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144TH YEAR, NO. 107
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Hoquiam
eyes key
permit for
oil depot
on coast
By PHUONG LE
Associated Press
Photos by Jeff Ter Har/For The Daily Astorian
Santa Claus considers one youngster’s wish list at the Seaside Parade of Lights and lighting of the community tree Friday.
HOLIDAYS KICK OFF WITH
LIGHTS ON BROADWAY
Weather takes a break
for glittering parade
By R.J. MARX
The Daily Astorian
SEATTLE — As the small city of Hoquiam
considers a key permit for a proposed termi-
nal that would move millions of barrels of
crude oil through Grays Harbor, opponents
are raising concerns about the potential for oil
spills and impacts on tribal fishing rights.
Westway Terminal, recently renamed
Contanda, wants to expand its existing meth-
anol facility in Washington state to receive
up to 17.8 million barrels of oil a year and
store up to 1 million barrels of crude oil.
The project would bring crude oil by train
from the Bakken region of North Dakota and
Montana or diluted bitumen from Alberta
where it would be stored in tanks and then
loaded onto tankers or barges for shipping
to refineries in the Puget Sound area or
California.
The Quinault Indian Nation and envi-
ronmental groups say the environmental
and safety risks are too great. They’re urg-
ing Hoquiam to deny the project a shoreline
development permit.
See OIL DEPOT, Page 4A
State parks
team gets
local tour
Cannon Beach puts
its history on display
EASIDE — Everybody loves a parade in
Seaside. Rain or shine. The rain took a
short breather Friday night for the city’s
annual Parade of Lights.
Michelle Barsness of Seattle said she and
her family had come to watch the Thanksgiv-
ing storm and thought the parade would be “a
fun addition” to their vacation.
They were among the thousands who lined
Broadway for the event.
T.J. and Cheryl Jeffery came to the parade
to Seaside from their home in Bellingham,
Washington, “just for the joy of it,” they said.
T.J. has been coming to the parade for almost
20 years, and Cheryl even longer.
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By LYRA FONTAINE
The Daily Astorian
Locals enjoy
ABOVE: Seaside
High School
students were the
grand marshals
of the parade
in honor of the
passage of the
school’s bond to
move schools out
of the tsunami
inundation zone.
LEFT: This classic
was among the
nearly 30 vehicles
participating in
the parade.
For locals, it’s a chance to come out and
catch up with old friends.
“Usually in the winter, I’ve been hiber-
nating,” City Councilor Seth Morrisey said,
accompanied by family members. “I’m look-
ing for some excitement.”
Seaside’s Amy and Clay Baughman
brought their daughter Brooklyn to her first
parade. She was among those waiting for a
visit with Santa.
Kathy Lugibihl of Gearhart said she hadn’t
been to the parade in years. “I used to come,
then my kids grew up,” Lugibihl said. “Then
See PARADE, Page 4A
CANNON BEACH — State parks staff
and seven parks commissioners met in Can-
non Beach to discuss state lands, forestry
projects, the upcoming 50th anniversary of
the Beach Bill and more at the Oregon Parks
and Recreation Commission’s mid-Novem-
ber meeting.
Longtime Cannon Beach resident Robin
Risley is the west of the Coast Range com-
missioner. With her term ending in March,
she said it has been “a joy” serving on the
commission.
Parks commissioners toured the Can-
non Beach History Center and Museum and
West-Bouvy log house to learn about local
history with the museum’s Executive Direc-
tor Elaine Murdy-Trucke and archivist Liz
Johnson.
At the museum, Murdy-Trucke provided
an overview of the historic cannon and cap-
stan that returned to the museum this year
after about four years. The artifacts, which
date back to 1846, were extensively restored
at Texas A&M University. The completed
cannon display will be exhibited in March.
See TOUR, Page 4A
Scientists go big with first aquatic species map
Every river,
stream in West
gets a look
By KEITH RIDLER
Associated Press
BOISE, Idaho — It sounds
like a big fish story: a plan to
create a biodiversity map iden-
tifying thousands of aquatic
species in every river and
stream in the western U.S.
But scientists say they’re
steadily reeling in that whop-
per and by next summer will
have the first Aquatic Environ-
mental DNA Atlas available
for the public.
Boise-based U.S. For-
est Service fisheries biologist
Dan Isaak is leading the proj-
ect and says such a map could
help with land management
decisions and deciding where
to spend limited money and
resources.
“It’s kind of the Holy Grail
for biologists to know what a
true biodiversity map looks
like,” he said. “To have that
formatted digitally so you
can do lots of science with
it will be transformative in
terms of the quality of infor-
mation we’ll have to conserve
species.”
Isaak said annual surveys
could provide snapshots so
scientists can see how biodi-
versity and ecosystems change
over time. Because of the
project’s immense scale, he
said, sample collecting likely
will require help from many
entities, including citizen
scientists.
Insects to otters
The map eventually will
include everything from
insects to salmon to river
otters. It’s possible because
of a new technology that can
identify stream inhabitants by
analyzing water samples con-
taining DNA. The technology
also can be used to identify
invasive species.
See MAP, Page 4A
Kellie Carim/U.S. Forest Service
Michael K. Schwartz filters 5 liters of water to concentrate
DNA on a filter to be analyzed at the National Genomics
Center for Wildlife and Fish Conservation, on Rattlesnake
Creek near Missoula, Mont. By next summer, the first Aquat-
ic Environmental DNA Atlas will be available to the public.