From the DRA: Wishing You a Happy Labor Day Weekend!
Happy Salmonids, laboring in cool, clean water.
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The halcyon days of summer, traditionally sandwiched between Fourth of July and Labor Day, will close out with the arrival of next Monday’s holiday. We hope your summer has been filled with fun times on your favorite river.
The first Labor Day parade took place in New York City on September 5th, 1882. 10,000 people marched from city Hall to Union Square, whereupon it was proclaimed that the day would be “a general holiday for the workingmen of this city.”
142 years later, the nature of “labor” has evolved to include a much wider range of good works. The DRA staff would like to honor the occasion of this year’s Labor Day to thank our Board of Directors and volunteers, who’ve labored for thousands of hours, pro bono, on behalf of putting cooler, cleaner water back into the lower Deschutes River.
However you chose to spend the holiday, we hope you travel safely, enjoy a brief hiatus from the demands of the daily grind, and return to it Tuesday with anticipation and delight at what the fall season might bring.
September 11th Screening of The Last 100: The Fight for the Lower Deschutes River
On Wednesday, September 11th, at the historic Granada Theater in The Dalles, you can catch a screening of The Last 100: The Fight for the Lower Deschutes River. Get your tickets here. Doors open at 5:45, and the film will play at 6:30. Come early to hear composer Paul Chasman play a few tunes from all-original score for The Last 100. Stay after for what promises to be a lively Q-and-A session, moderated by DRA Executive Director Sarah Cloud, and a panel comprised of some of the expert voices featured in the film. Stay late for the reception following the film at Freebridge Brewing, just a few blocks from the Granada.
Write the Governor
DRA and those who love the lower Deschutes River have now written a few hundred letters to Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, encouraging her to do everything in her power to have DEQ enforce existing water quality laws on the lower Deschutes. We could use a few hundred more letters. Use the portal on the DRA’s website to let your voice be heard.
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