CORVALLIS, Ore. - The Oregon Hatchery Research Center will host its annual Fall Creek Festival on Saturday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the hatchery, located 13 miles west of Alsea on Highway 34.

The festival, which is free and open to the public, features a day of art workshops - scheduled for 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. - as well as children's activities and tours. Registration is required because space is limited; lunch will be provided for registered participants.

To register, call 541-487-5512 and state workshop preferences, or send an email to [email protected]

"It's a wonderful opportunity to see wild coho and Chinook salmon spawning in Fall Creek," said David Noakes, an OSU professor of fisheries and wildlife.

The workshops include:

  • Water color painting
  • Fish printing
  • Bird house construction
  • Grocery bag stenciling
  • Wind chime construction
  • Nature journal illustration

The center is jointly operated by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and Oregon State University's Department of Fisheries and Wildlife.

Source: 

David Noakes, 541-737-1953, [email protected]

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