FishFest!
Wed, Jul 23
|Kirkland
Join us for the joyful unveiling of new salmon art, new salmon signs, and the launch of new geocaching tours that foster nature connection!
Time & Location
Jul 23, 2025, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Kirkland, 12302 Holmes Point Dr NE, Kirkland, WA 98034, USA
About the event
Join us for the celebratory launch of three special projects to enrich our community, and to benefit salmon!
Special guest speaker: Poet Rena Priest.
Priest is a Lummi tribal member and a Washington State Poet Laureate and American Book Award winner. We are honored to have her share her poetry at our event. 📖
WA State Poet Laureate Rena Priest Unveiling of a salmon art installation on the trail created by local artist Austin Picinich. (These are statues that community members helped to paint at DennyFest 2024!) 🐟
Unveiling of salmon signs on the trail created in conjunction with the UW Bothell's CoSEE (Collaborative for Socio-Ecological Engagement) and professor of science and ichthyologist Jeff Jensen. Jeff has specialized in studying the distribution, history, and restoration of Kokanee salmon in the Lake Washington/Sammamish watershed. 🐟