A very special celebration

Come help release and learn about native kokanee salmon in Lake Sammamish! These fish are a key part of a strategy to restore the native kokanee population to healthy levels after decades of decline. Join local elected officials, Snoqualmie Tribal leaders, and members of the Kokanee Work Group as we send these fish off to get big in Lake Sammamish!

Date & Time: Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 from 5:00 - 7:30pm
Location: Lake Sammamish State Park Boat Launch (4455 E. Lake Sammamish Parkway SE, Issaquah, WA 98029)

Details: This event will celebrate the work being done to restore native kokanee populations in Lake Sammamish. Local elected officials, Snoqualmie Tribal Leaders, and Kokanee Work Group members will speak about the importance of that work, celebrating the organizations, community members, and leaders supporting those efforts. A member of the Snoqualmie Tribe will share a song and lead a blessing of the kokanee salmon fry. Elected officials and Snoqualmie Tribe Leaders will travel by boat out into the lake to release the fry. Kokanee Work Group partners will have tables and provide information about their work.

The public is welcome to attend this event and help us commemorate the progress we’ve made to help our “Little Red Fish”.

Event Schedule:

• 5:00 PM Guests Arrive

• 5:15 PM Special Remarks

  • Commissioner Mark Brown, Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission

  • Chairman Robert de los Angeles, Snoqualmie Tribe

  • Executive Dow Constantine, king County

  • Representative Kim Schrier, US House of Representatives

  • Representative. Bill Ramos, Washington House of Representatives

  • Councilmember Victoria Hunt, City of Issaquah

  • Councilmember John Stokes, City of Bellevue

  • Councilmember Vanessa Kritzer, City of Redmond

  • Councilmember Kent Treen, City of Sammamish

  • Dave Kyle, Trout Unlimited

• 5:45 PM Snoqualmie Tribal members will share a song and Tribal Councilmember Jolene Williams will lead a blessing of the fish

• 6:00 PM Tribal Leaders, elected officials, partner speaker, and media board boats

• 6:05 PM Boats depart to release kokanee fry into the lake; guests and other partners remain on land to mingle, enjoy the bonfire*, and watch the sunset. Guests may depart at their leisure.

• 7:15 PM Boats return to boat landing

• 7:30 PM Event ends

Questions? Contact David Kyle at david.kyle@tu.org.