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Connecting People with Nature - Pacific Region 2008 Highlights
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Looking into the World of Salmon - Salmoncam - Courtesy of Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery and the Columbia River Fisheries Program Office
Meet albatross biologist Marc Romano
Marc Romano is a Wildlife Biologist for the Pacific Region Migratory Bird Program of the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Here he describes what a "typical" day looks like for him during albatross field season. He also explains the adult survival and breeding studies he and his team are conducting to understand more about albatrosses. The results will hopefully help to understand what is necessary to maintain and increase the black-footed and laysan albatross populations by working with partners to quantify and address potential threats to these magnificent species. Globally the black-footed albatross is listed as Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Laysan albatross is listed as vulnerable.
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Photo: Albatross chick newly hatched on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. photo by: Marc Romano
Music: Gathering Waters by Sean Killen from Songs of the System 2003
Video photos by: Marc Romano except for albatross couple with egg by David Patte
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Wenatchee River Salmon Festival Chalk Art: Sidewalk
chalk art is a truly unique and fun form of art. This popular activity
has been a part of the Wenatchee River Salmon Festival for more than
10 years. Artists venture out in the early morning to change ordinary
gray sidewalk squares into impressive works of art. Four hours of
intense creativity on hands and knees lead to colorful images that
delight festival attendees throughout the weekend. Each square, usually
numbering around 25, is sponsored by a local business and assigned
an artist. The money raised from sponsors goes into the festival’s
student scholarship fund, which is given each year to a high school
senior entering college to study in a natural resources field. Video
by Tim Jewett
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Native American Dancers, Aleut Tribe: Sngagim Axasniikangin
(Dream Dancers) are 21 members from Bellingham, Washington, of the
Unangax (Aleut) tribe from the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Unangax
have lived on the Aleutian Islands for more than 7,000 years. When
the first Russians arrived, they brought Russian Orthodox Priests who
carefully and respectfully documented the tribes' language, traditions
and regalia. The outfits worn by the dancers were carefully researched
and are accurate depictions of Unangax living hundreds of years ago.
The dance group is dedicated to honoring their ancestors traditions
and beliefs. They sing in their own language and handmake their regalia,
relying on more than two decades of research to assure their performances
are authentic and true to the Aleut history. Video by Tim Jewett view
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