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S o m e y e a rs a g o , D o n sat o n th e
s e w e r b o a rd o f th e c ity o f C a n n o n
B e a ch . B e cause o f n e w re g u la tio n s
d ic ta te d b y th e s ta te 's D e p a rtm e n t o f
E n v iro n m e n ta l Q u a lity , th e c ity w a s
re q u ire d to m o d ify its s e w e r tre a tm e n t
s y s te m
A n e n g in e e r w a s h ire d to
d e v e lo p a plan fo r th e c ity and
e v e n tu a lly d ra fte d a re p o rt s u g g e s tin g
a c o n fig u r a tio n th a t w a s ty p ic a l o f
m u n ic ip a l s e w e r s y s te m s . P u m p s,
s te a m in g tre n c h e s , c h e m ic a ls and a
h o d g e p o d g e o f m e c h a n ic a l d e v ic e s
w e re o u tlin e d
T h is p ro s p e c t w a s
d is c o u ra g in g to D o n . H e a nd his w ife
V io le t d e c id e d to tra v e l to H o lla n d to
re s e a rc h a n e w , little used s y s te m o f
w a s te w a te r tre a tm e n t. T he re s u lts
o f th e ir fin d in g s and e ffo r t c a n be
fo u n d ju s t e a st o f d o w n to w n C a n n o n
B e ach at th e T h o m p s o n M a rs h . The
s y s te m uses a n a tu ra l fo u r p o n d
s e ttlin g p ro c e s s th a t is tru ly sa fe and
e ffe c tiv e . It has s in c e bee n used
re p e a te d ly as a m o d e l fo r o th e r
c o m m u n itie s .
D o n w a s o fte n able to spea k w ith
re le v a n c e o n ju s t a b o u t a n y s u b je c t
y o u m ig h t c a re to th r o w at h im
If
e v e r he w a s s tu m p e d by a q u e s tio n or
c u rio u s at a p ro s p e c t, he w o u ld
fo llo w u p w ith th e a c u te n e s s o f a
p ro s e c u tin g a tto rn e y a nd re p o rt b a ck
w ith fu ll d e ta il, o fte n in c lu d in g
a rtic le s , d ia g ra m s o r g u e s t sp e a k e rs .
I b e lie v e th a t th e q u e s tio n o f h o w
w a te r f o w l w o u ld re a c t to th e s e n e w
p o n d s w a s ra ise d in D o n ’ s o w n m in d .
He w o n d e re d if d u c k s and sea b ird s
w o u ld be re c e p tiv e to th e s e th in g s
O n ly tim e and e v a lu a tio n w o u ld tell
T h e re w e re fe w m o d e ls , e x p e rt
o p in io n or s c ie n tific p a p e rs w r itte n on
th e s u b je c t. He w o u ld h a v e to do his
o w n re s e a rc h A n d so D o n , w ith th e
h e lp o f Bill C a nessa, a n o th e r lo ve r o f
d u c k s , b e g a n to e v a lu a te th is
q u e s tio n . O nce e a c h w e e k sin ce
A u g u s t o f 1 9 8 8 , th e t w o c o u n te d
d u c k s o n th e tre a tm e n t p o n d s and
c o m p ile d th e d a ta .
C o n ta in e d here is th e c o u n t d a ta , in
lin e g ra p h fo rm , fo r fiv e o f th e m o re
p re v a le n t s p e c ie s th a t v sit th e p o n d s .
N o rth e rn S h o v e le r, G re a te r S ca up,
W o o d D u c k , P in ta il and B u ffle h e a d
a p p e a r in th e g re a te s t n u m b e rs b u t
th e re are m a n y o th e r s p e c ie s ,
in c lu d in g b o th d u c k s a nd sea b ird s,
th a t are in c lu d e d in th e c o u n t d a ta
W ith c u rio s itie s n o w s a tis fie d , D on
and Bill a g re e d th a t th e c o u n ts w e re
s ig n ific a n t and th o u g h t th a t o th e r
p a rtie s , m o re c lo s e ly in v o lv e d w ith
th is ty p e o f d .ita , m ig h t be in te re s te d .
A n n u a l c o u n ts are d is trib u te d to the
O re g o n D e p a rtm e n t o f Fish and
W ild life , D iv is io n o f S ta te la n d s ,
W a s h in g to n D e p a rtm e n t o f E c o lo g y
and U .S . Fish and W ild life S e rv ic e .
T he se a g e n c ie s all use th e d a ta fo r a
v a rie ty o f re a s o n s
T h e y fin d it
p a rtic u la rly u s e fu l b e c a u s e th e re are
fe w c o a s ta l fre s h w a te r h o ld in g areas
b e tw e e n th e C la ts o p P lains and
N e h a le m V a lle y
F resh w a te r m a rsh e s
are p la ce s w e re w a te r c o v e rs th e land
s h a llo w ly in la kes o r q u ie t beds and
riv e rs . P e rim e te r v e g e ta tio n th riv e s in
th e fo rm o f c a tta ils , reeds, se d g e s
and b u lru s h e s W h e n th e p o n d s w e re
c o m p le te d , D o n and V io le t so ld tw o
c e m e te ry p lo ts th e y had p u rc h a s e d
ye a rs a g o in S e a ttle W ith th e
p ro c e e d s , th e y b o u g h t irise s and
m a rs h g ra s s e s to p la n t a lo n g the
p a ra m e te r o f th e p o n d s . The tw o
la b o re d lo n g p la c in g th e p la n ts m th e
m o s t id e a l lo c a tio n s th ro u g h o u t th e
m a rs h . M a n y o f th e s e p la n ts th riv e
th e re to d a y . S w a m p s are m a rs h e s
w ith tre e g r o w th . T he area d ire c tly
n o rth o f th e T h o m p s o n M a rs h is a
s w a m p . T h is is w h a t m o s t o f C a n n o n
B e ach w a s c o m p ris e d o f 1 5 0 ye a rs
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D o n T h o m p s o n lo v e d d u c k s . He w a s
a lw a y s m o d e s t a b o u t his k n o w le d g e
o f th e b ird s b u t he lite ra lly k n e w th e m
in sid e and o u t. F rie n d s w h o h u n te d
d u c k s w o u ld o fte n b rin g th e m to him .
T he e v is c e ra tio n , p re p a ra tio n , and
p re s e n ta tio n o f d u c k fo r d in n e r w a s
p e rfo rm e d w ith g re a t ca re and
p ro to c o l. D o n a b h o rre d w a s te .
N o th in g th a t c a m e in to his p o s s e s s io n
w a s w a s te d . T he fe e t w e re fed to
th e g u lls , fis h in g flie s w e re m ade w ith
th e fe a th e rs , and th e c a rc a s s w o u ld
in v a ria b ly fin d its w a y in to so m e
d e le c ta b le s o u p or s te w
These
re c o lle c tio n s are b ro u g h t a b o u t
p rim a rily b y m y fo n d n e s s fo r D o n 's
c o o k in g b u t are n o t th e m o s t m a rk e d
re a s o n s fo r D o n 's e x te n s iv e
in v o lv e m e n t w ith d u c k s .
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U p o n g ra p h in g the d a ta , D o n and Bill
w e re in trig u e d b y th e c h ro n o lo g ic a l
p re c is io n w ith w h ic h th e sp e cie s
re tu rn to and le a ve the p o n d s . T h e ir
m ig ra to ry s c h e d u le s are e tc h e d in
s to n e . T h o s e th a t b re e d th e re d o so
in th e sam e p re c is e o rd e r a n d tim in g
e a ch ye a r
I h e p o n d s o f f e r th e m the
e n v iro n m e n ta l c o n s is te n c y th a t th e ir
p ro c is e c h a r a c te r is tic s re q u ire . Each
ye a r th e b ir d ’ s p a th le a d s th e m o ver
an e ve r c h a n g in g la n d s c a p e
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c h a n g e s are u s u a lly n o t c o n d u c iv e to
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A 4 ecial event is -:-ming ’x» this
region iti September ’MiTAEUYE
j YA w .N (Lakota for Ae Are All
Related") »/ill be a two days of
ultural events to celebrate the
United Nations Year A Indigenous
People;. sponsored by the Oregon
Loast Support Gr oup We will hold
this event Satur lay and Sunday.
Sept I cth fit I «.at the Lannon Bed h
hamber of Commerce, the Cannon
Bea.h Arts Ass-xiation Sallery and
ther venues in the area This
event will be a presentation ano
shanny of Native American and
other In ngeiiou People s Art.
MUol-
u-dTiCe 11 ddltloU d« ro v -ls ,
Hist, ry and present day usues
The ’»rev.-n vast Support Gr >up
(and The Upper Left Edge) ask for
your help with this event
If you .an donate a prize 01 a gift
certificate for th*- raffle i .-«.-d
housing m the Cannon Beach Area
transportati from Portland and
back, cash, te»eph «lie w-jrk, etc et.
please contact the Greg -n -ast
Support Sroup at
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1ob-Or,2~ or the Edge at 1 sc-
2 a 15 The city of Cannon Beach is
participating by funding a portion of
this event
We need to know of v >ur interest
and ammitment - -n. and we hvpe
that you and your friends will
attend tins very special event
Sin- erly,
Donna Osborne
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