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9A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 2016 Summit: Cape Falcon is the second-largest of state’s marine reserves Continued from Page 1A More than 20 seabird col- onies are found in the area, including common murres, black oystercatchers, marbled murrelets and bald eagles. The coastal headlands are where the Columbia River used to be, Smith said. The headlands are uplifted because the area is on a subduction zone that was formerly at sea level. “Oswald West State Park is the gateway to the marine reserve,” Smith said. “Cape Falcon unites land and marine conservation.” Joe Liebezeit, of the Audu- bon Society of Portland, identi- ¿ed about 00 common murres and a bald eagle seen through his telescope. Karen Driscoll, who volun- teers at Newport’s Otter Rock Marine Reserve, found Cape Falcon particularly “outstand- ing” because of its diversity. “This is spectacular,” she said. “It has some of everything — grasslands, forests, rocky headwaters.” Research, tourism opportunities It is “too soon” to know if reserves are working, said Brit- tany Huntington, an Oregon Lyra Fontaine/EO Media Group Oswald West State Park overlooks the adjacent Cape Falcon Marine Reserve. Department of Fish and Wildlife scientist. Researchers will con- tinue to re¿ne methods, report ¿ndings, e[pand partnerships and increase student involve- ment through undergraduate research programs, she said. Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, from Partnership for Interdis- ciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans, discussed global trends in marine reserves that provide insight on what hap- pens when we protect ocean areas, and how they can be bet- ter protected. The Science of Marine Reserves Project is an interna- tional effort of collecting data from marine reserves across the globe. The study found that within 2 marine reserves, the mass of animals and plants increased percent on aver- age, the number of animals and plants in an area increased percent, and animals’ body sizes increased 28 per- cent, and the number of species increased 2 percent. Heavily ¿shed species increased most dramatically. At 2. sTuare miles, Cape Falcon is the second-largest of Oregon’s ¿ve marine reserves, where ocean development and removing sea life are prohib- ited. Connected to the reserve are two .-mile Marine Pro- tected Areas, where some ¿sh- ing activities are allowed. The state’s protection of ocean areas was the result of a -year effort involving sup- port from local and state gov- ernments, residents, the ¿shing community and other groups. Anne Nelson, with the National Oceanic and Atmo- spheric Administration, dis- cussed the ecological and eco- nomic value of marine reserves, which can encourage sustain- able tourism. Visitors travel to the Great Barrier Reef spe- ci¿cally because of the care- ful decisions made by govern- ments to protect and manage ocean areas, she said. “We have this unbelievably beautiful resource that peo- ple want to see,” Nelson said of Oregon’s marine reserves. “How can we let people in, but still make sure areas are protected?” Lawyers: Three of¿cers who were with Smith will testify in April Continued from Page 1A The details According to MarTuis’ response, the state will present evidence alleging that Smith made speci¿c plans to drug her daughters and used razor blades to cut the throat and arms of her -year-old daughter, Alana. Smith allegedly placed over- the-counter dental gel on Alana’s neck, then cut her neck causing her to bleed profusely. Smith then drugged and drowned her 2-year-old daughter, Isabella, the prosecution says. At some point early in the morning of Aug. , 20, Mar- Tuis wrote, Smith abandoned the hotel room. She left behind both a cellphone and electronic tablet along with the access codes. Housekeeping staff used their master key card to enter the room at about 0 a.m., but a voice told them to go away. The staff could hear the person, later identi¿ed as Alana, slipping and falling. Staff became concerned and called Cannon Beach Fire and ambulance personnel, who arrived 0 minutes later. Cannon Beach Police Chief Jason Schermerhorn, the ¿rst of¿cer to respond, will testify he saw Isabella, who appeared life- less and posed, and Alana, who was seriously injured. An arrest warrant was issued for Smith on Aug. 2, 20. A day later, a U.S. Coast Guard MH-0 helicopter spot- ted Smith near her gold 2007 Chevy Suburban on a heavily forested logging road, just off of U.S. Highway 2, about miles east of Cannon Beach. Smith appeared unharmed and in remarkably good shape, according to the state’s evidence. However, the defense claims in their motion that law enforce- ment had learned of Smith’s intentions to end her own life in the forest. She was found in great distress, living out of her vehicle, without food and drink- ing water from a stream, accord- ing to the defense. MarTuis wrote the evidence will show that arresting of¿cers offered food and drink, but she initially rejected the items that were not vegetarian. The three law enforcement of¿cers who were with Smith from her arrest to booking will testify in April. The state also plans to present a written tran- script, video and audio record- ings of Smith’s statements. “As the recordings will con- ¿rm the nature of the Tuestion- ing was polite, civil, even light- hearted on the defendant’s part at times,” MarTuis wrote. Aid and assist A court-appointed psycholo- gist is evaluating Smith’s mental ¿tness to proceed in her criminal trial. Smith pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and attempted We’re Ready! Are You? 581 S PROM, SEASIDE 503-738-6403 www.maggiesontheprom.com GRAND REOPENING Friday th March 11 Dinner from 5 PM to 9 PM Call for Reservations OPEN for Breakfast, Lunch, Happy Hour & Dinner 8 AM to 9 PM • 7 days a week aggravated murder. She recently told the state-hired psychologist she had “little to no memory of the events of July , 20.” Her law- yers claim she is unable to aid and assist in her own defense. While she is claiming mem- ory loss, MarTuis points out she had no dif¿culty remembering her planning and e[ecution of the actions that led to her daugh- ter, Isabella’s, death and to Ala- na’s serious injuries. “She manifested no evidence of any serious thought or mental disorder,” MarTuis wrote. A status hearing to address the results of the evaluation is set for later this month. If Smith is deemed un¿t to proceed, the judge will send her to the Oregon State Hospital. In that case, the upcoming April hearing and June trial may be postponed. Smith had a consultation Feb. with Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare, the county’s men- tal health provider, to determine if the county has the e[pertise available to treat Smith if she is found un¿t to proceed, rather than sending her to the Oregon State Hospital. Clatsop Behavioral Health- care concluded it does not have the resources available. “There are no known Com- munity Restoration Programs in either Tillamook or Clatsop County to assist this client with the ability to aid and assist in her own defense,” the agency concluded.
