SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 // 21
Wild mushroom hikes,
programs to pick from
FORT STEVENS — Join a
state park ranger for guid-
ed hikes in search of wild
mushrooms at Fort Stevens
State Park. The hike will
focus on the varieties of
wild mushroom that grow
in the area.
The hikes will be of-
fered at 1 p.m. on Sunday,
Oct. 1; Friday, Oct. 6;
Friday, Oct. 13; Friday,
Oct. 20; Wednesday, Nov.
8; Saturday, Nov. 18; and
Sunday, Nov. 26.
Participants should
wear weather-appropri-
ate clothing and bring a
basket, pocket knife and
mushroom identifi cation
book if they have them.
Participants are also en-
couraged to bring in mush-
rooms for identifi cation.
The hikes will begin
at Battery Russell and be
around a 1-mile round trip.
There is no registration or
fee required for the hikes.
For more information,
contact Park Ranger Dane
Osis at 503-861-3170 ex-
tension 41 or dane.osis@
oregon.gov.
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Scramble for health at
Lewis and Clark park
FORT CLATSOP — Lewis and
Clark National Historical
Park hosts the eighth annual
free South Slough Scramble
9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 30.
All 5K and 10K partic-
ipants will get a fi nisher’s
medal. There will also be
a safety and health fair,
along with prize drawings.
The start/fi nish line and
the health fair will be at
the park’s Netul Landing,
approximately a mile and a
half south of Fort Clatsop.
Come for either an ap-
proximately 5K walk/run or
a roughly 10K run along the
park’s trails. Both loops will
take participants along the
ups and downs of the South
Slough Trail, into the coastal
hills and along the Lewis
and Clark River.
The routes cross a num-
ber of scenic boardwalks
and bridges, and are not
accessible for most wheel-
chairs or strollers. No pets
are allowed on the course
(leashed pets are welcome at
the health fair).
Registration takes place 8
to 8:45 a.m. at Netul Land-
ing. Participants younger
Programs
There is an amazing
variety of fungi that thrive
in Oregon.
Join a park ranger for
a program on these wild
mushrooms. The program
will cover the regulations,
uses and identifi cation of
Runners on the South Slough Trail
than 18 must have their reg-
istration signed by a parent
or guardian.
This third and fi nal event
in the 2017 Lewis & Clark
Trail Series is sponsored by
the Lewis & Clark National
Park Association, Provi-
dence Seaside Hospital and
Sunset Empire Parks &
Recreation District.
The park is open 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m. daily. On Saturday,
Sept. 30 — National Public
Lands Day — everyone is
encouraged to visit federal
lands such as national parks.
Admission to all National
Park Service sites is free that
day.
For more information,
call the park at 503-861-
2471, visit nps.gov/lewi or
fi nd the park on Facebook
at “LewisandClarkNational-
HistoricalPark.”
20
LANDSCAPE $
BARK
(U-HAUL)
per yard
WARRENTON FIBER
861-3305
Mon-Fri, 8 am -5 pm
389 NW 13 th St.
Warrenton
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wild mushrooms in Oregon,
as well as the role they play in
the health of the forest.
After the program will be
a short hike around the park to
look for and identify mush-
rooms. The programs at Fort
Stevens will be held at the pic-
nic shelter at Coffenbury Lake.
There is no registration or fee
for the programs, but there is a
$5 parking fee at the lake.
For more information, con-
tact Dane Osis at Fort Stevens
503-861-3170 extension 41,
or dane.osis@oregon.gov.
The programs will be offered
at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept.
30; Saturday, Oct. 7; Satur-
day, Oct. 14; Sunday, Nov. 5;
Sunday, Nov. 19; Saturday,
Nov. 25.
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