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A2 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2019 Rare swamp habitat changes hands near Knappa By KATIE FRANKOWICZ The Daily Astorian Just over 900 acres of rare Columbia River spruce swamp near Knappa is now in the hands of a coastal land conservancy. The Nature Conservancy, a global conservation orga- nization, transferred owner- ship of Blind Slough Swamp Preserve to North Coast Land Conservancy, which manages land across Clat- sop County, on Valentine9s Day. The transfer enlarges the coastal land conservan- cy9s conservation footprint from around 5,000 acres to nearly 6,000, according to Bonnie Henderson, commu- nications coordinator for the organization. <Oregon9s land trusts play a critical role in our state9s future,= Derek Johnson, director of protection and stewardship for The Nature Conservancy in Oregon, said in a statement. <After many years of partnership with North Coast Land Conser- vancy, we are proud to place the long-term care of Blind Slough Swamp Preserve in their capable hands.= The transfer came with funds for long-term manage- ment, so even with the major increase in acreage that they will be responsible for, the land conservancy is well- poised to take over steward- North Coast Land Conservancy Blind Slough Swamp Preserve, now under the stewardship of the North Coast Land Conservancy, is one of the few remaining examples of a once common habitat along the Columbia River. ship of the swamp habitat, said Jon Wickersham, asso- ciate director for the North Coast Land Conservancy. North Coast Land Con- servancy staff had already assisted with work at Blind Slough before the trans- fer and are familiar with the site and its future needs. Last year, Blind Slough was one of the spots included in a coordinated effort to pull invasive purple loosestrife from wetland habitats along the Columbia River and replace the interlopers with native plants. Blind Slough 4 a pre- serve dominated by Sitka spruce and other native trees and plants 4 represents a type of landscape that was once common from Tilla- mook County to Alaska. But much of this original for- ested û ood plain along the Oregon side of the Columbia River was diked for pasture or logged long ago. Blind Slough Swamp, bordered on three sides by Columbia River sloughs, remains a unique outpost and is considered one of the best remaining examples in Ore- gon of this type of habitat. It provides refuge to a number of û sh, birds and other wild- life, including bald eagles, river otter, coho salmon and osprey. Some of the spruce found at the site is 400 years old. <It9s diverse and very complex, and very special,= said Melissa Reich, steward- ship director for the North Coast Land Conservancy. She is particularly familiar with the site, having orga- nized work parties there from 2009 to 2012 for The Nature Conservancy before joining the North Coast Land Con- servancy in 2013. <It9s unlike any other conserved land in the area at this scale, = she said. The site is difû cult to access and best viewed from the water, said Wickersham. For this reason, the Blind Slough Swamp will not be open to the public except for events like volunteer work days. The North Coast Land Conservancy plans to con- tinue managing the swamp in much the same way as it has always been managed. Land conservancy staff will continue to monitor and address invasive plant issues and hold regular stewardship days there throughout the year. <Anyone who lives adja- cent will see no major changes in management,= Wickersham said. However, he added, <We9re always looking at our boundaries and working with adjacent land- owners on management.= Connectivity across land- scapes is one of the land conservancy9s guiding prin- ciples 4 an attempt to cre- ate cohesive landscapes that can function as whole habi- tats. The acquisition of Blind Slough, Wickersham said, <deû nitely opens up another opportunity.= Feds requiring regional response Astoria to û ush and û ow test hydrants teams for oil train wrecks The Daily Astorian By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. 4 Federal transportation ofû cials are requiring rail- roads to establish regional response teams along oil train routes following a series of û ery derailments. The new rule announced Thursday is aimed at having crews and equipment ready in the event of an accident. It applies to oil trains in con- tinuous blocks of 20 or more loaded tank cars and those having 35 loaded tank cars. The U.S. Department of Transportation9s Pipe- emergency management ofû cials in oil train acci- dents, including that emer- gency responders were not fully aware of resources available from railroads and other organizations that would be helpful in prepar- ing for such disasters. Rail carriers now will be required to provide infor- mation about oil trains to state and tribal emergency response agencies and iden- tify someone to oversee each response zone along with organizations, crews and equipment that would be used in a <worst-case discharge.= line and Hazardous Mate- rials Safety Administration issued the rule in coordina- tion with the Federal Rail- road Administration. The pipeline safety agency said a review identiû ed chal- lenges that occurred during previous responses to derailments. <This û nal rule is nec- essary due to expansion in U.S. energy production hav- ing led to signiû cant chal- lenges for the country9s transportation system,= the agency said. In 2014, the agency issued a report detailing the concerns of û re chiefs and FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT SATURDAY SUNDAY 45 33 37 Mainly cloudy with spotty showers ALMANAC 44 37 Partly sunny and chilly Rather cloudy, showers around; chilly Last New Feb 26 Salem 36/46 Newport 38/47 Coos Bay 40/46 First Mar 6 Mar 14 Baker 21/36 Ontario 29/42 Bend 24/37 Astoria / Port Docks Low 3.6 ft. -0.3 ft. Klamath Falls 24/34 Lakeview 23/33 Ashland 35/42 City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 40 39 46 50 47 35 46 47 49 49 Today Lo 21 24 38 38 40 24 35 35 38 38 W sn sn r sh r sn r sh r r Hi 36 37 45 45 45 34 44 45 47 47 Sat. Lo 21 19 34 32 35 18 28 31 34 35 W sn sn r r sh sn sn r r r City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 45 39 47 49 49 48 32 49 47 36 Today Lo 32 26 35 38 36 38 23 38 35 20 W sh c sh r sh r sf sh sh c Hi 42 36 46 45 46 45 31 44 45 33 Sat. Lo W 28 sh 25 c 32 r 33 r 32 r 34 r 22 sf 31 r 33 r 19 c TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES W c sh pc pc c c c s pc pc sn pc sh r pc r c c c c sn r sh sh c Hi 66 42 30 40 20 30 66 12 80 36 26 55 60 47 81 48 75 42 41 41 36 39 54 45 45 Sat. Lo 50 25 23 18 16 18 39 6 65 25 20 38 43 40 66 39 66 28 25 26 27 23 42 33 30 In observance of Pres- idents Day/Washington9s Birthday on Monday, all federal, state, county and city ofû ces and services, including Astoria, Warren- ton, Gearhart, Seaside and Cannon Beach city halls, are closed. All U.S. post ofû ces are closed, and there is no mail delivery. Astoria, Jewell, Knappa, Wa r r e n t o n / H a m m o n d , Seaside (including Can- non Beach and Gearhart schools) and Ocean Beach School District schools in Washington state and Clat- sop Community College are closed. The Astoria Library, Seaside Library, Warren- ton Library and all Tim- berland libraries in Wash- ington, including Ilwaco, Ocean Park and Naselle, are closed. The Port of Astoria ofû ces and services are closed. Garbage collection through Recology Western Oregon (covering Astoria, Seaside, Gearhart and Can- non Beach), city of War- renton garbage collection, and Peninsula Sanitation (covering the Long Beach, Washington, Peninsula) are not affected by the holiday. Recology Western Oregon9s transfer station and Penin- sula Sanitation9s transfer station are open. The Sunset Pool in Sea- side is open. The Astoria Aquatic Center is open. The Clatsop County Her- itage Museum is closed. The Oregon Film Museum and Flavel House are open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the Carriage House is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Uppertown Fireû ght- ers9 Museum is closed. Lil9 Sprouts is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Fort Clatsop is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Columbia River Maritime Museum is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Seaside Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunset Empire Trans- portation (<The Bus=) is running. The Daily Astorian ofû ces are open, and the newspaper printed and delivered as usual. TUESDAY Sunset Empire Park and Rec- reation District, 5:15 p.m., Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside. Cannon Beach City Council, 5:30 p.m., work session, goal setting, City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Seaside School District Board of Directors, 6 p.m., 1801 S. Franklin. Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Shoreline Sanitary District Board, 7 p.m., Gearhart Hertig Station, 33496 West Lake Lane, Warrenton. Seaside Planning Commis- sion, 7 p.m., work session, City Hall, 989 Broadway. OREGON Thursday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 1-6-8-8 4 p.m.: 4-8-2-7 7 p.m.: 6-0-7-6 10 p.m.: 0-4-2-9 Thursday’s Lucky Lines: 03- 05-11-16-FREE-18-21-25-29 Estimated jackpot: $47,000 8-6-0 Thursday’s Keno: 01-03-12- 13-15-16-23-26-40-50-57-60- 61-63-65-66-67-71-72-73 Thursday’s Match 4: 07-11- 16-20 WASHINGTON Thursday’s Daily Game: REGIONAL CITIES TOMORROW'S TIDES Time 3:59 a.m. 5:18 p.m. PRESIDENTS DAY CLOSURES LOTTERIES Burns 19/34 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Hi 63 51 22 53 12 30 71 1 80 31 17 58 57 48 81 50 73 55 37 58 26 51 54 46 65 John Day 26/38 La Grande 25/37 Roseburg 38/45 Brookings 37/45 Tonight's Sky: Galileo Galilei birthday (1564). Today Lo 55 33 13 26 2 18 47 -8 62 20 7 40 44 30 62 33 62 35 20 36 16 28 45 35 37 Prineville 24/40 Lebanon 37/44 Medford 35/44 UNDER THE SKY High 9.3 ft. 7.6 ft. Pendleton 26/36 The Dalles 26/35 Portland 35/46 sure or water discolor- ation during the û ushing/ û ow testing process. If these conditions continue after 3:30 p.m., call Astoria Pub- lic Works at 503-325-3524. PUBLIC MEETINGS Tillamook 37/45 Eugene 38/45 Sunset tonight ........................... 5:41 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 7:18 a.m. Moonrise today .......................... 1:17 p.m. Moonset today ............................ 4:04 a.m. City Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC 46 35 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 37/45 SUN AND MOON Time 9:54 a.m. 11:46 p.m. A morning shower; some sun, chilly TUESDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 0.68" Month to date ................................... 5.46" Normal month to date ....................... 3.73" Year to date .................................... 10.39" Normal year to date ........................ 13.93" Feb 19 45 30 Mostly cloudy with showers around; chilly Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 43°/39° Normal high/low ........................... 52°/37° Record high ............................ 64° in 1934 Record low ............................. 22° in 1990 Full MONDAY On Tuesday, Astoria p ub- lic w orks begins the annual û ushing and û ow testing of 452 û re hydrants, which takes place from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and contin- ues for approximately û ve weeks. Customers may experi- ence temporary low pres- Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc pc c sn pc pc pc sf pc pc sn s sh pc pc pc c pc pc pc pc sf sh sh c Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a û ag symbol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 9 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Death notices and upcoming services will be published at no charge. Notices must be submitted by 9 a.m. the day of publication. Obituaries and notices may be submitted online at DailyAstorian.com/forms/obits, by email at ewilson@dailyastorian.com, placed via the funeral home or in person at The Daily Astorian ofû ce, 949 Exchange St. in Astoria. 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