As chum salmon make their way up Muck Creek, plans are set for the annual Roy Salmon Homecoming.
This year’s event, hosted by the Nisqually Indian Tribe and the City of Roy, will be held on Saturday, from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Roy City Park.
This year’s homecoming will feature displays on salmon and salmon restoration, educational activities, and speakers from organizations involved in salmon restoration. Hot drinks, soup, smoked salmon and baked goods will also be provided.
“Cooperation across communities is essential for salmon recovery,” David Troutt, natural resources director for the Nisqually Tribe, said in a news release. “Roy is a great example of people coming together for salmon. The resurgent chum salmon runs in Roy during the last few years are a result of what can happen when we work together.”
The Nisqually Indian Tribe, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the Pierce Stream Team and other local groups in recent years have collaborated on habitat restoration projects along Muck Creek. The partners have planted native trees and plants, decommissioned an old road along Muck Creek, removed invasive reed canary grass and added logs and stumps to the section of Muck Creek near state Route 7.
The park is on Water Street, just off state Route 507.
For more information, contact Don Perry, volunteer coordinator for the tribe, at 360-438-8687, ext. 2143 or perry.don@nisqually-nsn.gov.
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