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Help monitor black oystercatchers
in Oregon’s ive marine
reserves. For volunteers who
would like to monitor nests,
they should perform at least
two nest checks per month
for the rest of the season until
August.
The project requires
patience and a love for bids.
Some scopes will be available
for use. Volunteers should
have their own binoculars.
The program can work with
volunteers to make the project
it their schedules.
If this sounds interesting,
contact Joe Liebezeit at jliebe-
zeit@audubonportland.org and
Amelia O’Connor at ameliajo-
connor@gmail.com
For more information, visit
audubonportland.org/issues/
citizen-science
For questions regarding
the training, contact Haystack
Rock Awareness Program
Coordinator Melissa Keyser at
503-436-8060 or email hrap@
ci.cannon-beach.or.us
Training for citizen
science project
to be held May 6
in Cannon Beach
CANNON BEACH — Are you cu-
rious about black oystercatch-
ers or want to watch the birds
in action? You can take part in
a citizen science project to help
better understand how this bird
species uses rocky intertidal
habitats in or near the network
of Oregon’s marine reserves
and protected areas.
The Audubon Society of
Portland and partners will hold
a free training about black oys-
tercatcher monitoring at 6:30
p.m. Friday, May 6 at Cannon
Beach City Hall, located at
163 E. Gower St. The event is
open to the public, and light
beverages and snacks will be
provided.
For this project, the
Audubon Society of Portland
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The black oystercatcher is a
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It has a bright yellow iris and
a red eye-ring.
is working in partnership with
the Haystack Rock Awareness
Program, Friends of Cape Fal-
con Marine Reserve, Oregon
Marine Reserve Partnership,
U.S. Geological Survey, and
U.S. Fish and Wildlife.
The May 6 training will
prepare volunteers for the bird
survey project. The project re-
quires at least two abundance
surveys from May 12 to 29
in any rocky intertidal habitat
along the coast, including
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Quilt and iber artists wanted
Hofman Center to
hold summer Quilt
and Fiber Show
MANZANITA — Quilters and
iber artisans from Manzanita,
Nehalem and surrounding ar-
eas are invited to submit their
works for an August show at
the Hoffman Center for the
Arts. The show will be collab-
oration between the center and
Creative Fabrics in Wheeler.
Interested artists are asked
to provide a photo and size
dimensions for their entry.
Works can be sold during the
show.
The deadline for entry reg-
istration is June 30, with a limit
of two pieces per person. The
items will need to be delivered
Aug. 2 or 3.
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Quilters are invited to submit
works for a summer art show
in Manzanita.
Registration forms are
available at Creative Fabrics
or can be downloaded at
hoffmanblog.org. Complet-
ed forms and images of the
artworks should be submitted
at Creative Fabrics.
All wall hangings and
quilts will need to be ready
for hanging. Small quilts and
wall hangings (no larger than
24 inches) can be hung with
Velcro strips. Larger quilts
should have a 4-inch sleeve
sewn to the back. Larger wall
pieces should have a way to
hang on a wall. Tables will
be available for displaying
dimensional art.
The works will be on dis-
play at the center the weekends
of Aug. 5 to 7 and Aug. 12 to
14.
Questions about the
Quilt and Fiber Show can
be referred to Doris Bash at
503-368-5900 or dorisb@
quiltingwithdoris.com
Volunteer to get rid of Scotch broom
Help weed this
invasive species
with Ecola Creek
Watershed Council
CANNON BEACH — Volunteers
are gearing up for the annual
Cannon Beach Broombuster
event to weed out invasive
Scotch broom plants 10 a.m. to
noon Saturday, May 7.
Members of the public
are invited to join the Ecola
Creek Watershed Council and
other local groups in pulling
or cutting Scotch broom plants
before their seeds mature.
Saws, loppers and gloves will
be provided, or bring your
own.
Originally introduced from
Europe as an ornamental
plant and for erosion control,
Scotch broom is an aggressive
invasive species that forms
dense stands that displace
native plants and provide poor
wildlife habitat. Many people
are allergic to its pollen.
Several local groups, in-
cluding the North Coast Land
Conservancy and North Coast
PHOTO COURTESY NORTH COAST WATERSHED COUNCIL
Volunteers remove Scotch broom at a Broombuster event in
2014. A work party is scheduled in Cannon Beach on May 7.
Watershed Association, hold
volunteer work parties every
year in May to remove Scotch
broom from public and private
land. This year, the Ecola
Creek Watershed Council will
focus on parkland next to the
Ecola Creek estuary — along
Les Shirley Park and NeCus’
Park in Cannon Beach.
The Ecola Creek Watershed
Council is a local stakeholder
group that works to protect
and restore wildlife habitat in
the Ecola Creek watershed in
Cannon Beach and Arch Cape.
It is part of the nonproit North
Coast Watershed Associa-
tion, which also manages the
Nicolai-Wickiup, Skipanon
and Youngs Bay Watershed
Councils.
All volunteers are wel-
come. Meet at Les Shirley
Park on East Fifth Street, off
Laurel Street at the north end
of Cannon Beach. Volunteers
should wear work clothes and
waterproof shoes and bring
raingear and a re-usable water
bottle.
For more information,
contact Brooke Stanley at 503-
468-0408 or northcoast
watershedcouncils@gmail.
com