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Beaver Tales: on the land and the big screen Grays River Grange
ines beavers in a new light, revealing
ways in which “the presence of the
industrious rodents can transform and
revive landscapes,” organizers wrote.
“Bring a comfy camp chair and settle in
to learn about these fascinating builders
and brilliant hydro-engineers.”
This is a fun and educational event
for adults and children. Dogs won’t be
allowed.
The Alder Creek Farm is located at
35955 Underhill Lane.
NEHALEM — To celebrate beavers and
their contribution to the ecology of the
North Coast, Lower Nehalem Watershed
Council, The Wetlands Conservancy
and community partners are hosting the
Beaver Tales Art Exhibit and accompa-
nying events in August.
Beaver Trail tour
The watershed council and commu-
nity partners will lead participants on a
tour of beaver habitat sites throughout
the Nehalem Watershed 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19.
The tour will stop at two to four loca-
tions where participants will see different
examples of active and historical beaver
activity. Alix Lee, coordinator for the
watershed council will lead the tour and
provide narrative on beaver ecology,
history and importance for maintaining
healthy ecosystems on the North Coast.
Transportation between sites will be
provided and has been funded by Tilla-
mook People’s Utility District.
This event is part of Explore Nature,
a consortium of volunteer community
and non-profit organizations working
to provide meaningful, nature-based
experiences in Tillamook County.
Registration is required and limited
to 15 participants. Visit explorenaturetil-
lamookcoast.com to sign up and for
more information.
Art exhibit
PBS.ORG
A still frame from “Leave it to Beavers”
Movie night: ‘Leave it to
Beavers’
Join the watershed council at Alder
Creek Farm 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19,
for movie night in the barn featuring the
PBS documentary “Leave it to Bea-
vers.”
The hour-long documentary exam-
The Beaver Tales Art Exhibit is on
display until Wednesday, Aug. 30, at
the North County Recreation District in
Nehalem, 36155 Ninth St.
Featuring juried art for purchase, a
portion of the sales from the exhibit will
benefit the watershed council and The
Wetlands Conservancy.
The traveling exhibit includes
artwork of all kinds, from paintings to
fiber, wood, stone, glass and ceramics.
With regional and local artists display-
ing their work, this stop in Nehalem
will bring together different styles and
modes of creativity.
For more information, check out the
watershed council’s Facebook page at
facebook.com/lnwc1 and The Wetland’s
Conservancy website at wetlandsconser-
vancy.org.
Help remove micro-plastic from Cannon Beach beaches
CANNON BEACH — Join Sea
Turtles Forever as they part-
ner with Sleepy Monk Coffee
Roasters and the Haystack
Rock Awareness Program
for a micro-plastic recovery
event 8 a.m. to noon Wednes-
day, Aug. 23. The event is
free and open to the public.
Volunteers should meet
near the lifeguard tower in
front of Haystack Rock, and
be ready to work. Gloves, all
supplies necessary to filter
plastic out of the sand, light
beverages and snacks will be
provided.
“Marine plastics absorb
toxic chemicals,” HRAP said
in a release. “They wash up
in waves along the Oregon
Coast and become buried in
the sand. The toxins in the
PHOTO COURTESY OF HAYSTACK ROCK AWARENESS PROGRAM
Volunteers remove micro-plastic near Haystack Rock at last
year’s event.
plastic are released when
exposed to heat, and so when
building a campfire those
toxins are emitted straight
into your food. They also get
on anything near the camp-
fire like your skin and your
clothes.”
Nearly every beach in
the world has micro-plastic
landfall. Scientists estimate
1 million seabirds die from
ingesting micro-plastic each
year. Sea turtles nesting on
beaches have also fallen
victim to micro-plastics.
Sea Turtles Forever’s
Micro-Plastic Removal Team
has developed an “easy-to-
remove” technology and is
leading a global initiative to
clean up marine plastic from
beaches all over the world,
HRAP said. Volunteers for
this event will get to take
part in this initiative as they
use Sea Turtles Forever’s
technology to remove mi-
cro-plastics.
To learn more about the
program, other volunteer op-
portunities and events, visit
the HRAP website.
sponsors spelling
bee at Wahkiakum
County Fair
SKAMOKAWA, WASH. —
The Grays River Grange
is sponsoring the annual
spelling bee on the main
stage at the Wahkiakum
County Fair with prizes,
gifts, surprises and fun for
kids entering third through
eighth grades. The event
takes place 2 p.m. Satur-
day, Aug. 19 — Kids Day,
which means kids 12 and
under are admitted free.
“Sponsoring the spelling
bee acknowledges the
Grange history of pur-
chasing school books for
children in need,” organiz-
ers said.
For all kids entering
third, fourth and fifth
grades, first place wins
$75, second place $50 and
third place $25. For all kids
entering sixth, seventh and
eighth grades, first place
wins $75, second place $50,
third place $25.
The fair — staged at 16
Fairgrounds Rd, Skamoka-
wa, Washington, 98647
— takes place Thursday,
Aug. 17, through Saturday,
Aug. 19. Kids sign up at
the fair office on Saturday.
Visitors can also check out
the Grange Table in the
T-Building at the fair for
more information.
Contest rules and word
study lists are posted on the
Grays River Grange web-
site (graysrivergrange.org),
and the Grays River Grange
#124 Facebook page.
Call 360-465- 2268 or
email www.grange@wwest.
net for more information.
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