Wednesday, September 18, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
SCIENTIST: Love
of research was
sparked early
CLEANUP DAY:
Project will hit known
8litter spots9 in Sisters
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know something more about
how to put something in the
ocean and keep it from swing-
ing around like that.
<And,= he said, <I was
absolutely hooked.=
That early love of research
has continued. His many
career highlights include
leadership of the White
House committee that devel-
oped the nation9s first set of
ocean research priorities and
oversaw the revamping of
NOAA9s research enterprise.
Dr. Spinrad will speak
at The Belfry on Tuesday,
September 24 to launch
the 2019-2020 Frontiers in
Science series.
<By one estimate, there are
one million undiscovered spe-
cies in the oceans right now,=
Dr. Spinrad points out, adding
that only about 5 percent of
the ocean floor has even been
surveyed.
What has been found,
however, is critical to the
future health of humans and
the planet we inhabit:
" Half the anti-cancer drug
discoveries right now come
from marine products or
organisms.
" Oceans drive the Earth9s
weather and climate system.
For example, fire seasons
are much longer than they
were 30 years ago, and that9s
largely because oceans drive
where the rain falls, where
the winds blow and where the
Earth gets hotter.
" If we would like to
continue to breathe, then a
healthy ocean is a must-have;
up to one half of our oxygen
is generated by the oceans.
Dr. Spinrad embraces
the title of his talk: <How
Oceanography Will Save the
World.=
Food security, cures for
cancer, thousands of every-
day products that either come
from the sea or are transported
over it, national defense, and
climate impacts: Dr. Spinrad
argues that the scientific study
of our oceans is critical to
understanding its potential as
well as its fragile future.
routes. As a business, encour-
age staff to clean up around
your property and along road-
ways. Sponsor a team or indi-
vidual, or donate supplies.
As a school, encourage stu-
dents and staff to clean up the
school grounds and parking
lot. The elementary school,
m-
assisted by the Sisters Com-
id-
munity Church, and the mid-
ol-
dle school, have already vol-
p-
unteered to clean their prop-
erties. Individually, come to
er
SPRD on Saturday, or gather
an
friends and family and clean
around your neighborhood.
The U.S. Forest Service
identifies forest areas that
need some attention after the
summer camping season.
Bags of trash collected on
September 28 can be taken to
the USFS Sisters ranger office
PHOTO PROVIDED
Dr. Rick Spinrad.
Dr. Spinrad9s lecture,
sponsored by the Sisters
Science Club, starts at 7 p.m.
at The Belfry.
Social hour begins at 6
p.m. with light fare, beer, and
wine available. Admission is
$5; teachers and students are
admitted free. The Belfry is
located at 302 E. Main Ave.,
Sisters.
For more information visit
www.sistersscienceclub.org;
scienceinsisters@gmail.com.
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on North Pine Street, where
dumpsters will be available. If
recyclables are separated, they
will be sent for recycling and
not to the landfill.
Aside from areas in the
forest, there are several well-
known <litter spots,= includ-
ing along Highway 242
between the Cole Ranch to
the south and the schools and
churches on the north side. A
walk along there reveals food
wrappers, boxes, and cups
from the nearby restaurants in
the highway commercial dis-
trict as well as bottles, cans,
and other trash.
The Zimmerman cinder pit
produced a huge load of trash
during last spring9s cleanup,
and again a few weeks ago
shooting enthusiasts cleaned
it up. Aside from spent bullets
and shotgun shells, there is
household and business trash
left by local citizens.
In the forest are aban-
doned vehicles, refuse from
construction sites, abandoned
campsites, and household
and commercial garbage.
Supplies including vests,
gloves, garbage bags, and
sharps containers are sup-
plied, so pre-registration for
the day helps to ensure there
will be adequate cleanup
materials available.
To register yourself or
a group, go to www.sisters
recreation.com, call 541-
549-2091, or register in
person at SPRD, 1750 W.
McKinney Butte Rd. (next
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to the high school).
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