Lecture to focus on salmonids Hailey Hoff man/The Astorian NEHALEM — Lower Nehalem Water- shed Council will host a lecture at 7 p.m. Thursday at lnwc.nehalem.org. Jeremy Lees will host the lecture, titled “What is the Lower Nehalem Rapid Bio- assessment?” Lees will discuss Bio-Sur- veys LLC’s fi ndings from the Lower Nehalem Rapid Bioassessment and Limit- ing Factors Analysis. The assessment focused on salmo- nids and was conducted in 2018 and 2019. Lees will explain the assessment’s fi nd- ings and the watershed’s strengths and challenges. The meeting is part of the council’s online speaker series. Upcoming events will also be held April 8 and May 3. Jeremy Lees Deanna Antony stands in her art studio at Astoria Visual Arts. Astoria artist to host virtual talk CrosswordAnswers ASTORIA — Multi-disciplinary artist Deanna Antony, Astoria Visual Arts’ cur- rent artist-in-residence, will host a virtual artist talk at 5:30 p.m. Friday at astoriavisu- alarts.org. During the talk, people will be able to virtually visit with Antony and see her recent projects. Antony’s work includes soft sculptures made by sewing fabric into shapes. Antony’s residency lasts from Novem- ber to June. Lecture will highlight beavers ASTORIA — Jakob Shockey, exec- utive director of The Beaver Coalition and owner of Beaver State Wildlife Solu- tions, will present “Collaborating with Bea- ver for a Resilient Future” for Lewis and Clark National Historical Park’s monthly “Nature Matters” lecture series at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Shockey has worked professionally in Oregon’s streams, rivers and wetlands for over eight years. During the lecture, he will discuss benefi ts of collaborating with bea- vers in ecological restoration. The event will be hosted online at face- book.com/FortGeorgeBrewery/. R H E A B L A D E L A N A I E R I E R A I N X A beaver, photographed by Jakob Shockey. Art exhibit open to local residents ASTORIA — Astoria Visual Arts is accepting artwork from local residents for a juried exhibit that will celebrate Earth Day. Submissions are due April 7. Participants must live in Pacifi c County and Clatsop County. Artists can submit two original pieces, completed since March 2018. Submissions should be smaller than T O L L 36 inches tall by 36 inches wide. Artists can submit artwork between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on April 7 at the gallery, 1000 Duane St. Selected art will be featured in Asto- ria’s Second Saturday Art Walk. Pieces will remain on exhibit from April 10 to May 1. Call 503-791-0575 or email astoriavisu- alarts@gmail.com for more information. A F U I T T O E I N S B O T T O M L E S S P I T E K A N T O S B S A E O D E S D S I R N T E E N E N S C C L E A B I T P O S U E C A S P E L L Y R A L I A N I N G V I B E E E S N T R O A W I N N B E O M W I L R E H E S E C A R A M A S S H E R O R I S I T T O R E L I S E A L O N R E L Y V A I V E M A N Y A T T O G D E C R U H A D P I N E E T C S T R A I V E M A I M E S O R E A L V E R E I S I N S T D A S E M A I L S M O O R A I T A T E S M I P N T S C P O U S D G Y D E B E P I N A G W L E E O N S N O T G S S W F I T O N I R N S I I N E N G L O S I N T T R I C E S E A T O K O P I E T A Y L O R N E E N N G E G E E K S O T I S O L D I E F E I N T F R E E S E A S E A X O N L E N S facebook.com/CoastWeekend THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2021 // 15