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NOVEMBER 17, 2016 // 11 TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SALMON SUPERHIGHWAY, CHECK OUT THE PROJECT AT SALMONSUPERHWY.ORG SUBMITTED PHOTOS SUBMITTED PHOTO The sale of Pelican Brewing’s Five Fin Pilsner promotes the ambitious Salmon Superhighway project. Continued from Pg. 10 since 2012 and opened their tap room in 2014. They quickly saw the importance of giving back to the friends and neighbors who have supported them from day one. To that end, they have established the Giving Back Tap at North Jetty, which features a beer created just to recognize and support a local community group. This years’ beer will benefi t the Friends of Willapa National Wildlife Refuge and their ongoing educational efforts. Michelle Svendsen — an avid hiker — said the pairing was a natural fi t. “My hus- band and I love to hike, love the trails here,” she says. This past summer, the brewery held its fi rst-ever Brews & Views Summer Hike Series, which featured a different hike in Willapa National Wildlife Refuge in July, August and September. Guides shared information about plants, animals and current restoration efforts, and Michelle Svendsen talk- ed about natural ingredients that can be used in brewing and cooking. The events also helped enlist interested people to sign up with the Friends program. “It was a fun way to get people out and learning about our beautiful peninsula trails and treasures as well as getting people signed up for Friends of Willapa,” Svendsen says. “So many people didn’t know what great things they are doing for the refuge and our com- munity — not to mention the fun events they have for the members of the group.” At the end of the hike series, the Svendsens decided to create a beer celebrating the Friends’ work. The result was a light-bodied amber ale featuring pine notes from the Chinook and Western red cedar dry hop. A big part of the fun comes in naming the brew, something that participants Above: The Salmon Su- perhighway project will re- store access to almost 180 miles of blocked salmon and steelhead habitat on Oregon’s North Coast. Left: David Reid, a Fort George Brewery Mag- nanimous Mug nom- inee last year, put his fundraising eff orts to- ward Clatsop Animal As- sistance. worked on during the “brew day” in To fi nd out more about its Giving Back Tap, visit October. “We had about North Jetty Brewing at northjettybrewing.com 10 people from Friends of Willapa on hand with us, and they — Straight-A Amber Ale — all came up with different was brewed to benefi t Ocean names,” Svendsen says. Beach Education Foundation The brew was narrowed on the Long Beach Peninsu- down to three top choices: la. It raised over $700. Willapa Amber Ale, Willapa The money raised for Bay Amber Ale and Willapa Friends of Willapa will go Refuge Red. toward the group’s youth out- After much deliberation, reach programs, which teach everyone settled on calling kids about local ecosystems. the brew Willapa Refuge Red And North Jetty Brewing Ale. will continue its Brews & “There were some pretty Views Hike Series next crazy names being thrown summer too. out,” Svendsen says with a For the Svendsens, part- laugh. “We wanted some- nering with organizations thing that kind of rolls off the like the Friends of Willapa tongue.” National Wildlife Refuge Released at a party on to educate and donate is a Nov. 13, this creation marks no-brainer. the second year of North “For us, our community Jetty’s Giving Back Tap. supports us, gets us through 50 cents of every pint the winter,” Michelle Svend- PHOTO BY DANNY MILLER sold of the specially brewed sen says. “We absolutely beers goes to benefi t the wanted to give back. This all Proceeds from North Jetty Brewing’s new Willapa Refuge Red Ale, a fresh-hopped Western red cedar beer, benefi ts the chosen organization. The fi ts in with our love of the Friends of the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge. fi rst year’s Giving Back Tap peninsula.”
