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Hannah works
                                            for all animals:
                                            wild ones who
                                            share the park
                                            with her and                SALMON SAVER
                                            the dogs at her

                                            local shelter!               Austin Picinich
                                                                         [pi-SIN-itch] loves the

                                                                         water. But he did not
                                                                         know of a stream near

                                                                         his house! It flowed
                                                                         under the ground. A

                                                                         family friend told him
                                                                         that only three salmon

                                                                         came back there. The
                                                                         red fish swim up rivers

                                                                         to lay eggs.


                                                                         “I wanted people to
                                                                         help,” says Austin.

                                                                         People can build places
                                                                         for the fish to lay their

                                                                         eggs. They can plant
                                                                         trees along the stream.
    THIS SPREAD: KARA COOPER; SIDEBAR: AUSTIN PICINICH.                  to know about it. Austin
                                                                         But first, people needed



                                                                         got people together.
                                                                         They made a big

                                                                         painting of salmon on
                                                                         the bridge above the

                                                                         stream. Now, everyone
                                                                         can see who lives there!
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