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Have a musical September
at the Ocean Park library
OCEAN PARK, Wash. — Visitors
to the Ocean Park Timber-
land Library in September
may ind their book browsing
accompanied by live music.
The Timberland Regional
Library will offer one-hour
programs of live music
beginning at 2 p.m. on three
Thursdays in the month.
The schedule is as follows:
• On Sept. 1, the Ocean
Bay Trio will perform
classical music. The group
features Judy Eron on oboe,
Renee O’Connor on cello,
and Hannelore Morgan on
lute and recorders.
• On Sept. 8, Aaron
English will perform world
music-inspired songs on piano.
• On Sept. 22, Barbara
Bate will perform music
from Bach to Broadway.
All Timberland Regional
Library programs are free
and open to the public.
The Ocean Park Timber-
land Library is located at
1308 256th Place. For more
information, call the library
at 360-665-4184 or visit
www.TRL.org
Timberland Regional
Library serves the people
of Grays Harbor, Lewis,
Mason, Paciic and Thurston
counties, with 27 communi-
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The Ocean Bay Trio features Judy Eron on oboe, Renee O’Con-
nor on cello, and Hannelore Morgan on lute and recorders.
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Barbara Bate will perform
music from Bach to Broad-
way.
ty libraries and six partner
locations. The library system
is funded mainly by local
property taxes.
Anyone needing special
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Aaron English will perform
world-music-inspired songs
on piano.
accommodations to partic-
ipate in a library program
may contact the library one
week in advance.
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Take a free tour of Alder Creek Farm
Learn about the
wildlife sanctuary
with Max Broderick
NEHALEM —Imagine a
place on the Oregon Coast
preserved forever where
elk roam, eagles soar, river
otters play, great blue herons
ish, and volunteers tend a
vast community garden and
orchard. You’ll discover just
such a place for yourself
Saturday, Aug. 27 when
Lower Nehalem Community
Trust’s stewardship coordi-
nator, Max Broderick, leads
a tour of the trust’s natural
area and wildlife sanctuary
at Alder Creek Farm.
Join Broderick at 1 p.m.
Saturday for a 1.5-mile easy
hike. Alder Creek Farm is
located at 35955 Underhill
Lane
Visitors will tour the
barn, as well as the farm’s
diverse habitats, which
include Alder Creek, where
otter and beaver live, and the
grassy meadow and pond
where elk roam and blue
heron hunt.
Broderick will lead a
discussion of the farm’s eco-
system and the community
trust’s restoration progress
and goals. Bring binoculars,
wear long pants and hiking
boots. There are bathroom
facilities at the farm.
This is a free tour, open
to the public and registration
is not required. For more in-
formation, visit www.tbnep.
org/explorenature
This program is part of
the Explore Nature series
of hikes, walks, paddles
and nature-based events
offered in Tillamook County
throughout the year. Created
by Tillamook Estuaries
Partnership, Lower Nehalem
Community Trust, Lower
Nehalem Watershed Coun-
cil, Friends of Netarts Bay
WEBS, Tillamook Bay Wa-
tershed Council, Friends of
Cape Falcon Marine Reserve
and the Watershed Councils
of Neskowin, Nestucca and
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A front-row seat to the elk parade awaits visitors at Alder Creek
Farm in Nehalem.
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BY ADELAIDO BAUTISTA
Max Broderick will lead a tour
of the natural area and wild-
life sanctuary at Alder Creek
Farm in Nehalem on Aug. 27.
Sand Lake, these meaning-
ful, outdoor experiences
highlight the beauty of
Tillamook County and the
work being done to protect
the area’s natural resources
and natural resource-based
economies. This effort is
partially funded by the Eco-
nomic Development Council
of Tillamook County and
Visit Tillamook Coast.
With a vision to protect
wildlife habitats on the Ne-
halem estuary, a small group
of local residents purchased
Alder Creek Farm in 2002
from William and Carole
Anderson, who ran a fam-
ily dairy there beginning
in the late 1950s. Founders
Vivi Tallman, Tom Bender,
Lane DeMoll, Judy Sorrel,
Gareth and Georgenne Fer-
dun, and Doug Firstbrook
didn’t know exactly how it
would all work out when
they purchased the farm.
But many showed up to help
out, and with donations from
local supporters, the Oregon
Watershed Enhancement
Board, and the U.S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture’s Natu-
ral Resources Conservation
Service, Lower Nehalem
Community Trust was born.
Lower Nehalem Com-
munity Trust is a commu-
nity land trust dedicated
to preserving land and
nurturing conservation
values in partnership with
an engaged community in
the Nehalem region of the
Oregon Coast. Its commu-
nity garden at Alder Creek
Farm is that rare place
where 40 volunteers come
together to grow food to
share with families and
neighbors served by the
North County Food Pantry
in Wheeler. Every year the
community garden donates
more than a ton of fresh or-
ganic fruits and vegetables.
In addition to the garden,
the farm hosts a native
plant nursery, greenhouse,
fruit orchard, and ethnobo-
tanical trail. After the farm
tour, guests are welcome
to take a self-guided tour
of the native plant nursery,
community garden and
orchard.