Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1961-current | View Entire Issue (July 12, 2018)
20 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Party at the Rock CANNON BEACH — It’s the perfect time to celebrate puffins, sunshine, the ocean and more! The Haystack Rock Awareness Program (HRAP) invites everyone to join them for a Summer Block Party, 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 14. Help us fill the Cannon Beach City Hall parking lot as our community gathers in appreciation of the beauti- ful ecosystem that bands us together. Kicking off the festivi- ties, Jonathan White, author of “Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean,” will speak about his fascinat- ing study of tides across the globe and share the amazing stories he gathered along the way. Other entertainment will include face painting, food and live music. HRAP in- terpreters will be available to answer questions about Haystack Rock, how the sea stars are doing and the puffin population. It will be fun for all ages. The party COURTESY DAN HAAG Beachgoers study a sea star. It’s a BioBlitz! COURTESY HAYSTACK ROCK AWARENESS PROGRAM A Haystack Rock Awareness Program member (far left) and visitors observe the great sea stack of Cannon Beach. is free, but donations to the program will be accepted. RSVP on Facebook. The Haystack Rock Awareness Program, in its 33rd season on the beach, aims to protect, through education, the intertidal and bird ecology of the Marine Garden and National Wild- life Refuge at Haystack Rock. 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. NEAHKAHNIE — “Conserv- ing Our Land, Beach & Sea,” a free nature walk and BioBlitz presented by local environmental organizations, takes place 9 to 11 a.m. Mon- day, July 16, at Neahkahnie Beach, north of Manzanita. Explore a conservation corridor during an easy beach walk. Learn, enjoy the coastline and help us build our understanding of what is living on the coastal edge! Neah-Kah-Nie Beach connects with Cape Falcon Marine Reserve and the Lower Nehalem Community Trust’s Peregrine Point property, a protected lush green forest ris- ing from the sand that extends the protected lands of Oswald West State Park. Lower Nehalem Watershed Council, Lower Nehalem Community Trust, Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve and the Oregon Coast Aquar- ium will lead this educational walk exploring the connec- tions between headwaters and our local seas. A morning low tide will leave tide pools full of sea life waiting to be discovered. e m p t y & The group will then take part in an intertidal “BioBlitz” — a fun, intensive survey of a defined area on a single day with the goal of identifying all the species to be found in that area at one time. It is a snapshot of the location’s biodiversity. Come explore Oregon’s coastal waters while enjoy- ing citizen science activi- ties aimed at helping local scientists better catalog and monitor the species of the region! Participants must register at explorenaturetillamook- coast.com or contact Cape Falcon Marine Reserve at 541-231-8041 or capefalcon- mr@gmail.com. To get involved in more BioBlitz in Oregon’s Marine Reserves? Visit aquarium.org/ bioblitz/ a i m n d i e m l t s e e e i d s c t h g i o n c a n v a s n o s e l Merle Fenton g 406.600.6273 • fenton.merle@gmail.com y 1775 S. Roosevelt Unit C, Seaside
