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Mission: It’s important
to know where you live in
relation to the natural world
Continued from Page 1A
It is important that cities
know where they live in re-
Maine and his wife, Karen lation to the natural world,
Maine.
he said, and that communi-
While the Maines were ty members have a sense of
down at Haystack Rock and ownership toward the natural
Neal was taking photos, a resources in their midst.
group of young visitors ap-
Because Haystack Rock
proached them and asked is located at a major tourist
about rock’s history and destination, a big part of the
ecology, Neal Maine said.
HRAP team’s job is to pre-
Later that day, Karen vent people from collecting
asked Neal, then a biolo- animals and crushing them
gy teacher at Seaside High underfoot while traipsing
School, to teach her about over the rocks.
Haystack Rock so that the
“If we weren’t there, I
two of them could enlighten can see, very easily, there
future visitors.
would be nothing there in a
“If (people) don’t really very short time for anybody
know how it works, then it’s to see,” said Alan Quimby,
just a target for spitballs,” one of two lead staff inter-
Neal Maine said.
preters.
At the next low tide, the
Ferber said that HRAP
couple left the camera equip- would not have been able to
ment behind and returned in- continue for three full de-
stead with aquariums, binoc- cades without the ceaseless
ulars and a plan to share their support of the city and the
knowledge of, and passion North Coast community,
for, Haystack Rock, Neal LQFOXGLQJ WKH QRQSUR¿W RU
Maine wrote.
ganization Friends of Hay-
“People were so appre- stack Rock, which provides
ciative and interested that we guidance and support to the
went back the next day, and program.
the next day,” he said. “It got
She has come to view
a little out of hand.” Shortly HRAP as a “vessel to open
thereafter, a group of their people’s eyes to the natural
Cannon Beach friends joined world, to make them under-
them.
stand that, if you look closer
Before long, the concept at these intricate systems,
caught on, and the group dis- that, really, they’re amazing,
covered that the city of Can- how they work perfectly to-
non Beach shared their en- gether,” she said. “And it’s
thusiasm for a environmental also important to try to make
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cally for Haystack Rock,
of that intricate system as
Then-Mayor
Lucille well.”
Houston and City Manager
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and, in 1984, interested en- with HRAP, Ferber said,
vironmental agencies met to “There’s no greater joy that
discuss it, according to the I get than when a child gets
exhibit.
happy about an anemone or a
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incorporated the program.
Nala Cardillo, a former
HRAP coordinator, after
‘No greater joy’
informing this reporter that
Neal Maine is proud that her sister recently had a
the modest awareness pro- baby, said, “I would love
gram he founded with Karen for that child to experience
— who died in 2006 after a over the next 30 years what
20-year battle with leukemia many children of all ages
— has become an integral have experienced at Hay-
part of Cannon Beach’s eco- stack Rock over the last 30
logical ethic.
years.”
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Recology
Western
Oregon
93 million Median
distance in miles from
the sun to Earth.
990,000
Miles traveled
by Recology drivers last year.
1.3 million
Number of Earths that
could fit inside the sun,
an average-sized star.
33,000
Number of
collection service customers.
100 to 300
75,000 Number of phone
calls each year.
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2,000 Emails from
customers every year.
Tons of
cosmic dust that enters the Earth’s atmosphere daily.
The length of time in hours our days would be if the
Earth didn’t have the moon.
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How to help
• Conserve gasoline by
using public transportation,
sharing rides, riding your
bike and walking.
• Recycle cans, glass,
paper, cardboard, oil and
batteries. Recycle clothes
and furniture you no longer
need by donating them to
people who can use them.
• Save electricity by
turning off lights and put-
ting lids on pots. Avoid us-
ing plastic and Styrofoam
by toting groceries in reus-
able bags and by using a re-
usable mug to carry drinks.
• Conserve water by
taking showers instead of
baths, by placing a weight-
ed plastic bottle in the toilet
tank, by using front-loading
washing machines and by
not running water unneces-
sarily.
• Decrease ozone-dam-
aging chlorofluorocarbons
in the atmosphere by choos-
ing aerosols, insulation, and
fire extinguishers that are
free of CFCs.
• Avoid using toxic in-
secticides or fertilizers in
your home, in your garden,
or on your lawn. Instead,
use organic solutions to
control pests.
• Reduce organic waste
by freezing leftovers for
soups and stews, by cook-
ing more accurate portions
and by composting the re-
mains.
• Write to manufacturers
to complain about waste-
ful packaging, disposable
items, and other earth-un-
friendly practices.
• Vote for candidates
40
Percentage of wildlife the Earth has lost in the past
40 years, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature.
0.003 Percentage of water on Earth that can be used
by humans.
Source: www.factslides.com/s-Earth
who vow to protect the en-
vironment and hold them to
their word by monitoring
their voting records and by
writing to them about your
concerns.
• Join an organization
that actively seeks environ-
mental justice.
Reducing and
reusing basics
• Buy used. You can find
everything from clothes to
building materials at spe-
cialized reuse centers and
consignment shops. Often,
used items are less expen-
sive and just as good as new.
• Look for products that
use less packaging. When
manufacturers make their
products with less packag-
ing, they use less raw mate-
rial. This reduces waste and
costs. These extra savings
can be passed along to the
consumer. Buying in bulk,
for example, can reduce
packaging and save money.
• Buy reusable over dis-
posable items. Look for
items that can be reused;
the little things can add up.
For example, you can bring
your own silverware and
cup to work, rather than us-
ing disposable items.
• Maintain and repair
products, like clothing,
tires, and appliances, so
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Global solid waste generation
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Combusted for
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that they won’t have to be
thrown out and replaced as
frequently.
• Borrow, rent, or share
items that are used infre-
quently, like party decora-
tions, tools, or furniture.
• Donate. On person’s
trash is another’s treasure.
• Sell out. Have a garage
sale, donate to a local
charity thrift shop, or post
items online.
• Block junk mail. To
help stem your tide of junk
mail, visit www.junkmail-
stopper.com
— Environmental
Protection Agency and
Recology Western Oregon
Earth Facts
• There are more living
organisms in a teaspoonful
of soil than there are people
on earth.
• One-third of Earth’s
land surface is partially or
Recycled or
composted:
34.5%
Discarded:
53.8%
Source: Environmental Protection Agency
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totally desert.
• Before trees were com-
mon, the Earth was covered
with giant mushrooms.
• The Earth’s core is
about as hot as the sun.
• Earth is the only planet
whose name in English is
not derived from a Gre-
co-Roman God.
• Large parts of Canada
have less gravity than the
rest of Earth. The phenom-
enon was discovered in the
1960s.
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er Gaylord Nelson, then a
U.S. senator from Wiscon-
sin, after he witnessed the
damage cause by the 1969
oil spill in Santa Barbara,
Calif. Earth Day was first
launched as an environ-
mental awareness event in
the United States in 1970,
and is now celebrated as the
birth of the environmental
movement.
The first Earth Day in-
volved 20 million partic-
ipants in teach-ins that
addressed decades of en-
vironmental pollution. The
event inspired the U.S.
Congress to pass clean air
and clean water acts, and to
establish the Environmental
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mental issues and enforce
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