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8A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2016 BioBlitz: Park is focusing on pollinators Shipyard: ‘It’s a bad Continued from Page 1A Expert biologists will lead groups of about 12 on hikes to inventory species. The experts will also give presen- tations and demonstrations. The family-friendly event will have free children’s activi- ties, information booths and a chance to use microscopes. The lurry of activities will be held around Netul Land- ing. Park rangers area calling the area, “Science Central.” “We are centering the event around the Netul area, where we have a big shelter,” Carla Cole, the park’s natu- ral resource program manager, said. Cole said the park is focus- ing its BioBlitz on pollinators, since it does not have much information on them or the funding to conduct inventories. The effort also falls in line with a national pollina- tor initiative. In 2014, Presi- dent Barack Obama directed an interagency task force to develop a national strategy to promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators. Cole said the strategy focuses on bringing aware- ness and encouraging federal agencies, such as the national parks, to promote the conser- vation of pollinators. Visitors this weekend will discover moths, butterlies, dragonlies and beetles, Cole said. “These BioBlitz events are a great opportunity to utilize citizen scientists to build our species list,” she said. In addition to the scien- tiic work, the event will have a cultural aspect. Tony John- deal. Boats might sink because it’s not there’ son, chairman of the Chi- nook Indian Nation, will pres- ent a traditional wood carving demonstration on Saturday. Overall, Cole said, BioBlitz is meant to encour- age citizen scientists to bet- ter understand their parks and engage the next generation of stewards. Continued from Page 1A Own neighborhood The way people experi- ence national parks has drasti- cally changed over the years, Tucker said. Part of the cen- tennial celebration has been for national parks to exam- ine how they relate with their communities. More park visitors look to connect through technology, whether it is liking a park’s Facebook page or using an online application such as iNaturalist. The BioBlitz event is a good way to embrace the technology, Tucker said. Vis- itors can count plant and ani- mal species using apps such as Bumble Bee Watch, Project Budburst, eBird, along with iNaturalist. These programs allow anyone to become a cit- izen scientist. The park wants visitors to know the same programs can be applied in their own neighborhoods. Tucker said the park is relying on more citizen sci- entists since it does not have the resources to hire biolo- gists for inventories each year. An event like BioBlitz helps involve the community. “One of the overarching goals of the centennial is to engage the next generation of park visitors,” Tucker said. Submitted Photos Carla Cole, natural resource program manager at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, helps students identify and measure dragonfly larvae. A park ranger helps a child identify species at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. Column: Nonproit Friends of the Column manages the park Continued from Page 1A Di Bartolomeo posted on Facebook that he would cover the parking fee for any stu- dent who paid on prom night. The ierce reaction to his post caught the attention of City Councilor Drew Herzig, who brought the issue up at a City Council meeting this week. “Congratulations on your graduation and come to the Column to celebrate,” LaMear and Schnitzer said in the state- ment. “We look forward to all your ‘posts’ on social media!” The City Council agreed to raise the fee to $5, up from $2, to generate money to help pay for maintenance and improve- ments at the Column. The Col- umn is a city park, but is man- aged by the nonproit Friends of the Column. Attendants at the Col- umn have recently been more aggressive about collecting the fee, a pass good for a year. LaMear said Schnitzer was very gracious when he heard about the complaints. The philanthropist has donated and raised money to preserve the Column, relieving pres- sure on the city to maintain the landmark, but city oficials are often the ones left to answer when questions get prickly. “I got one very irate call today saying that they were upset about it,” LaMear said. “And they were upset about the whole $5 fee. But I also explained that was what we used to maintain the Column, and that that was an expensive venture to maintain that place.” Astoria Marine opened in 1926, building wooden-hulled sailing and ishing boats. During World War II and the Korean War, the company built military vessels, which led to much of the site’s con- tamination. Since the 1960s, it has primarily repaired ish- ing boats. In 2014, the ship- yard was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Dave Jordan, an advisory group member who lives near Tillamook and bases his ishing boat out of Warrenton, said it takes him as little as 45 minutes for his boat to get to Astoria Marine. Astoria Marine helps change his equipment between the crab, shrimp and tuna sea- sons, along with biennial haul- outs and emergency repairs. “That’s one of the big losses, is the emergency part of it,” he said. “It’s a bad deal. Boats might sink because it’s not there.” The closest shipyards are in Toledo, Reedsport and Port- land, along with Port Angeles and Port Townsend in Wash- ington state and Crescent City in California. Jordan said he would need to rent a room and stay a day or two if he had to go to Toledo. Because of its history, Astoria Marine includes spe- cialized equipment for boats smaller than 50 feet, which Löfman wrote make up about half of the local ishing leet. Her letter also mentioned that neighbors and recreational users are not impacted by the limited scope of contamina- tion at Astoria Marine. “I just don’t see the rea- son to shut them down,” Jor- dan said. “It’s true. There’s no groundwater contamina- tion. Their neighbors are not impacted by them. It is a per- ceived problem, and I don’t actually think it is a problem.” Port support The advisory group’s let- ter comes after another signed in September by Port of Asto- ria commissioners afirming their support for relocating the shipyard. The Clatsop County Board of Commissioners has also penned such a letter, and local ish processors and oth- ers have offered support. The Port is trying to move its boatyard off of Pier 3 to accommodate Astoria For- est Products’ expanding log export operation, and hopes to include a facility like Astoria Marine in the move. Executive Director Jim Knight sent a white paper — a report meant to summarize an issue — to Mark Ellsworth, the North Coast Regional Solutions Team coordinator for the governor’s ofice. “Jim gave me a white paper outlining the need … so that we could use it in discus- sions with different agencies and funding sources” for a fea- sibility study, Ellsworth said. During a budget message Tuesday, Knight said the Port is planning the study in the coming year. Ellsworth said the project would take multiple years and involve cobbling together fund- ing from multiple sources. Complicated cleanup In a possible reprieve for Astoria Marine, Williams said he is not conident the cleanup of the shipyard will start this summer because of the lengthy permitting pro- cess. GSI Water Solutions Inc. is planning the project and try- ing to secure permits. 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