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MARCH 8, 2018 // 23 COURTESY SEASIDE AQUARIUM Haystack Rock You’re gonna lava this lecture CANNON BEACH — The next talk in the “World of Haystack Rock” series features Bill Chadwick, research professor at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center. His presentation, titled “Axial Seamount: The Most Active Volcano in the Pacific North- west,” takes place Wednes- day, March 14. The free lecture is the latest installment of a series held 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month through April at the Cannon Beach Library (131 N. Hemlock St.). Chadwick’s research in- terests include investigating how magma is supplied and stored at active volcanoes, how lava is emplaced during submarine eruptions and how underwater eruptions affect the chemistry and ecosystems of hydrothermal vent sites. The final talk this season, taking place April 11, will be “Life in the Coastal Edge,” with Katie Voelke, director of the North Coast Land Conservancy. The “World of Haystack Rock” series is sponsored by the Friends of Haystack Rock. The Friends group supports the Haystack Rock Awareness Program in coop- eration with the City of Can- non Beach, promoting the preservation and protection of intertidal life and birds that inhabit the Marine Gar- den and the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge at Haystack Rock. Plant a willow, welcome a beaver to Thompson Creek SEASIDE — Thompson Creek and Stanley Marsh Habitat Reserve in Seaside is one of the North Coast Land Conservancy’s most visible success stories, with coho salmon migrating up Thompson Creek to spawn every winter and beavers returning to create more salmon habitat. You can help the Con- servancy keep that success going by joining a wil- low-planting stewardship day at Thompson Creek 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 10. Willow planting is one of the conservancy’s easiest and most popular stew- ardship activities. Willows provide food and building materials to beavers. The dams those beavers build result in broader wetlands, enhancing habitat for a wide variety of wildlife, from salmon to waterfowl. People of all ages and abilities are welcome. Volunteers will gather at the pump house at Thompson Creek, on the east side of Seaside off Lewis and Clark Road. Contact Stewardship Director Melissa Reich at melissar@nclctrust.org to let her know you’ll be coming and to get directions. Bring a lunch and water. Wear waterproof boots and work gloves if you have them. Prepare to get muddy; this stewardship day happens rain or shine (barring ex- treme weather). There are no toilets on the property. Dogs are not allowed at Conser- vancy habitat reserves. Read more about Thompson Creek and Stan- ley Marsh at nclctrust.org. Get hooked by professor’s angle on fish MANZANITA — Join the Lower Nehalem Watershed Council and guest co-host, Friends of Cape Falcon Ma- rine Reserve, as we welcome Dr. Scott Heppell, associate professor of fisheries at Oregon State University, Thursday, March 8, at the Pine Grove Community House (225 Laneda Ave.), in Manzanita. The presentation will start at 7:20 p.m. following an update from the Lower Nehalem Watershed Council at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Heppell’s research focuses on the physiological ecology of fishes, in particular how physiology, behavior and life history traits affect the inter- actions between fish popula- tions, their respective fisheries and the environment. COURTESY LOWER NEHALEM WATERSHED COUNCIL Dr. Scott Heppell, associate professor of fisheries at Oregon State University Imagine a baby fish in an immense ocean — how does it get from where it is born to where it will settle and grow? Once it is grown, what area will it call home? These questions are crucial when considering the size and spacing of Oregon’s marine reserves, protected areas in our state coastal waters. Almost no information exists for marine reserves regard- ing “Are they big enough?” and “Are they close enough together?” But Heppell and his team are beginning to answer these questions for the Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve near Port Orford on the southern Oregon Coast. This event is part of the Lower Nehalem Watershed Council’s regular Speaker Series. Join us at the Com- munity House each second Thursday from January through May, and October and November, for natural resource-focused presenta- tions. New to the Speaker Series: We’re raffling off a gift certificate or special item from a local business supporter during each event. This month we have a $25 gift certificate and hat from Wheeler Marina. Raffle tick- ets will be available for a $5 donation at the door, and the winner will be drawn at the end of the presentation. Find more information on our Facebook page. 5:00 pm Downtown Astoria Every month, year ‘round! Jan . March th 13 th 10 Visit Downtown Astoria on the 2nd Saturday of every month for art, music, and general merriment! Presented by the Astoria Downtown Historic District Association astoriadowntown.com facebook/astoriadowntown.com
