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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 is a wildlife biologist with Chelan County PUD.
Trail Story
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
Learn more about the Eastmont Metropolitan Park District.
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