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Birdathon to raise funds for North Coast Wildlife Center
ASTORIA — TheWildlife
Center of the North Coast, in
partnership with event found-
er, Susan Peterson, announc-
es its fifth annual Birdathon
birding and fundraising
event, coming up on Satur-
day and Sunday, April 8-9.
Birdathon is a fun, all-ag-
es event that encourages
people to get outdoors and
find as many bird species
as they can. If you’re a
bird-lover, nature-lover,
have always wanted to start
birding or just need a good
reason to get outside, this is
a great way to start.
Participants collect dona-
tions or pledge commitments
prior to the event as sponsor-
ship of their birding efforts.
Individuals who raise the
most in donations or find the
most bird species win prizes.
Pledges can be any
dollar amount per number of
species estimated to be seen.
Participants then go birding
anytime between noon on
WILDLIFE CENTER OF THE NORTH COAST
Saturday, April 8, and noon
Sunday, April 9, and keep
track of the number of bird
Beaver Tales calls for entries
Oregon State University
offers Beaver Tales exhib-
its this year, honoring the
beaver’s contributions to our
environment.
On the coast, the exhib-
it visits Seaside in May,
Astoria Art Loft in June and
Nehalem in August.
In Astoria, the exhibits
are open to all artists. The
subject matter is beavers,
their habitat, the animals
who benefit from them, and
their contributions to the
well-being of the environ-
ment. Two-dimensional and
small three-dimensional
artwork in all media are
welcome.
Artists are limited to
two entries and each must
be professionally mounted,
framed, or presented. Each
artwork should not exceed
720 square inches and must
be ready to hang (wire and
no sawtooth hangers). Entry
fee is $5 per entry and sales
are subject to a 30 percent
commission as a donation
to the North Coast Land
Conservancy.
Bring artwork to the
Astoria Art Loft, 106 Third
St., Astoria (above Dots ’N
Doodles) Tuesday through
Saturday, May 23 – 27,
from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. The
exhibit will run from Satur-
day, June 3 through Fri-
day, June 30 with a grand
opening on Saturday, June
10, from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
For more information, call
503.325.4442.
In Seaside, the grand
opening is 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Sat-
urday, May 6 and continues
through May at Fairweather
Gallery, 608 Broadway.
In August, the display
and sale moves to the North
County Recreation Dis-
trict Recreation Center in
Nehalem.
The beneficiaries of
Beaver Tales include the
Wetlands Conservancy,
Necanicum Watershed
Council, the North Coast
Land Conservancy, and the
Lower Nehalem Watershed
Council. Supportors include
Arlene Schnitzer, the Village
Gallery of Arts, Beach
Books, Grass Roots Books,
Broadway Books, Neal
Maine, Pacific light Images.
species they see on their
birding checklist.
Birders can compete indi-
vidually or as part of a team,
and create their own itiner-
ary based on their favorite
birding locations, or visit the
Wildlife Center’s website
for recommendations. Most
Birdathon participants have
been from Clatsop and
Tillamook counties in Ore-
gon, and Pacific County in
Washington, but Birdathon
is not restricted to any loca-
tion — participants can bird
anywhere in the world.
Birdathon helps to raise
Horning shares geology of Haystack Rock
CANNON BEACH — The
last Library Lecture Series
is Wednesday, April 12,
and features Tom Horning
presenting “Geology of Hay-
stack Rock.”
Horning will discuss the
erosion processes of the
shoreline and the creation of
Haystack Rock, the role of
sea level change and moun-
tain building processes, the
geologic observations of the
rock, and its relation to other
sea stacks and mountain
peaks in Clatsop County, its
place at the west end of the
Columbia River Basalt lava
field, how it is related to the
Yellowstone Hot Spot, and
how it all comes together to
create stunning vistas and
habitat for birds and sea life
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Tom Horning
along the North Coast, all in
60 minutes.
Horning is a local
geologist and earned his
masters at Oregon State
University. He has authored
many publications including
“Coastal Erosion Hazard
Zones in Southern Clatsop
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S UNDAY
A PRIL 9 • 2 PM
N ORTH C OAST
S YMPHONIC B AND
CARRUTHERS
1198 Commercial Street
Astoria, Oregon 97103
503.975.5305
Happy Hour
Tuesday-Friday
4pm-6pm and
8:30-Close
critical funds for the Wild-
life Center each spring, just
in time for the start of their
busy summer season. Dona-
tions provide food, medi-
cines, quality medical care,
and safe shelter for birds,
mammals and other wildlife
creatures in need.
For more information
on how to participate in
Birdathon or supporting the
Wildlife Center of the North
Coast, visit CoastWildlife.
org or call 503-338-0331.
Liberty Theater
1203 Commercial • Astoria
DOORS OPEN AT1:15 P.M.
PRESHOW AT 1:30 P.M.
Sedona Fire Band
Guest Tango Dancers:
Estelle Olivares & J.L. Gillikin
Tickets: Liberty Theater Box Offi ce
503-325-5922, ex. 55
G UEST : S EDONA F IRE B AND
RS
Box offi ce open Wed-Sat 2-5:30pm and
T ANGO D AN LI CE VARES
two hours prior to the concert
E STELLE O ILLIKIN
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Regular Admission: $15
J.L.
Students (13-21): $7
www.northcoastsymphonicband.org
240 11 TH STREET
ASTORIA, OR 97103
County, Oregon: Seaside to
Cape Falcon.” Along with
being a licensed engineering
geologist in both Oregon
and Washington, he sits on
the Seaside City Council
and chairs various advisory
groups, such as the Seaside
Tsunami Advisory Groups,
Seaside Planning Commis-
sion and the North Coast
Land Conservancy.
The Library Lecture
Series is held the second
Wednesday of each month,
November to April from
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the
Cannon Beach Library, 131
N. Hemlock St.
The series is sponsored
by Friends of Haystack
Rock and the Cannon Beach
Library.