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The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, ‘People of the Sands’

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Egg-cited

kids enjoy

fun hunt

Cold weather doesn’t
stop Chehalis youth
from Easter thrills

By Bobbie Bush
The Easter Bunny arrived a
few days early on the Chehalis
Reservation. The traditional
egg hunt kicked off at 5 p.m.
March 28. Even though it was
cold and rainy, young ones
showed up ready for an exciting
egg dash.
Events crew lined up prizes
Chehalis Tribal Fish & Wildlife Technician Hector Canales helps send off coho salmon. for most eggs, including golden
Salmon released eggs, up on the tables for
children to gaze at just before
they dove into the hunt. Extra

who did not bring a bag or
Tribe looks to future as thousands of coho enter Black River buckets were available for kids
basket.
The covered area at Legends
By Frazier Myer Below: The Field was the perfect place to
he Chehalis Tribe’s Chehalis Tribe’s huddle up in while they waited
Department of Natural Department for the “go” signal. Children
TResources (Fisheries and of Natural were divided into age groups.
Hatchery) released a whopping Resources Director
12,500 coho salmon into the Black Glen Connelly and Fish See EGG HUNT / page 3
River on the Chehalis Reservation & Wildlife employees
on April 1. Canales and Jesse
That number is only half of the McMahan work with fish
fish that will be turned loose this in holding tanks outside
spring. The next release is set for of the hatchery.
mid-April. In total, 25,000 Coho
salmon will slide into the river
in April. This is a tremendous
accomplishment for the Chehalis
Tribal Fish & Wildlife program
to raise and release so many fish
from the homelands.
Chehalis Tribe Hatchery
Supervisor Jesse McMahan has
headed the project since he began
working for the tribe in August
2023. McMahan has more than Meeting the Easter Bunny was
a highlight of the egg hunt
See SALMON / page 2 celebration on March 28.