What an incredible day we all had together. We were so fortunate to have such gracious hosts provided by Metro. Dan, along with the other volunteers, told us many stories that involved Native Americans, salmon, and many other animals. We learned how to hear like a deer, walk like a fox, and see like an owl. These new skills allowed us to discover many things that we might have normally passed by. We viewed spawning salmon, saw a bald eagle (he was also looking at the salmon), examined a salmon that was dead along the river bank, and we found deer tracks along the banks of the Sandy River.
We learned the importance that the salmon have in the growth of the trees and in the nourishment of other animals. As a way to show our appreciation we gathered sticks to represent the bones of the salmon, leaves to signify the fins that help the salmon move through the water, lichens to protect the fish from the cold water, and we used rocks to show the strong teeth and jaws, and another for the eyes. We ended with giving our salmon a heart. We then all said a huge "thank you" to the salmon as we ended our day with our new friends from the park. A day well spent.
