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JUNE 22, 2017 // 17 Take a guided tour of Nedonna Marsh SUBMITTED PHOTO Nedonna Marsh J oin Friends of Nedon- na Marsh for a guided Ecological Tour of Nedonna Marsh 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 24, and learn about the organiza- tion’s work to help keep the area wild. “This is an intact rem- nant of the original native coast,” organizers wrote in a release. “Within this area is a native saltwater marsh, a spruce/willow wetland and a dune area with many native plants.” Coyotes, river otters, deer and other wildlife make this area home, and migratory birds use it to rest and refi ll, the group said. Two salm- on-bearing streams, Jetty Creek and McMillan Creek, fl ow through the estuary and into Nehalem Bay. The marsh is privately owned and in danger of being developed. “If this happens, the community will lose this special place forever,” the friends group said. The walk is fairly easy, but there is some uneven group, so it would be best to wear sturdy shoes. Rain or shine, the walk will take place. Participants are asked to bring binoculars if they have them. The suggested donation, collected on site, is $5 per person over 18. Kids walk free. No dogs allowed. The walk begins from the parking lot near the South Jetty of the Nehalem River in the Nedonna Beach section of Rockaway Beach, Oregon. To get there from U.S. Highway 101, turn west at the sign indicating the Manhattan Beach Way- side. (This exit is somewhat north of Neah-kah-nie High School.) Then, do not actually turn into the wayside, but proceed west on Beach Drive, following it SUBMITTED PHOTO as it curves north, and then dead-ending after about half a mile. At the intersection of Beach Drive and Section Line Road is the parking lot where the hike will start. Re- garding restroom facilities: There is a port-a-potty at the parking lot, plus the complete restroom facilities at the Manhattan Beach Wayside. The event is sponsored by Friends of Nedonna Marsh, Lower Nehalem Community Trust, and Rockaway Beach Citizens for Watershed Protection. Registration is appreciat- ed, and can be done through the Explore Nature website: explorenaturetillamookcoast. com. For more information, contact nedonnamarsh@ gmail.com or call 503-355- 2516. Walk the Land with land conservancy SEASIDE — The North Coast Land Conservancy is offering a free guided two- hour walk on Oregon Walk the Land Day beginning 11 a.m. Saturday, June 24, at the Circle Creek Conser- vation Center, at Seaside’s south end. The walk consists of foot trails, mown paths and raised boardwalks. Conser- vancy Executive Director Katie Voelke and natural- ist Mike Patterson will lead participants through a rough- ly 3-mile hike. “The walk will provide a glimpse of the forests in the Necanicum River fl oodplain and lower reaches of Tilla- mook Head in their many stages: newly planted, dead and decaying, and every- thing in between,” organiz- ers wrote. Anyone can partic- ipate, but preregistra- tion is required. Register at NCLCtrust.org/cc-head- land-fl oodplain. Circle Creek, one of the conservancy’s largest habi- tat reserves, is located at the end of Rippet Road in Sea- side. Look for it on the west side of U.S. Highway 101, 0.7 miles north of the junc- tion with U.S. Highway 26. Follow the road west and north, passing a gravel quar- ry on the left, to where it ends between two barns. For more information, contact nclc@nclctrust.org or 503-738-9126. SUBMITTED PHOTO Is presented through special arrangement with music theatre international (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIshows.com
