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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2016
Discovery Series to focus on whales as spring migration nears
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. today, 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 sight-
ings were reported during this
past winter’s Whale Watch
Week as the whales traveled to
their warm calving grounds off
A pair of whale watchers
look for spouts from a
viewpoint near Sea Lions
Caves. Whale Watching
Week will take place March
19-26.
NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS
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.
Anyone interested in learn-
ing fly tying, casting and fish-
ing can come to the annual Fly
Fishing Expo at the Reedsport
City Hall, 451 Winchester Ave.,
in Reedsport today to learn
from the experts.
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
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-
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.
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