JULY 27, 2017 // 21
Beaver art and activities abound in Nehalem
NEHALEM — To celebrate
beavers and their contribu-
tion to the North Coast ecol-
ogy, The Wetlands Conser-
vancy and Lower Nehalem
Watershed Council have
partnered with local busi-
nesses to host the Beaver
Tales Art Exhibit and Sale in
Nehalem.
The exhibit opens Mon-
day, July 31, at the North
County Recreation District
(36155 Ninth St.).
At 6:30 p.m. Friday,
Aug. 4, local naturalist and
photographer Neal Maine
will give a special presen-
tation on Beaver Ecology,
followed by a reception and
viewing of the works in the
Recreation District Art Gal-
lery. The exhibit will be on
display through Wednesday,
Aug. 30.
The exhibit will feature
juried art for purchase. A
portion of sales will benefi t
The Wetlands Conservancy
and watershed council.
“The traveling exhib-
it includes artwork of all
kinds, from paintings to
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“Bucky” by Mike Bergen
fi ber, wood, stone, glass and
ceramics,” organizers said in
a release.
Along with the month-
long display will be tours
and other activities around
Nehalem and Manzanita.
Join The Wetlands Con-
servancy for an open house
1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5,
at the Doris Davis Wetland
Preserve in Manzanita,
located off Nehalem Road at
Beach Street. The Wetlands
Conservancy’s land steward
will lead a tour of this North
Coast wetland.
Registration for the tour
is required. Visit explorena-
“Busy Beaver” by Rene Eisenbart
turetillamookcoast.com for
more information.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 19, learn
about the importance of
beavers in the watershed as
the Lower Nehalem Wa-
tershed Council leads the
Beaver Trails Tour as part of
the Explore Nature series of
hikes, walks and paddles in
Tillamook County.
A screening of the PBS
documentary “Leave it to
Beavers,” which showcases
how beavers can transform
and revive landscapes
— will be held at 7 p.m.
Saturday. Aug. 19, at Alder
Creek Farm (36455 Under-
hill Lane).
For more information on
the exhibit and additional
activities, check the water-
shed council Facebook page
and The Wetlands Conser-
vancy website (wetlandscon-
servancy.org).
“Making Waves” by Marcella Henkels
Tour private and public gardens in Astoria
ASTORIA — The Lower
Columbia Preservation
Society is hosting a “Pocket
to Palatial” garden tour 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday,
Aug. 12. A sampling of
private and public gardens
in Astoria, the tour will fea-
ture “gardens created from
ingenuity and adaptation,”
organizers said.
“From jackhammering
asphalt, re-imagining park-
ing lots, terracing hillsides,
applying yards of compost
and mulch, to completely
changing a garden after a
loss of a forest … the tour
will offer ideas for everyone
and celebrates the vision
of the garden creators,” the
Preservation Society wrote
in a release.
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The self-guided tour
includes Clatsop County
Master Gardeners consul-
tations and a beer tasting
at Fort George Brewery’s
demonstration garden.
Tickets are $10 for
the general public, $5 for
Preservation Society mem-
bers. Advance tickets are
available:
• at lcpsociety.org
• by mail at PO Box
1334, Astoria, Ore., 97103
(online and mail-order tick-
ets will be held in will-call
at the Preservation Society
offi ce for pick up the day of
the tour)
• at the Astoria Sunday
Market on July 30 and Aug.
6.
Day-of tour tickets will
be sold at the LCPS offi ce:
389 12th St., in the Elliot
Hotel building.
Join the Lower Columbia
Preservation Society, or
renew membership, at the
time of ticket purchase and
receive tour tickets with the
price of membership.
Membership is $15 per
individual and $25 per
family per year. Benefi ts
include lectures, work-
shops, tours for free or at
a discount; the “Restoria”
newsletter; and notices of
preservation-related news
and events.
Check out the website,
lcpsociety.org, for up-
coming events and further
information. Proceeds
will promote the nonprofi t
organization’s mission: “to
preserve, protect and pro-
mote the historic architec-
ture in the Lower Columbia
region.”
Is presented through special arrangement with music
theatre international (MTI). All authorized performance
materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIshows.com