More than 4,000 people will help release 40,000 young salmon from the Noons Creek Hatchery into the creek next month.
And the Port Moody Ecological Society (PMES) needs some help in making it happen.
On Saturday, May 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., PMES will invite the community to celebrate its 21st anniversary at its annual Fingerling Festival, to be held at the hatchery and the adjacent PoMo rec complex.
The largest festival of its kind in the Tri-Cities, it's is a free family event that provides an opportunity for children to help release 40,000 young salmon into Noons Creek for their four-year journey at sea. In the PoMo arena, a variety of displays will provide opportunities to learn more about community initiatives and environmental stewardship. More than 50 organizations with informative displays and interactive children's activities will attend, including Habitat for Humanity and Wildlife Rescue.
Volunteers are needed to take on a number of jobs during the Fingerling Festival. For information, visit www.noonscreek.org. If you would like to volunteer, email [email protected].
LANGUAGE HELP NEEDED
One job that needs to be done before the Fingerling Festival is translation of instructions for safely releasing salmon into Noons Creek. PMES is looking for Tri-City residents to write instructions in some or all of the 15 languages listed on its website. Instructions will be printed on a large canvas poster.
