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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, MAY 11, 2015 NORTH COAST Land Conservancy closer to Boneyard Ridge deal Land trust gets $524,000 grant from Watershed Enhancement Board The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — North Coast Land Conservancy recent- ly was selected to receive $524,000 from the Oregon Wa- tershed Enhancement Board toward the purchase of Bone- \DUG 5LGJH D DFUH SDUFHO of commercial timberland threaded with salmon-bearing streams on the northeast slope of Tillamook Head. “Receiving the OWEB grant is a critical step for this amazing project,” NCLC Executive Di- rector Katie Voelke said. Boneyard Ridge is tucked between conserved lands in Ecola State Park and the FRQVHUYDQF\¶V RZQ DFUH Circle Creek Habitat Reserve south of Seaside. Purchase of this property will carry for- ZDUG D OHJDF\ WKDW ZDV ¿UVW HQYLVLRQHGLQWKHVZKHQ WKH ÀHGJOLQJ 2UHJRQ 6WDWH Park system and some very JHQHURXV2UHJRQIDPLOLHV¿UVW created Ecola State Park. The Land Conservancy is helping to advance that vision by cre- ating a connected, conserved UHJLRQRIPRUHWKDQFRQ- tiguous acres stretching from the summit of Tillamook Head to the Necanicum River valley DQGÀRRGSODLQDFFRUGLQJWRD press release. Its stewardship goal for this property is to allow it to mature into a complex rain- forest of the kind that once characterized headlands all Astoria budget committee recommends spending plan 1RVLJQL¿FDQW changes from draft NEAL MAINE — PacificLight Images A creek high on Boneyard Ridge. along the Northern Oregon Coast. Owners of the property are asking $1.8 million for Bone- yard Ridge. To date NCLC has secured $560,000, including the watershed board’s funds. “When funders at the state level invest with a half a million dollars, that’s proof you’ve got something special.” Voelke said. “We’re excited to work with our community to raise the rest of the money and conserve the natural and recreational wonderland of Tillamook Head, forever.” ,Q )HEUXDU\ SHRSOH FRQWULEXWHG IRU conservancy founder Neal Maine’s 75th birthday. The do- nations helped the organization more than double a $10,000 matching grant challenge from the Mintkeski Family Fund DQGSXWDERXWWRZDUG the acquisition of Boneyard Ridge. NCLC is seeking additional funds from a variety of sourc- es, including public agencies and private foundations. The land trust plans to complete acquisition of Boneyard Ridge by the end of 2016. Based in Seaside, North Coast Land Conservancy has been working since 1986 to conserve and connect the land- scape of the Oregon Coast from the Columbia River to northern Lincoln County. The SULYDWH QRQSUR¿W ODQG WUXVW works to ensure that this re- gion is a place where healthy communities of people, plants and wildlife can all thrive. For more information, visit NCLCtrust.org Hiker medevaced from Saddle Mountain WARRENTON — A Coast Guard helicopter crew and local responders medevaced a report- edly unconscious hiker suffering from heat exhaustion from Sad- dle Mountain Saturday. An MH-60 Jayhawk heli- copter crew, from U.S. Coast 3A Guard Air Station Astoria, hoist- ed the 24-year-old female hiker and safely transferred her to medical personnel at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria. Coast Guard Sector Co- lumbia River watchstanders received a call from Warren- ton Fire Department personnel around 6:17 p.m., requesting assistance in transporting an un- responsive hiker. “With summer rolling in, whether you’re on the water or on a mountain, it’s important to stay hydrated, take breaks and keep your body cool,” said 3HWW\2I¿FHUUG&ODVV0LFKDHO A. Parrales, a watchstander at Sector Columbia River. “Plan ahead, be prepared and know your limits.” See the video at http://bit. ly/1QAbB22 ladder truck for the Asto- ria Fire Department. The money would come from a $2.5 million carryover balance the city estimates for the start of the fiscal year. By DERRICK The city would spend DePLEDGE $250,000 on improve- The Daily Astorian ments to the Astoria A city budget com- Aquatic Center, $80,000 mittee Thursday night on a new roof for the UHFRPPHQGHG D aging Astoria Public Li- million spending plan brary, and $72,000 for for next fiscal year, up weed eradication and re- IURP PLOOLRQ WKLV seeding at Ocean View Cemetery and other park year. The budget, which is grounds. The budget commit- expected to go before the Astoria City Council tee, made up of the City in June, includes $10.6 Council and five ap- million in general fund pointed residents, did not spending, up from $9.2 make significant changes to the draft presented by million. The new fiscal year city financial analysts. But with two new coun- starts in July. Consumers can ex- cilors in Zetty Nem- pect 2 percent increases lowill and Cindy Price in water and sewer rates and other new faces, the and a 5 percent increase committee did engage in the surcharge used to city staff with detailed help pay for the city’s questions that extended $40 million to $50 mil- the talks for more than lion sewer improvement eight hours over four project. The sewer im- meetings. The budget committee provements are necessary to reduce wastewater into voted 9-0-1 to recom- the Columbia River and mend the budget. Shel meet the requirements of Cantor, a retired engi- the federal Clean Water neer who serves on the committee, abstained Act. 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