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Learn about watershed council’s accomplishments
Lower Nehalem
Watershed Council
to hold meeting
MANZANITA — Tide
gates, stream restoration,
native plants, outreach
and education — join the
Lower Nehalem Watershed
Council in celebrating the
accomplishments of 2016
during its Annual Meeting
on Thursday, Jan. 12.
The event will begin
with a Year-in-Review
presentation by Council
Coordinator Alix Lee,
including an overview of
the habitat restoration and
enhancement projects that
the council implemented in
2016.
Following the presen-
tation, the annual meeting
will commence with a pre-
sentation of the 2017 Board
of Directors nominees to
AP PHOTO/ELAINE THOMPSON, FILE
Whale researchers who track the small endangered popula-
tion of Puget Sound orcas say three whales are believed dead
or missing since summer. The Center for Whale Research says
that as of Oct. 28, there are only 80 animals.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
The McDonald Slough Reconnection Project, completed in September, replaced a failing and
undersized tide gate with a fish friendly structure, improving habitat access and water quality.
the Council Membership.
LNWC will vote to ap-
point members to serve on
the board and to guide the
council’s activities over the
next year.
Additionally, council
members will participate in
a strategic planning session
and survey to help guide the
council’s activities in 2017
and beyond.
The Annual Meeting and
presentation will be held
at the Pine Grove Commu-
nity House, located at 225
Laneda Ave. Doors open at
6:30 p.m. for refreshments.
The presentation will start
at 7 p.m., and the Annual
Meeting will follow at 7:45
p.m.
Refreshments and
snacks will be served. This
event is free and open to
the public.
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ASTORIA — With the deaths
of iconic orca J28 and her
calf this fall, there are now
just 80 southern resident or-
cas in the Pacific Northwest.
Though orcas face many
threats to their survival, their
population is directly linked
to that of their primary food
source — Chinook salmon
— and that’s where Oregon
comes into play.
Learn more about orcas
and what Oregonians can do
to help their survival from
guest presenter Quinn Read
at the next Nature Matters
free community lecture,
“Orcas Need Oregonians.”
The event will take place
at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 12
at the Fort George Lovell
Showroom, located at 426
14th St.
Nature Matters is pre-
sented by Lewis & Clark
National Historical Park in
partnership with the North
Coast Watershed Associa-
tion. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Seating is limited, so arrive
early.
Food and beverages
are available for purchase
through the Taproom. All
ages are welcome.
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