Caldera camp will host Family Arts Day Saturday

The arts camp at Caldera will host a fun-filled family event at Blue Lake on Saturday, October 1.

Admission to Family Arts Day is free and the public is invited. The event will run from 1 to 5 p.m. and feature art-making activities for kids and grown-ups, ponderosa tree planting, outdoor activities and a performance by local musician Brad Tisdel, director of the Americana Project.

The event also celebrates fish passage to Blue Lake with an innovative fish ladder designed by artist Lee Kelly. The design conserves fragile riparian area while providing environmental learning oppor-tunity for youths at Caldera.

Opening heritage fish passage to Blue Lake is part of a multi-agency effort to open heritage fish passage throughout the Deschutes Basin. Dams and abandoned fish ladders have prevented fish from reaching headwaters for over 40 years. At-risk species of Chinook, Sockeye Salmon and Bull trout will soon regain access to spawning grounds and rearing pools from headwaters at Blue Lake.

A dedication ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m.

For information: 503-937-7594 or http://www.calderaarts.org.

If you go take Highway 20 west past Black Butte Ranch to the Suttle Lake/Camp Davidson turnoff (U.S. Forest Service Rd. 2070). Continue around the south side of the lake to the far west end. Turn left at the Caldera sign.