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MANZANITA — Do you love
seabirds? Want to learn how
to get involved and help sci-
entists understand seabird
populations in marine re-
serves? Join Lower Nehalem
Watershed Council as it wel-
comes Joe Liebezeit, avian
conservation program man-
ager of the Audubon Society
of Portland, for a presenta-
tion on how citizen science
has enabled a better under-
standing of seabird popula-
tions in marine reserves.
The free presentation will
start at 7:20 p.m. Thursday,
Feb. 11 at the Pine Grove
Community House, located
at 225 Laneda Ave. Doors
open at 6:30 p.m. for refresh-
ments. The presentation will
follow an update from Lower
Nehalem Watershed Coun-
cil. This special presentation
is sponsored in partnership
with the Friends of Cape Fal-
con Marine Reserve.
Liebezeit has worked for
the Audubon Society of Port-
land since 2013. He manages
its citizen science projects
and a number of statewide
conservation efforts, includ-
ing ocean conservation work.
Prior to his position with
Portland Audubon, Liebe-
zeit worked for the Wildlife
Conservation Society for 12
years, leveraging on-the-
ground science efforts to pro-
tect wildlife from oil devel-
opment and climate change
impacts in Arctic Alaska.
Liebezeit received his
bachelor’s degree in zoology
from the University of New
Hampshire and a master’s
degree in wildlife manage-
ment from Humboldt State
University. He has lived in
the Northwest for nearly 20
years and in Portland since
2005. In his free time He
enjoys family time with his
wife, two daughters and pets.
Liebezeit enjoys playing and
listening to music, exploring
natural areas, and of course,
bird watching.
After many years of plan-
ning and public involvement,
the Cape Falcon Marine Re-
serve and marine protected
area went into effect Jan. 1.
The site is located in state wa-
ters (shoreline to three nauti-
cal miles out) between Falcon
Cove and Manzanita, and is
an area dedicated to conser-
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protected areas in the ocean.
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ing laboratories, where sci-
entists can learn about ma-
rine reserve protections and
Oregon’s ocean environment
to help maintain the seas
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Cascade Head (near Lincoln
City), Otter Rock (near New-
port), Cape Perpetua (near
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Falcon (near Manzanita).
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sites. Learn more about Cape
Falcon and the other marine
reserves at www.oregonmari-
nereserves.org
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con Marine Reserve is a
group of local people and
organizations working to
increase understanding and
appreciation of the marine
reserve. The local group
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exhibits “The Photographic
Nude 2016” and “Mortal Tem-
ples” with an artists’ reception
from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 13. This is the sixth year
of the annual international
juried exhibit, a collection of
photographic prints exploring
the artistic and creative view
of the body and its form, ded-
icated to the creative spirit of
photographer Ruth Bernhard.
In association with “The Pho-
tographic Nude 2016,” James
Wigger of Portland was select-
ed by the gallery to be the fea-
tured artist this year with his
exhibit “Mortal Temples.”
LightBox directors Mi-
chael and Chelsea Granger
developed “The Photographic
Nude“ series to reveal compel-
ling imagery and the mastery
of the medium, as well as to
foster appreciation of the nude
in the photographic medium.
This year, the Grangers jur-
ied the images for the exhib-
it, allowing them to give their
personal touch to the exhibit,
which they began in 2010.
This year’s exhibit consists
of work from photographic
artists from around the globe,
including Russia and Germa-
ny, with a total of 50 images
selected for the exhibit. Light-
Box developed this exhibit to
bring further recognition to
the photographic medium and
the artists who practice the art
with the theme of the nude,
and in order to advance a bet-
ter understanding of the histor-
ical theme in the photographic
art form.
Also opening in the gallery
is “Mortal Temples,” an exhib-
it of alternative imagery of the
nude by Wigger.
Wigger is a photographer
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nation with what lies just out
of reach. His work is often
reminiscent of a relic forgot-
ten in time as decay, texture
and darkness shrouds the
subject from the eyes of its
viewers, keeping its meaning
ambiguous. Through the us-
Submitted photo by Michael Puff
“Phoenix Rising” by Michael Puff.
Submitted photo by James Wigger
“Consecration” by James Wigger.
Submitted photo by Vienne Rea
“Blood Done Sign my Name” by Vienne
Rea.
Artist reception
6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13
age of visual cues and subtle
symbolism, Wigger seeks to
explore the topics of spiritual-
ity, religion, desire and hope,
wishing to confront the issues
he believes makes us inherent-
ly human.
Once again this year all
accepted images to “The Pho-
tographic Nude 2016” exhibit
will be published in the up-
coming April edition of Blur
magazine. Blur is an online
PDF magazine promoting in-
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LightBox Photographic Gallery
1045 Marine Drive, Astoria
503-468-0238
Free
Croatia. For more information,
visit www.blur-magazine.com
The exhibits run from Feb.
13 to March 8. LightBox Pho-
tographic Gallery is located at
1045 Marine Drive. Contact
LightBox at 503-468-0238, by
email to info@lightbox-pho-
tographic.com, or visit www.
lightbox-photographic.com
for more information.