Hope for Hanford
Davis Washines of the Yakama Nation Department of Natural Resources spoke to attendees of the importance of the Hanford cleanup.
Rebecca Pettingill/Columbia Basin Herald
The purpose of the Hanford Journey is to educate and inspire people about the importance of the cleanup of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in order to protect and restore the land and animal species at Hanford.
Boat tours on the Columbia River allowed attendees to see some of the reactors on the Hanford Nuclear Site.
Nuclear reactors that still stand at the Hanford site were built after the U.S. Federal Government built the area to create plutonium for the Manhattan Project in the 1940s and through the Cold War.
Dan Serres, Conservation Director at Columbia Riverkeeper, left, discusses the different reactors on the Hanford site that can be seen at the Hanford Reach National Monument area with Washington State District 46 Representative Gerry Pollet (D-Seattle), right.
The Puyallup Canoe Family spoke and danced at the Hanford Journey on June 24.
MATTAWA — The second annual Hanford Journey was held June 24 at the Vernita Boat Launch. The event familiarizes people with the area, educates them on the history of the Hanford site and lobbies for people to take action for change.
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