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Watershed council hosts BBQ and raffle
NEHALEM — The Lower Nehalem
Watershed Council invites council
members, partners, friends and
the public to attend the council’s
annual BBQ to recognize their vol-
unteers and celebrate the council’s
accomplishments.
The free event will take place
4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at
Nehalem City Park (12705 Hugo
St.). The council will provide food
and beverages.
RSVP to LNWC@nehalemtel.
net or 503-368-7424 by Thursday,
Sept. 14, to help with planning.
Raffle
As a new addition, the council
is raffling off a winter steelhead
angling trip for two on the North
Fork Nehalem River. The trip will
be guided by Joe Watkins, a pro-
fessional angling guide and council
board member.
Tickets are a $5 donation each;
only 200 are available for purchase.
All proceeds from the raffle will
benefit the Lower Nehalem Water-
shed Council. The prize is valued at
$400 and is redeemable from Dec.
15, 2017, through March 1, 2018.
The drawing will be held 5 p.m.
during the Sept. 16 BBQ, but the
winner need not be present to win.
For tickets, contact the council
at LNWC@nehalemtel.net or 503-
368-7424.
The council is dedicated to
the protection, preservation and
enhancement of the Nehalem
Watershed through leadership,
cooperation and education.
Joe Watkins, a Lower
Nehalem Watershed
Council board mem-
ber and professional
angling guide
END THE SUMMER AT NETARTS BAY
NETARTS — The Friends
of Netarts Bay WEBS
(Watershed, Estuary, Beach
and Sea) is closing out the
summer with a bang! This
September, catch the last
Art of Growing Oyster
Tours, Kayak Netarts Bay
tours and SOLVE Beach
Cleanup.
These WEBS-hosted
events are part of the Ex-
plore Nature series of hikes,
walks, paddles and outdoor
adventures.
WEBS is a local nonprof-
it organization dedicated to
sustaining the Netarts Bay
area through education and
stewardship. Learn more at
netartsbaytoday.org.
All WEBS community
programs are free. Tax-ex-
empt donations to Netarts
Bay WEBS to enable pro-
grams like this are encour-
Coaster Theatre Playhouse
Sept. 22 - Oct. 28, 2017
Tickets $20 or $25
Shows begin at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday shows start at 3:00p.m.
Sponsored by Becker Capital Management
Tickets: 503-436-1242 or coastertheatre.com
108 N Hemlock Street, Cannon Beach, OR
aged but not required.
Art of Growing
Oysters
Join Friends of Netarts
Bay WEBS for their last
Art of Growing Oyster
tour of the season and get a
behind-the-scenes glimpse
at how oysters are grown
in the Pacific Northwest 10
a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 16.
This final tour features a
dock walk with the Com-
munity Supported Fishery,
a tour of Pacific Seafood’s
boats, and concludes at
Source, the new oyster and
wine bar.
The event takes places in
the Netarts Bay area; sign
up for a specific location. Be
prepared to walk on uneven,
wet, muddy surfaces.
Register online at
eventbrite.com. More
information and registra-
tion details are available at
explorenaturetillamookcoast.
com and the Friends of Ne-
tarts Bay Facebook page.
Kayak Netarts Bay:
Bay Entrance
This tour — 8 to 11:30
a.m. Saturday, Sept. 23 —
offers an easy ride, taking
advantage of the outgoing
tide toward the bay mouth.
Participants will stop on
the way to see the aquari-
um of marine life, such as
kelp and Dungeness crab,
filtering shellfish and aquatic
vegetation that lives in the
shallow waters of the cove.
On return, participants will
paddle the incoming tides
past harbor seals lounging
on the sand bar before head-
ing back to the launch site.
Tweens and older are free
to join this trip. People with
serious medical conditions
should exercise caution in
joining. Anyone more than
230 pounds should notify
WEBS during registration to
ensure it has the proper gear.
Guided by Kayak Tilla-
mook County and Netarts
WEBS, the event takes
places in the Netarts Bay
area; sign up for a specific
location. Kayaks and gear
are provided.
To register, email Marcus
Hinz at marc@kayaktilla-
mook.com and note “Kayak
Netarts Bay: Bay Entrance”
in the subject line. More
information and registra-
tion details are available at
explorenaturetillamookcoast.
com.
Kayak Netarts Bay:
Bay Entrance
Visiting the sand dollar
beds isn’t for the timid!
No, they don’t bite, but the
journey to see them is no
easy float.
The first half of this trip
— 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 23 — takes advantage
of an incoming tide, flushing
participants far up into the
inner bay to their destina-
tion. Because the NOAA
tide predictions are only pre-
dictions, participants should
be prepared for anything.
For instance, the journey
to the sand dollar beds may
involve short portages and
using teamwork to carry the
kayaks with them. On the
return trip, they will paddle
against a mild incoming
tidal current and potentially
a Northwest wind.
Children younger than 16
years old and people with
serious medical conditions
are not allowed on this trip.
Anyone over 230 pounds
should notify WEBS during
registration to ensure it has
the proper gear.
Guided by Kayak Tilla-
mook County and Netarts
WEBS, the event takes
places in the Netarts Bay
area; sign up for a specific
location. Kayaks and gear
are provided.
To register, email Hinz
and note “Kayak Netarts
Bay: Bay Entrance” in the
subject line. More informa-
tion and registration details
are available at explorena-
turetillamookcoast.com.
SOLVE Beach and
Riverside Cleanup
Join WEBS in the state-
wide effort to clean the bay.
SOLVE Beach & Riverside
Cleanup is scheduled for
10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 23.
Each fall, Friends of
Netarts Bay WEBS and
partners join with more than
100 other projects across the
state to pick up litter along
local beaches.
Friends of Netarts Bay
WEBS captains the cleanup
from Cape Lookout to Cape
Meares with partners that
include Tillamook County
Parks, Netarts-Oceanside
Fire District and Oregon
State Parks.
Preregister at SOLVEO-
regon.org.