With sunny skies, and plenty of people streaming into Railroad Bridge Park, visitors and organizers for the Dungeness River Festival may have gotten their wishes granted.
In its 20th year, the festival went back to two days with a Community Night celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Dungeness River Management Team in the evening on Sept. 27, along with an outside movie showing of “The Memory of Fish.” A full day of activities followed on Sept. 28.
New to this year’s festival, each of the 24 agencies and nonprofits encouraged visitors to ask for their vision of the Dungeness River and, in turn, each person had the chance to make a flag with their own vision or dream for the river for the next 20-plus years.
Powell Jones, executive director of the Dungeness River Audubon Center, said visitors can look for the flags hanging at the park in the near future.
For more information about the Dungeness River Audubon Center and the Railroad Bridge Park, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, visit dungenessriver center.org or call 360-681-4076.
Taylor Hancock, 10, Ava Gastley, 11, and Kendra Dodson, 10, pet animal pelts with the back of their hands inside the Dungeness River Audubon Center during the River Festival. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
Fifth graders, from left, Justin Anderson, 10, Sammy Cobb, 10, and Jaden Rinaldo-Hollingsworth, 12, cut out fish hats at the North Olympic Salmon Coalition’s booth near the Dungeness River Railroad Bridge. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
Smokey Bear lines up for proud grandparent volunteer Mikie Morris with, from left, Alex Crnic, field ranger for the U.S. Forest Service, Lincoln Terwilliger, 9, Avery Morris, 10, and Sophia Rhynes, 9. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
Olivia Nelson, 9, rides a bike to see how much energy it takes to light different bulbs with help from Mattias Järvegren, utilities services coordinator for Clallam PUD. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
A group from Greywolf touch a geoduck at the Clallam County Marine Resource Committee’s booth. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
Rebekah Brooks walks with her children Luke, 5, and Allison, 2, on the Dungeness River Railroad Bridge during the Dungeness River Festival.
Nicole Harris, education and outreach specialist for the National Marine Sanctuary, speaks with students, from left, Annmarie Tillman, Paxtin Gagner, and Mikhail Brooks during the Dungeness River Festival. Sequim Gazette photo by Matthew Nash
