SPOKANE, Wash. — There’s a new exhibit at the Spokane Library celebrating a species that has had a major impact on Inland Northwest history: the Spokane River salmon.
Salmon has been an integral part of indigenous communities way of life for thousands of years. Overfishing, dams, and industrialization has, for the most part, wiped out the species from our ecosystem.
This exhibit, called The Spokane River Salmon: Past, Present, Future, shows the history of the salmon, its strife and the new effort to bring it back.
Connor Gieorgi is the director of the Spokane Tribe’s anadremous program, which is working to reintroduce salmon into the Columbia Basin.
Visitors can learn more about his program while visiting the exhibit. The exhibit is located on the third floor of the Central Library and will be up until November 30.
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