A wet, fishy soiree: MHCC sponsored Salmon Festival

Games and activities engaged and informed the community.

The foul weather wasn’t enough to dampen the mood at the annual Salmon Festival at Multnomah Falls on Sunday, Nov. 1.

The informational event was sponsored in part by MHCC and the U.S. Forest Service. Students from Mt. Hood’s geography, cosmetology, and fisheries department were in attendance, along with Barney (the costumed school mascot , not the dog) and guest presenters, who included the Friends of Multnomah Falls and Native-American writer and story-teller Ed Edmo.

“This is mainly about identifying the fish – we want to teach people about them,” said first-year Mt. Hood student Jeremiah Harris, while gesturing to the motionless Coho and Chinook salmon on the wet, tarp-covered table in front of him. Harris went on to describe the differences between the two fish, especially the way they spawn.

To learn more about wild fish populations, contact the MHCC Fisheries department at: mhcc.edu/Fisheries.

Advocate Staff