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Registration opens for land
trust’s On the Land outings
The North Coast Land
Conservancy is offering free
guided outings this summer
at sites from Warrenton to
Neskowin.
The excursions highlight
conservancy properties the
public does not normally get
to see, and adjacent lands with
the kinds of natural habitats the
organization seeks to protect.
The outings will include a
botanist-led walk on Mystery
Peak in the proposed Rainfor-
est Reserve; a cross-country
trek to a grove of ancient
cedars; a “plein air” drawing
workshop at Circle Creek
Conservation Center; and
coast
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Naturalist Mike Patterson discusses the natural history of Arioli-
max columbianus with participants in an “On the Land” outing.
lessons in smartphone nature
photography from Neal Maine,
a Gearhart naturalist.
The outings are free,
but groups are kept small;
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preregistration is required.
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details, visit NCLCtrust.
org/on-the-land-summer-
outings
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Land conservancy seeks kayakers
for new citizen science project
SEASIDE — Experienced
kayakers interested in helping
two local environmental
groups eliminate “police-
man’s helmet,” an invasive
weed, can attend a training
session 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday,
May 20, in Seaside.
The North Coast Land
Conservancy and the Necani-
cum Watershed Council have
begun a “three-year project
to aggressively seek out and
destroy policeman’s helmet,”
the land conservancy said in
a release.
Within the last four years,
the plant has spread through-
out the Necanicum watershed.
Enlisted kayakers will adopt
stretches of the Necanicum
SIMPLICIUS/SUBMITTED PHOTO
A stand of policeman’s hel-
met (Impatiens glandulifera).
River and survey it this
spring, looking for the plant,
which tends to grow on or
near riverbanks, according to
the land conservancy.
Participants at the training
will learn how to spot the
plant, how the weed is affect-
ing the Necanicum watershed,
and how to use free apps to
map the weed along the river.
The kayakers — who must
have their own boat, paddling
gear and smartphone — will
become responsible for sur-
veying a section of the river
and must be able to do so by
June 15, or before decreasing
water levels impede paddling.
The recruits will receive
a waterproof mobile phone
case, which will keep their
smartphone dry during the
survey.
For more information, visit
NCLCtrust.org/citizen-sci-
ence-kayakers.