Learn about Oregon’s shores
Concert to be held in Naselle
and conservation next weekend
OREGON — The Oregon Shores Con-
servation Coalition will host a 50th anni-
versary celebration on July 29. A combina-
tion of in-person and online events will be
included.
Geologist Orrin Pilkey and author Mary
Ellen Hannibal will be featured. Pilkey
is one of the world’s leading experts on
the conservation of beaches and manage-
ment of shorelines. Hannibal is the author
of “Citizen Scientist: Searching for Heroes
and Hope in an Age of Extinction.”
In-person events include two guided
beach walks. At 10:30 a.m., citizen science
trainer Fawn Custer will lead a tidepool-ori-
ented walk at Sunset Bay State Park will
be held. Marine ecologist Stewart Schultz
will lead a separate beach walk, starting
at 10:30 a.m. at Manhattan Beach. More
details on the events are available at ore-
gonshores.org/coastwatch
Other events will be held online. At
3 p.m., executive director Phillip Johnson
will discuss Oregon Shores’ history. He will
be followed by Pilkey at 4 p.m. for a lec-
ture titled “The Future of Our Beaches.”
At 7 p.m., Hannibal will present “The
Jim Wallace
Orrin Pilkey
Future Role of Citizen Science in Coastal
Conservation.”
To register for the virtual events, visit
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NASELLE — Carl
Wirkkala’s new band, The
Whistle Punks, will per-
form at 6:30 p.m. on Sat-
urday in the Naselle Com-
munity Center, 14 Parpala
Road.
Travis Boggs, a local
caterer, will sell hot dog
and cheeseburger com-
bos for purchase starting
at 5:30 p.m. Tickets for the
concert will be available at
the door. All are welcome
to attend and masks are
optional.
Wirkkala is from Cas-
tle Rock, Washington. He
enjoys writing songs based
on the stylings of Johnny
Cash, Waylon Jennings
and Bob Dylan. Several
of his songs detail scenes
from the diff erent regions
in southwest Washington.
He has been writing and
performing for the past 20
years. He has released eight
studio albums, and has
another album on the way.
Carl Wirkkala
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