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Pride and politics on display during the 128th Irrigation Festival in Sequim Washington. Photos from the Grand Parade and Logging Show.

Collection of photos from this years Sequim Irrigation Festival.
This is the longest contiguous festival in Washington state, dating back to 1896 when D.R. "crazy" Callen created the irrigation ditches to bring water to this otherwise dry area. This festival marks the 128th anniversary and concludes this weekend with the Logging Show portion of the event. Complete with barrel racing and tractor pull.

Characters and spectators from the 2023 Sequim Irrigation Festival.
This is the longest contiguous festival in Washington state, dating back to 1896 when D.R. "crazy" Callen created the irrigation ditches to bring water to this otherwise dry area. This festival marks the 128th anniversary and concludes this weekend with the Logging Show portion of the event. Complete with barrel racing and tractor pull.

Happy Mother's Day to this wonderful human. It's your first mothers day, how crazy is that? I'm so glad that Palmer gets to have you as a mom, and that I get to have you as a partner in this life we made.

Kicking off of day 2 at the Sequim Irrigation Festival, Logging Show.
This is the longest contiguous festival in Washington state, dating back to 1896 when D.R. "crazy" Callen created the irrigation ditches to bring water to this otherwise dry area. This festival marks the 128th anniversary and concludes this weekend with the Logging Show.

The lead up to the 2023 Sequim Irrigation Festival's Grand Parade.
This is the longest contiguous festival in Washington state, dating back to 1896 when D.R. "crazy" Callen created the irrigation ditches to bring water to this otherwise dry area. This festival marks the 128th anniversary and concludes this weekend with the Logging Show.

2023 Sequim Irrigation Festival.
This is the longest contiguous festival in Washington state, dating back to 1896 when D.R. "crazy" Callen created the irrigation ditches to bring water to this otherwise dry area. This festival marks the 128th anniversary and concludes this weekend with the Logging Show portion of the event.
1) Spectators cheer on as a local man tests his truck's abilities in the tractor pull.
2) Nothing says festival like a food booths selling kettle corn, corn dogs, and cotton candy.
3) "quit your bitchin" shirt at the drivers meeting for tractor pull participants.
4) Chainsaw artist carving a PNW favorite, sasquatch.

2023 Sequim Irrigation Festival.
This is the longest contiguous festival in Washington state, dating back to 1896 when D.R. "crazy" Callen created the irrigation ditches to bring water to this otherwise dry area. This festival marks the 128th anniversary and concludes this weekend with the Logging Show portion of the event. Complete with barrel racing and tractor pull.

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Biologist Nicole R., of Wild Salmon Center, stands by two culverts. One that reflects a success story, and the other a culvert that has become blocked and will, likely, ultimately lead to a blow out of the road it passes under sending large amounts of sediment into the river it feeds.
Note, the second image is not a spawning stream, but represents a hazard to spawning waters due to the sediment issue described above.
You might not think of culverts when you think of Salmon, but the size, condition, and hydraulic drop of these structures add up to big impediments for the spawning natives of these waters. is working to help replace these inadequate structures with ones that will help to facilitate up, and down, stream travel for the salmon that call these streams home.



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You might not think of culverts when you think of Salmon, but the size, condition, and hydraulic drop of these structures add up to big impediments for the spawning natives of these waters. is working to help replace these inadequate structures with ones that will help to facilitate up, and down, stream travel for the salmon that call these streams home.



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