naturalist’s calendar NOW PLAYING
Roam in the foam
Th e Yachats Coastal Gems
walking group will head north on
Tuesday, Oct. 1, to take an autumn
stroll along the Lincoln City beach
from the D River to Roads End and
back.
An outgoing tide will make the
beach a treasure chest of ocean
off erings from agates to foam.
Everyone is invited to join in for
some or all of the route. Participants
are advised to wear layers and water-
resistant shoes.
Dogs are allowed but must be
on a six-foot, non-extendable lead
and owners must carry and use
appropriate cleanup materials.
For more information, call
Maryann at 541-961-4279 or email
yachatscoastalgems@gmail.com.
On the day of the walk, use text or
phone.
Th e group will meet at 9:45 am
inside Cozy Cove Beach Front
Resort Inn, located at 515 NW Inlet
Avenue, for registration.
LINCOLN COUNTY AREA EVENTS
• Newport Performing Arts Center: DANCING
WITH THE COASTAL STARS, OREGON COAST
JAZZ PARTY, ONE-NIGHT DELIGHTS – “THE
LAND SOUTHWARD,” NEW VISIONS ARTS –
“TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS”
• Newport Visual Arts Center: OREGON COAST
STORYTELLING & OPEN MIKE, OPENING
RECEPTION FOR OCTOBER SHOWS
• Lincoln City Cultural Center: “A TOUR TO DIE
FOR” WITH NLCHM, CASCADIA CONCERT
OPERA – “HMS PINAFORE”
• Yachats Commons: YACH-
ATS BIG BAND CONCERT &
DANCE, BANNER AUCTION
OREGON COAST
COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS
CELEBRATING 40 YEARS
More online at coastarts.org
Things are looking up in Nehalem
Issues facing coastal water supplies will
take center stage in Nehalem this Saturday,
Sept. 28, when North Coast Communities
for Watershed Protection presents “Look
Up! It’s a Watershed Moment!”
Starting at noon, workshops will include
“Exploring Regenerative Forestry” with
Peter Hayes, owner of family-owned
restoration business Hyla Woods; “Old
Growth and Water” presented by Chandra
LeGue, author of “Oregon’s Ancient
Forests: A Hiking Guide;” and “Fixing
Oregon’s Logging Laws,” by Jason Gonzales
of Oregon Wild.
Th e event will also feature children’s
watershed activities for grades 5 through
8, and a panel featuring fi shing guide Bob
Rees discussing multiple factors putting
fi sh at risk, including forestry and farming
practices and climate change.
At 5 pm, soup, bread and drinks will be
provided, followed at 6 pm by the evening
program in the NCRD Th eater. Keynote
speaker Ralph Bloemers will present on the
eff ects of industrial logging on watersheds.
An lawyer with more than 20 years
of legal experience, Bloemers is senior
staff attorney at the Crag Law Center in
Portland, he has been working to protect
and sustain the Pacifi c Northwest’s natural
environmental legacy by dealing with forest
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Bloemers’ presentation will be followed
by a brief comedy routine by Stumpy,
leading into a screening of “Run Wild, Run
Free,” a new movie by Shane Anderson,
director of “Behind the Emerald Curtain.”
“Look Up! It’s a Watershed Moment!”
will run from noon to 9 pm at the North
County Recreation District building, 36155
9th Street, Nehalem.
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