling to the Heritage Center. Linda Weichman. Poetry Night, featuring poems about the Elwha, Two ticket levels are available for the gala, $150 takes place Tuesday at 6 p.m. and includes interna- and $300, available at Lower Elwha Klallam Heri- The Lower Elwha Klallam Heritage Center, 401 E. First St., Port Angeles, tionally-known poet and Port Angeles native Tess will be the site of several events hosted by the tribe the week of Sept. tage Center and www.brownpapertickets.com. Gallagher and Lower Elwha Klallam communications 12-18. (Photo by Keith Thorpe) manager Brenda Francis. Tribal Center Other readers from the Lower Elwha Klallam tribe There will be open camping at the Lower Elwha include Monica Charles and Christopher Thomas. as well as a poem by the late Raymond Carver and Klallam softball field, just off Lower Elwha Road and Tuesday’s event also features Tor Parker of the two by Gary Snyder. It will be available for purchase Hatchery Road. Makah tribe and poets Derry, Reavey, Suzie Bennett, throughout the week at the Heritage Center. An Elwha Celebration takes place at 5 p.m. Tim McNulty and Charlotte Warren. Open mic takes place Wednesday at 6 p.m., an Saturday at the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribal Center, With Derry’s assistance, Reavey is also assembling event where all area residents are invited to attend and it continues on Sunday with a continental break- a chapbook, featuring poems by Tuesday’s readers and share a poem, song or story. fast (time to be determined.) The Lodges of Olympic National Park and Forest ‘Cows with Guns’ Artist Comes to PAFAC Bringing together a mix of comedy, ballads and love songs, comical troubadour Dana Lyons performs at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Kalaloch Lodge Lodge Sol Duc Hot Springs Center on Friday, Sept. 16, from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. RETREAT TO EXPERIENCE RECONNECT AT DISCOVER A Lyons’ sharp wit and the perfect coast escape true tranquility a lakeside retreat secluded hot springs resort syrupy voice have wel- comed him on stages at Visit the wondrous coastal Uncover the Historic LAKE Come experience the historic Escape to SOL DUC HOT QUINAULT LODGE, a LAKE CRESCENT LODGE, SPRINGS, a relaxing experience concert halls, festivals, con- beauty of KALALOCH LODGE. ventions, fundraisers and Perched high on a bluff, just landmark on the shores of nestled among giant hemlock in the heart of Washington’s beautiful Lake Quinault. and fir trees, you will discover Olympic National Park. Melt universities across the U.S. Dana Lyons steps from the beach, you can The cozy rooms have an a tranquil environment to your tension away in our family and around the world. witness the many moods of antique ambiance and call home. This turn of the friendly hot mineral water pools He will be a featured the powerful Pacific. Explore provide a comfortable century lodge on the shores surrounded by towering peaks performer at the Sept. 17 ceremony at Elwha Dam, one of Washington State’s lodging experience. Enjoy of Lake Crescent, offers lake lush with evergreen trees and but Peninsula residents and visitors will have a most pristine stretches of the lodge’s many amenities and mountain views from the bubbling Sol Duc River. chance to see and hear him in more depth the night unspoiled beach. which include the heated every room. before at the fine arts center. indoor pool and sauna. The Bellingham-based crooner achieved a global radio and web hit with his satirical and infectious ballad, “Cows With Guns.” Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 for Friends members. Tickets are available at PAFAC in person 195131894 Call 888-603-0967 or visit www.olympicnationalparks.com for more information about each destination or to book your stay. or by phoning 360-457-3532, at Port Book & News in Kalaloch Lodge, Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort, Lake Crescent Lodge are managed by ARAMARK Parks and Destinations, an authorized concessioner of the National Park Service. Lake Quinault Lodge operates under a special permit by the U.S. Forest Service in the Olympic National Forest. Port Angeles, and at the door.

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195131128 Thomas E. Lovejoy E. Thomas In the 1950s In the 1950s He thought of utter con- history, Throughout the company’s pro- “1% for the Planet” Chouinard co-founded the Tompkins, Chouinard and Doug In the 1990s, outdoor adven- experience ture, and accomplish- ment. Ch- and ’60s, ouinard became a devoted rock climber. some improved designs for climb- ing gear and began making and selling only enough gear to The company he founded fund his next adventure. later became known as Patagonia. elements has cern for the environment and for the the business. reigned supreme in every aspect of consists of 1,472 companies that today which gram, (not profits) to donate one percent of their gross sales a organization. worldwide network of environmental 360.683.4321 Thursday, Thursday, Phone: held , 139 W. Alder Street, Sequim, WA Open Tues-Sat Lunch 11-3 & Dinner 5-9 Lunch Open Tues-Sat Proud to serve local, sustainably harvested seafood harvested serve local, sustainably Proud to - , a noted , . elwharesearchconsortium.wildapricot.org Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences, University of Sciences, Aquatic and Fisheries and Salmon and author of Pacific Washington, Trout. the for professor Dave Montgomery, Dr. Earth of Department and Space Sciences, Wash- University of ington and author Erosion The of Dirt: of Civilizations. Martin Doyle, Dr. professor of river science and policy Nicholas the at Duke Uni- School, versity.

From his earliest days his earliest days From Chouinard describes On Thursday from 7 Thursday On • • • Those not attending • of School the for professor , Quinn Tom Dr. Other distinguished scientists include: , biodiversity chair for The The for chair biodiversity Lovejoy, Thomas E. Dr. On Friday, leaders Onof Friday, the scientific community of the University of Washington Washington of University the of Karr R. James Dr. Details and registration information can be found Details and registration Proceeds from the Elwha River Science Sympo- Proceeds from the Scientists from around the region will give pre- from around the Scientists

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Free lecture by environmentalist Yvon Chouinard 7 p.m. Thursday 7 p.m. Chouinard Yvon by environmentalist lecture Free was passionate about was Daily News Peninsula southern California, he southern California, as a kid growing up in businessman. clothing and gear com clothing “reluctant” himself as a founder of the outdoor Patagonia. pany, Chouinard environmentalist and symposium. Yvon free lecture by submitted posters to the a hear to 8:30 p.m., p.m. public lecture and view can still attend its free the science symposium Environment, will be the keynote speaker. will be Environment, John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the the and Economics Science, for Center III Heinz John and its global importance. discuss the “Big Picture View” of the Elwha project of the Elwha project View” “Big Picture discuss the Elwha River ecosystem. address. will provide the keynote presentations about their ongoing studies of the presentations about online at 1502 E. Lauridsen Blvd., Port Angeles. Port Lauridsen Blvd., 1502 E. Foundation. Peninsula College the sium will benefit Elwha River Science Symposium Elwha River College, at Peninsula 16, Sept. and Friday, 15, Sept. sentations on the Elwha River ecosystem during the ecosystem during on the Elwha River sentations Two-day Scientific Conference on Elwha River Dams River Elwha on Conference Scientific Two-day Peninsula Daily News Peninsula Celebrate Elwha! | September 2011 12 Live ‘etown’ Recording Features Performance by Cake

Alternative rock band Cake, contemporary folk tured artists take to LEFT: Cake will be one artist Eliza Gilkyson and Port Townsend-based the stage together for When will it air? of three musical acts innovative banjo player Danny Barnes will all one last song. for the “eTown” show perform at the live concert and recording of the As longtime friends The closest “eTown” station recorded in Port Angeles. syndicated radio program “eTown” at the Port of the show, Cake will is The Mountain (103.7 FM) in Seattle, which airs the Angeles High School Performing Arts Center on share material from its program Sundays at 7 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17. latest musical explora- BELOW, FROM LEFT: The air date for the Port “eTown” hosts Nick The show begins at 7:30 p.m. and doors open at tions, as well as conver- Angeles recording was not 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased sation on things that and Helen Forster available as of publication, and performers Eliza through the Arts NW website at artsnw.org or at have transpired person- but is possibly the last week Gilkyson and Danny Port Book and News, 104 E. Front St., Port Angeles. ally and professionally of November or first week Barnes “eTown” is a weekly radio broadcast carried since the band’s last of December. All “eTown” by 350 stations worldwide, including 103.7 The stop in “eTown.” shows can also be streamed Mountain (KMTT) in Seattle, which airs the pro- Musical wizard Dan- online at etown.org gram Sundays at 7 a.m. ny Barnes will make a Hosted by Nick and Helen Forster, “eTown” second stop in “eTown” mixes live music from top performers from a wide to share from his latest collection of material. variety of styles with conversation and information Singer/songwriter and “eTown” veteran Eliza about our communities, our environment and com- Gilkyson will share her own unique brand of so- mon sense stewardship. cially conscious folk and Americana music, as well The two hosts are celebrating the 20th anniver- as conversation on her latest involvements with sary of the environmentally conscious music variety social causes. program they founded in Boulder, Colo., in 1991. “We hope that bringing our program to Port Each program also includes the presentation of Angeles for this live radio show taping will help the E-chievement Award, highlighting “hometown raise awareness around the world for the great heroes who have taken small steps toward solving work that will be done here to better the environ- big problems.” ment and restore the area’s natural habitat,” said “eTown” culminates with a finale where all fea- co-host Nick Forster. Celebrate Elwha! And welcome to Port Angeles - one of the most unique and beautiful cities in North America! Quietly nestled between the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Olympic Mountains, Port Angeles is located in Clallam County on the North Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. Incorporated in 1890, the City has progressed into the 21st century while still holding onto steadfast traditions of hard work, family and community.

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Participants Free Lecture – Celebrate Elwha Alice Derry, Poet featuring Anna Chasman, Artist Yvon Chouinard Childers Bukovnik Construction Join us for an Elwha Education Coastal Watershed Institute Conservationist Elwha Image Bank Adventurer Adventure! Elwha Science Education Philosopher Founder of Project Check out our school, family, and individual Thursday September 15 7 PM Expeditions Northwest programs and be a part of something big. Feiro Marine Life Center Peninsula College Gymnasium Free tickets available at: Harry von Stark, Photographer Space is limited. Enroll today! Huxley College of the Port Book & News – Port Angeles Environment, WWU Olympic NP Visitor Center Forks Interagency Visitor Center Kate Reavey, Poet Pacific Mist Books – Sequim naturebridge.org/elwha National Geographic Or on-line through September 7 at: Olympic Coast National http://elwharesearchconsortium.wildapricot.org Marine Sanctuary North Olympic Peninsula

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