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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016
Whales to surface as next Discovery Series topic
YACHATS — Have a whale
of a good time at the next Cape
Perpetua Winter Discovery
Series installation.
Joy Primrose, president of
the Oregon Chapter of the
American Cetacean Society,
will discuss the diverse species
of whales, dolphins and por-
poises found off the Oregon
Coast at 2 p.m. on Saturday,
Feb. 27, at the Visitor Center,
2400 S. Highway 101, three
miles south of Yachats.
“It’s the perfect time to learn
about our coastal marine mam-
mals before the gray whales’
spring migration and the
upcoming
Whale
Watch
Week,” said Brian Hoeh,
Visitor Center manager at Cape
Perpetua.
This spring’s Whale Watch
Week runs March 19-26. More
than 1,600 gray whale sightings
were reported during this past
winter’s Whale Watch Week as
the whales traveled to their
warm calving grounds off Baja
California, Mexico.
The Cape Perpetua Winter
Discovery Series is an opportu-
nity to explore topics and
resources relevant to the
Oregon Coast during the off-
season
months
between
November and March.
All presentations and guided
walks are free, but a Northwest
Forest Pass, Oregon Coast
Passport, federal recreation
pass or $5 day-use fee is
required within to the Cape
Perpetua Scenic Area.
For more information, con-
tact the Cape Perpetua Visitor
Center at 541-547-3289.
Upcoming Winter Discover
Series events:
March 5 (2 p.m.) — The
Amanda Story and Trail: Learn
the tale behind the trail. Doc
Slyter, an elder, flutist and trib-
al council member for the
Confederated Tribes of Coos,
Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw
Indians, along with Yachats res-
ident and trails enthusiast
Joanne Kittel, will tell the story
of a native woman and her peo-
ple’s forced march over Cape
Perpetua’s rocky headland to a
resettlement camp and the lega-
cy they left behind.
March 20 (2 p.m.) —
Children’s Stories and Tidepool
Walk: Children’s author Kizzie
Jones will read from one of her
latest books, and then lead fam-
ilies down to the tidepools for a
guided tour.
Jones blends her love of
dachshunds and the ocean to
create whimsical tall tales.
Titles to her credit include
“How Dachshunds Came to Be:
A Tall Tale About A Short Long
Dog” and “A Tall Tale About A
Dachshund And A Pelican:
How A Friendship Came To
Be.”
March 21 (11:30 a.m. and
1:30 p.m.) — Experiencing
Gray Whales: Cape Perpetua
volunteer interpreter and natu-
ralist Michael Noack has stud-
ied gray whales for many years,
assisting with whale research
missions and training Whale
Watch volunteers.
Visitors will enjoy hearing
about his first-hand encounters
with these iconic creatures of
the Oregon Coast.
March 26 (2 p.m.) —
Oregon Dunes: They’re more
than just sand. Learn about the
origins, shapes and future of
the longest stretch of coastal
dunes in the United States.
Dina Pavlis, author of
“Secrets of the Oregon Dunes,”
will share photos, stories and
knowledge gained from living
and playing within the Oregon
Dunes National Recreation
Area.
No RSVPs are necessary for
any of the Discovery Series
events.
For information, call the
Cape Perpetua Visitor Center at
541-547-3289.
Cape Perpetua receives national grant for student field trips
YACHATS — The Cape
Perpetua Scenic Area has long
been a favorite destination for
school field trips. However,
tight budgets sometimes make
transporting students to the
coast unaffordable for many
schools districts.
A recently received grant
now will make it possible for
Cape Perpetua staff to ease
transportation burdens for field
trips.
The
National
Park
Foundation awarded Cape
Perpetua $5,500 to offset trans-
portation costs of schools send-
ing children to the Scenic Area
for field trips.
The Open OutDoors for Kids
grant program is part of the
White House’s Every Kid in a
Park initiative to connect
youths with nature through
public lands.
“We’re appreciative of the
National Park Foundation’s
generosity, and we’re looking
forward to working with area
school districts to bring their
students into our ‘outdoor
classroom,’” said Brian Hoeh,
visitor center manager at Cape
Perpetua.
Each year, about 40 school
groups and 2,000 schoolchild-
ren visit Cape Perpetua on field
trips. To be eligible for trans-
portation funding, fourth-
graders must be participating in
the field trip.
The Every Kid in a Park pro-
gram targets fourth-graders,
giving them free annual passes
for public land entrance or day
use fees.
To inquire about transporta-
tion assistance, contact Cape
Perpetua staff at 541-547-3289.
Every Kid in a Park passes
are still available. Fourth-grade
students can still pick up a free
pass, good for admission or
day-use fees at national parks,
national forests and other feder-
al lands across the United
States.
To receive a free pass,
fourth-graders must obtain a
paper voucher through the
Every Kid in a Park website at
www.everykidinapark.gov, and
then exchange the voucher for
the pass at a participating
agency’s field office.
Annual Fly Fishing expo returning to Reedsport this weekend
Saturday, Feb. 27, bring your
family to the annual Fly
Fishing Expo at the Reedsport
City Hall at 451 Winchester
Ave., in Reedsport.
The expo has been offered to
the public annually for the past
25 years by the Lower Umpqua
Flycasters organization at no
charge and offers fun for the
whole family.
Open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
there will be more than 24
expert fly tiers demonstrating
their craft, and explaining the
different flys and showing how
to create them.
Children and adults are
encouraged to learn how to cast
in the indoor casting pool with
expert assistance from interna-
tionally know flycaster, Frank
Moore.
Presenters include Ralph
Glazier on steelhead fly tying
and fishing, and Lloyd
Thurman, who will discuss
Oregon lake fly fishing.
Specialists from the Salmon
Trout Enhancement Program
(STEP), the Tenmile Lake
Basin Partnership and ODFW
of Coos County will have
booths at the expo to answer
questions about their programs.
Some of the newest and best
in fly fishing equipment will be
on view at the expo including
flys, rods and float boats.
Other exhibitors include
wild flower exhibits, fishing
antiques, bamboo rods, fly
tying equipment and even fish
art.
This free annual expo is an
C OASTAL G EM V OLKSWALKERS
Coastal Gems Volkswalkers
invites anyone who like walk-
ing to the group’s walk for
March. The walk will be held
on Tuesday, March 1.
Next month’s walk will be
the Depoe Bay “Three Loops
by the Sea” Route. Those who
want to carpool to Depoe Bay
Vikings
from 1B
Most Valuable Player after lead-
ing Siuslaw in scoring with 235
points, 223 rebounds and 27
assists — and playing in 21 of
the Viks 22 games this season.
And while they’ll be losing
their top shooter from beyond the
Siuslaw
educational and fun family
event with raffle drawings
every hour throughout the day,
a silent auction, and a conces-
sion stand for meals and
snacks.
The
Lower
Umpqua
Flycasters is a nonprofit fly
fishing
club
based
in
Reedsport. It was founded in
1990 to accommodate persons
with all levels of fly fishing and
fly tying skills.
Club meetings and special
sessions have featured activi-
WALKING GROUP SET FOR
can meet at the Commons in
Yachats at 9 a.m., or be at the
Sea Hag in Depoe Bay at 10:15
a.m. to register.
The 10K walk is rated 2B
because of uneven footing on
the forest path and a couple of
minor hills. Walkers may mix
and match the three loops to
create a shorter walk. The route
would be difficult for strollers
and wheelchairs.
As always, leashed pets are
welcome on walks, but be sure
you bring water and clean up
materials. A sturdy 6-foot leash
(not the retractable type) is
required.
arc, Sierra Potter, and most expe-
rienced post player, Taylor
Dotson, to graduation, Siuslaw
will have a solid nucleus of
returners to draw from in junior s
Claire Waggoner, Abby Watkins
and Nikki Launius, as well as
sophomore post Marika White
and freshman wing Annabel
Tupua — all of whom con-
tributed to the Viks growth this
season.
Both Tatum and Potter, who
sank 32 3-pointers and had 68
assists, were invited to play in the
South Coast All-Star game
March 13 at Southwestern
Oregon Community College
(SWOCC) in Coos Bay.
ties including fly tying, rod
building, construction of fish-
ing leaders, fly casting and
fishing outings. In addition the
club hosts an annual Tube-O-
Rama float trip on the Umpqua
River.
This organization works
with the Oregon Department of
Fish and Wildlife on projects
that pertain to the conservation
and restoration of coastal
streams and the enhancement
of local fisheries.
JAUNTS
For more information or
directions, call Maryann
Brown in Waldport at 541-961-
4279.
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On Wednesday, March 2, the
group will hold its monthly
meeting at the home of the club
president in Yachats at 6 p.m.
On the Siuslaw National
Forest, Every Kid in a Park
passes can be obtained to its
offices in Corvallis, Hebo and
Waldport, as well as the Cape
Perpetua Visitor Center in
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