Save Our Wild Salmon National Road Show 2008 Center
One fish, two fish, red fish, no fish? Pacific wild salmon are a national treasure — a nutritious food and a sustainable natural resource. Salmon represent spiritual and physical sustenance to Native American tribes. They connect ocean and river, and provide a source of endless inspiration.
Much, however, has been lost. Dams and habitat destruction have driven salmon toward extinction. On the lower Snake River, four costly dams block salmon from returning to some of the biggest, wildest, highest, coldest, healthiest and best protected habitat remaining in the continental United States. The federal government wants to continue spending billions of taxpayer dollars on ineffective, illegal plans that won’t protect our salmon. It is time for change. Solutions exist. The fate of our salmon depends on leadership in Congress. Congress needs to hear from you today. Urge your legislators to save our wild salmon by removing the four costly and outdated lower Snake River dams. Taking it to the streets
It is time for the American people stand up for salmon and steelhead and demand Congress create a truly effective salmon plan for the Snake and Columbia Rivers. This spring, a 25’ fiberglass salmon will hit the road in the Pacific Northwest to travel across the country in a high visibility Road Show en route to our nation’s capitol. The Road Show is geared to highlight the plight of endangered Snake River salmon and the communities, cultures and jobs that depend upon them. Traveling nearly 10,000 miles through twenty states, this irresistible ambassador from “Salmon Nation” will visit farmers markets and town centers, schools and universities, concerts and festivals, aquariums and zoos to educate the public about the Northwest salmon crisis and encourage people to be part of the solution by delivering a strong message to Congress: Act now or lose them forever. 2008: The time is now For more information contact Joseph Bogaard at joseph@wildsalmon.org. Links:2008 road show sponsors:
Road Show Calendar (updated April 19th) April 9: West Lake Park in downtown Seattle WA. 11 – 1 pm, with commercial salmon troller Ron Richards.
April 10: Pike Brewing in downtown Seattle WA at 1st and Union. 4:30-7:30, with locally-prepared, sustainably-caught wild salmon, and Pike Brewing beers. April 11: Fish Brewing in Olympia WA. 3 – 8 pm. April 12: Association of Northwest Steelheaders Annual Banquet at the Airport Holiday Inn in Portland OR. 4:30 – 9 pm. April 13: Portland Zoo. 11 am – 4 pm. April 14: Portland Community College, Rock Creek Campus. 11 am – 2 pm. April 15: Sunnyside School in Portland OR. 10 am – 1 pm. April 16: Footzone in Bend OR. 11 am – 3 pm. April 17: Street Fair in downtown Chico CA. 6 pm – 9 pm. April 18: Durham School in Chico CA. 12 – 2 pm. April 19: Trout Unlimited Children’s Casting Workshop at Scottsdale Pond in Novato CA. 12 – 2 pm. April 20: Aquarium By the Bay EarthFest in San Francisco CA. 12 – 4 pm. April 21: Friends School in San Francisco CA. 12 – 1:30 pm. April 22: Foothill Middle School Earth Day celebration in Walnut Creek CA. 10 am – 12:30 am. April 23: Fish. Restaurant in Sausalito CA. 11:30 – 2 pm. April 24: Hazel Strauch Elementary School in Sacramento CA. 10 am – 12 pm. April 25: Fred T. Korematsu Elementary School in Davis CA. 10 am – 12 pm. April 26: Farmer’s Market in Davis CA. 8 am – 2 pm. April 27: Farmer’s Market at Jack London Square in Oakland CA. 8 am – 12 pm, with commercial salmon troller Mike Hudson. April 28: Travel Day to Reno NV. April 29: No activities planned. April 30: Activities TBA. May 1: AEGMedia Fly Fishing Film Festival at the Nugget in Sparks NV hosted by Save Our Wild Salmon and Trout Unlimited. 7 pm. May 2: Activities TBA. May 3: Orvis Days at the Orvis Store in Reno NV. Details TBA. May 4: Travel Day – Headed to the Upper Midwest! May 5: Travel Day – Headed to the Upper Midwest! May 6: Travel Day – Headed to the Upper Midwest! May 7: Travel Day – Headed to the Upper Midwest! May 8: Minneapolis MN. Details TBA. May 9: La Crosse WI. Details TBA. May 10: Dane County Farmers Market in Madison WI. 6 am – 2 pm. May 11: Madison WI. Activities TBA. May 12: Madison WI. Activities TBA. May 13: Madison WI. Activities TBA. May 14: Fond du Lac and Sheboygan WI. Activities TBA. May 15: May 16: Milwaukee WI. Activities TBA. May 17: Dick’s Outdoor Sale in Chicago IL. Details TBA. May 18: Dick’s Outdoor Sale in Chicago IL. Details TBA. May 19: Chicago IL. Details TBA. May 20: Chicago IL. Details TBA. May 21: Ann Arbor Farmers Market. 7 am – 3 pm. May 22: May 23: Dearborn Heights in MI. Details TBA. May 24: Detroit MI. Details TBA. May 25: Travel Day. May 26: Pittsburgh Zoo in Pittsburgh PA. Details TBA. May 27: Broad Street Market in Harrisburg PA. Details TBA. May 28: May 29: May 30: Farmers Market in Scranton PA. Details TBA. May 31: Syracuse NY. Details TBA. June 1: Farmers Market in Rochester NY. Details TBA. June 2: Albany NY. Details TBA. June 3: Albany NY. Details TBA. June 4: Boston MA. Details TBA. June 5: Boston MA. Details TBA. June 6: Bridgeport CT. Details TBA. June 7: Water Taxi Park in New York City NY. 11 am into the evening. June 8: New York City, NY. Details TBA. June 9: New York City, NY. Details TBA. June 10: Westchester NY. Details TBA. June 11: Newark NJ. Details TBA. June 12: New Brunswick NJ. Details TBA. June 13: Mt. Holly NJ. Details TBA. June 14: Philadelphia, PA. Details TBA. June 15: Baltimore, MD. Details TBA: June 16: Washington DC. Details TBA. June 17: Washington DC. Details TBA. June 18: Washington DC. Details TBA. June 19: Washington DC. Details TBA. June 20: Washington DC. Details TBA. June 21: Road Show begins its journey home to the Pacific Northwest.
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ABOUT USSave Our Wild Salmon is a nationwide coalition of conservation organizations, commercial and sportsfishing associations, businesses, river groups, and taxpayer advocates working collectively to restore self-sustaining, healthy, and abundant wild salmon to rivers, streams and oceans of the Pacific Salmon states.  |
Decades of ineffective federal policies and billions of taxpayer dollars have failed to protect salmon and steelhead from declining toward extinction. We are in desperate need of a new approach that is firmly based in both good science and fiscal responsibility. Now is the time for action. Stand up for wild Snake River salmon! 
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With a combined membership of over 6 million, the Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition (SOS) is a nationwide coalition of conservation organizations, commercial and sportsfishing associations, businesses, river groups, and taxpayer advocates working collectively to restore self-sustaining, healthy, and abundant wild salmon to rivers and streams of the Pacific Northwest.