Salmon dinner celebrates Mulas family

Honored for outstanding water stewardship and work with Schell-Vista first responders|

The Golden Gate Salmon Association (GGSA) will host its fourth annual Sonoma Salmon Dinner on Thursday, Nov. 9 at Cornerstone. The dinner will honor longtime Sonoma Valley dairy and wine farmers the Mulas family, who have been using recycled water for decades on their dairy farm and fields. According to Ray Mulas, who is also the fire chief of the Schell-Vista Fire District, “We are not strangers to water re-use and recycling as we have been using water from the Sonoma treatment facility since I was 12.”

Proceeds will be split among fire relief efforts, according to the GGSA.

John McManus, executive director of GGSA noted, “We realize that much off Sonoma County and beyond have just experienced tragic loss. We look forward to coming together to raise money for both fire relief and GGSA’s long-term goal of rebuilding the salmon runs that support Sonoma County’s economy. We have double the reason now to honor the Mulas family who saved lives and property through their operation of the Schell-Vista fire department. Before the fire we planned to honor their pioneering use of recycled water for their dairy operations. They’ve demonstrated a balanced use of water that leaves enough for salmon and the environment.”

The event will be held at Cornerstone, 23570 Arnold Drive.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and tickets are $125. Per seat or tables of 10 are available. Tickets are limited and are available by calling 855-251-GGSA (4472) or by visiting www.goldengatesalmonassociation.com.

The night will feature fresh-caught salmon prepared in different ways by Sonoma chefs including Carlo Cavallo, of B&V Whiskey Bar and Grille; Adolfo Veronese, of Aventine Glen Ellen; Ed Metcalfe, of Shiso; and Kyle Kuklewski, of Ramekins.

The night will also feature wines, cocktails, silent and open auctions, and the chance to compare fish stories and raise funds for GGSA work to keep abundant salmon stocks in California. Attendees will get a brief update from GGSA on the current state of salmon affairs.

The Golden Gate Salmon Association (goldengatesalmonassociation.org) is a coalition of salmon advocates that includes commercial and recreational salmon fishermen, businesses, restaurants, a native tribe, environmentalists, elected officials, families and communities that rely on salmon. GGSA’s mission is to protect and restore California’s largest salmon producing habitat comprised of the Central Valley rivers that feed the Bay-Delta ecosystem and the communities that rely on salmon as a long-term, sustainable, commercial, recreational and cultural resource.

According to the GGSA, California’s salmon industry is valued at $1.4 billion in economic activity annually in a regular season, and about half that much in economic activity and jobs again in Oregon. In a press release announcing the event, GGSA officials describe the local salmon industry as, “a huge economic bloc made up of commercial fishermen, recreational fishermen (fresh and salt water), fish processors, marinas, coastal communities, equipment manufacturers, the hotel and food industry, tribes, and the salmon fishing industry at large.”

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