Gathering Our Voice

Pipeline Bridge East

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East Wenatchee gateway to the Pipeline Bridge

History


Lucy Keane and her family have ranched and farmed in the Rock Island area for five generations.
Hear Lucy talk about herding horses across the bridge in the 1950s.
[audio:http://gatheringourvoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Lucy-Keane-Moving-Horses-Across-Pipeline-Bridge.mp3]Lucy Keane (MP3)

Nature


Osprey winter in Mexico and return each spring to breed.

Hear Kelly Cordell describe the nesting platforms the PUD provides.
[audio:http://gatheringourvoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/KC-Osprey-nesting-platforms.mp3]Kelly Cordell (MP3)
Kelly Cordell
Kelly Cordell is a wildlife biologist with Chelan County PUD.

Trail Story

Rick Smith

Hear Rick Smith talk about the 1952 acquisition of the bridge.
[audio:http://gatheringourvoice.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Rick-Smith-1952-Bridge-Acquisition.mp3]Rick Smith (MP3)

Community Connection

Mile 0 sign
Learn more about the Eastmont Metropolitan Park District.

Catalpa tree

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