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JUNE 28, 2018 // 19 IT’S A PUFFIN PALOOZA Discover Haystack Rock Events: Puffin Puppets & Puffin Polaroids CANNON BEACH — Have fun with the Hay- stack Rock Awareness Program, during two puffin-focused educational activities open to all. At 10 a.m. Monday, July 2, make puffin puppets. Participants will learn about the tufted puffin, the iconic bird of Cannon Beach and the official HRAP mascot, while creating their very own puffin puppet to take home as a souvenir. This class is offered for free. From 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, July 3, partici- pants will take a special tour of Haystack Rock focused on the puffin pop- ulation and their role in the ecosystem. They will learn about how plastics affect the puffin population and take home a special puffin pin made from microplas- tics. Photos will be taken in front of Haystack Rock. Participants will join our newsletter and get special recognition as one of our beloved Puffin Pals! BARB AND LARRY HAUSER PHOTO Puffins This class is $35, and all proceeds support the HRAP Education Department, which offers free field trips educating more than 2,500 students every year. Learn more at the various events or register through our Facebook page or on our website. The mission of HRAP, now in its 33rd season on the beach, is to protect, through education, the intertidal and bird ecology of the Marine Garden and Hike a spit, see tide pools NETARTS SPIT — The Friends of Netarts Bay Watershed Es- tuary Beach and Sea is hosting two free events to get people outside and exploring nature. From 9 to 11 a.m. Satur- day, June 30: Hike Netarts Spit with Oregon State Park rangers, the Huehca Omey- ocan group and others for a two-mile guided walk at Cape Lookout State Park. Registra- tion required on Eventbrite. com. From 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday, July 1: Oceanside Tidepool Discovery Days with staff and volunteers will help visitors understand what is living along the coastal edge. Look for State Parks rangers or vol- unteers in WEBS T-shirts live. Registration recommended. Find links to reservations site at explorenaturetillamook- coast.com; netartsbaytoday. org; or by searching for the Friends of Netarts Bay on Eventbrite.com. For questions contact Smith_Chrissy22@yahoo.com or call 541-231-8041. National Wildlife Refuge at Haystack Rock. Having educated more than one million visitors, HRAP aims to provide sustain- ability-focused educational opportunities to all Cannon Beach visitors. For more information, visit ci.cannon-beach.or.us/ HRAP or contact Lisa Habecker, HRAP education and volunteer coordinator, at 503-436-8064 or Ha- becker@ci.cannon-beach. or.us. Refresh your mind, body, beach CANNON BEACH — This summer, join the Haystack Rock Awareness Program in partnership with Cannon Beach Art Gallery and yoga teacher Christen Allsop for an event that combines microplastic filtration with yoga and meditation. Learn how to clean the beach with screens designed by Marc Ward of Sea Tur- tles Forever and visualize cleaning your mind as the pristine sand falls to the ground. Leave with a refreshed mind, body and beach. This event will take place 9 to 11 a.m. Satur- day, June 30, and will be led by HRAP Outreach Coordinator Pooka Rice. It will be fun for all ages and abilities. Along with a yoga and meditation session, par- ticipants will learn about microplastics and their negative effects on our planet, learn what they can do to help resolve this issue and take part in cleaning these harmful particles from Cannon Beach. This class is $35 per person. Tickets may be purchased online through HRAP’s Facebook page and on Eventbrite. The Haystack Rock Awareness Program, now in POOKA RICE PHOTO Microplastic filtration in action its 33rd season, aims to pro- tect, through education, the intertidal and bird ecology of the Marine Garden and National Wildlife Refuge at Haystack Rock. For more information, visit ci.cannon-beach.or.us/ HRAP or contact Rice at 503-436-8079 or lrice@ ci.cannon-beach.or.us. The Illahee Apartments Your Adventure Starts Here! FLOWER • CONCENTRATES • EDIBLES PREROLLS • ACCESSORIES • TOPICALS Why Live Anywhere Else? hi Casual Cannabis • 193 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR 97103 • 503.325.4078 • hiAstoria.com Mystic Roots Cannabis • 38012 Highway 26, Seaside, OR 97138 • 971.225.7420 • MysticRootsCannabis.com Astoria, OR 97103 Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of this drug. For use only by adults twenty-one years of age and older. Keep out of reach of children. 503-325-2280 1046 Grand Avenue
