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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2016
New website offers rare glimpse beneath ocean
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NEWPORT — Ever won-
dered what lies beneath the sur-
face of Oregon’s ocean?
Curious about marine scientific
research?
The new Oregon Marine
Reserves website, www.oregon
marinereserves.com, provides a
rare glimpse below the surface
of Oregon’s ocean waters and a
behind-the-scenes peek at sci-
entists in action.
The website revamp was
headed up by the Oregon
Department of Fish and
Wildlife, which oversees the
management and scientific
monitoring of Oregon’s system
of five marine reserve sites
located off the Oregon coast.
The website went live March
31.
The new website offers
quick and easy access to
research news, underwater
videos and information about
each marine reserve site, along Rockfish swimming through
with a comprehensive look at OMR website.
the science and management
efforts underway by ODFW such as interactive maps, e-
notifications and downloadable
and partners.
Additionally, the website GPS coordinates.
“We are excited that we can
offers user friendly features
research efforts that are under-
way.”
In 2012, Oregon completed
designation of five marine
reserve sites. These are areas in
Oregon’s coastal waters dedi-
cated to conservation and sci-
entific research. Fishing and
ocean development are prohib-
ited in these areas.
For a state famous for explo-
ration, Oregon has only
skimmed the surface of its
coastal waters. The marine
reserves are living laboratories
where scientists are learning
about Oregon’s nearshore
ocean environment and the
effects that protections (no
fishing and conservation) have
over time on species and habi-
tats.
This long-term research and
monitoring program conducts
research to support the man-
COURTESY PHOTO ODFW
agement of marine reserves and
the Oregon Marine Reserves are captured on the new sustainable nearshore ocean
resources in Oregon, now and
into the future.
now showcase life below the Program Leader. “We hope
For more information about
surface of Oregon’s nearshore people dive in and check out Oregon’s marine reserves, call
waters” said Cristen Don, the new website and learn ODFW’s Newport Office at
ODFW Marine Reserves about the important marine 541-867-4741.
Artist-in-residence part of new program at Cape Perpetua
YACHATS — Janet Essley
uses nature to create art in
nature. The 2016 Cape
Perpetua artist-in-residence
will make her debut from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, April 8 and 9, at the
Cape Perpetua Visitor Center,
2400 S. Highway 101, three
miles south of Yachats.
She will spend the year help-
ing visitors connect with nature
through her unique form of
environmental art.
“Making art in nature gives
one time to connect with place
in unexpected and rewarding
ways,” Essley said. “Time
slows. One becomes aware of
sounds, smells, light, textures,
colors, movement and the
extraordinary diversity of ordi-
nary things. No two fir cones
are alike.”
Essley will lead groups, fam-
ilies and individuals in the
process of creating art using
found natural objects, such as
sticks, rocks, sand, moss and
bark. No live materials will be
cut, moved or damaged.
Once created, artwork will
be left where it was created to
be enjoyed by others and even-
tually recycled by nature.
Photographs will be the only
permanent record of the cre-
ations, such of which will be
displayed at the Visitor Center.
“Making art from and within
the natural world affirms the
individual’s ability to be a
steward of the environment,”
Essley said.
Essley resides in the
Columbia Gorge, but spent 10
years in the Coast Range par-
ticipating in scientific studies
of gray whales and Brant geese.
She has 25 years of experience
teaching art and leading groups
in the creation of murals and
other forms of art, both nation-
ally and internationally.
The Cape Perpetua artist-in-
residence program is free to
participants, but a Northwest
Forest Pass, Oregon Coast
Passport, federal recreation
pass or $5 day-use fee is
required within the Cape
Perpetua Scenic Area.
For more information, con-
tact the Cape Perpetua Visitor
Center at 541-547-3289.
Lost in the woods? Here are some tips
If you aren’t prepared and
don’t know about the area you
want to explore, don’t go. Wait
and go with someone who’s
familiar with the area or study
maps and search the Internet
for more information of the
area you’re looking to explore.
Each time Search and
Rescue (SAR) teams in Oregon
initiate a rescue, we learn more
about human behavior and
what they might do in a situa-
tion depending on their health,
experience and knowledge of
the area.
One very important action is
letting your family or friends
know where you are going,
when you are expected back,
and — most importantly — do
not hesitate to call for help.
This is a beautiful state we
live in, but it can be very unfor-
giving when the elements and
the environment change.
If you are traveling on the
back roads and your vehicle
breaks down, stay with your
vehicle. Try your cell phone. If
there is no cell service, stay
with your vehicle. The vehicle
is your shelter from the ele-
ments and your vehicle is easi-
er to spot from a plane or heli-
copter.
If it is too hazardous to
remain with the vehicle, don’t
walk further than eyesight
from the vehicle. Often, a per-
son attempts to walk out and
ends up in more danger than if
they had waited.
If you are lost or injured in
the woods, stay near a trail and
try to make yourself a shelter.
Gem Walkers
hike Tuesday
The
Coastal
Gems
Volkswalkers will host a
group walk Tuesday, April 5.
The group will be repeat-
ing the Three Loops walk in
Depoe Bay. To carpool, 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.
For more information, visit
the club webiste at www.
yachatscoastalgems.org.
If you can, prepare an area for
a warming and signal fire.
Keep in mind the time of the
year and the conditions in the
woods; you don’t want to start
a forest fire. Staying dry and
warm is very important.
Stay hydrated if it is warm.
Remain calm and listen for
searchers and hopefully you
have a signal whistle in your
pack. Listen for aircraft in the
area and hopefully you have
packed a signal mirror or flash-
light.
Each year, SAR looks for
mushroom pickers. They get
turned around and can’t find
their way back to their vehicle.
Many have been rescued
because they had cell service;
some have never been found.
Pay attention to the direction
you are going and stay as close
to the trails as you can. Some
will mark their way in with
surveyor’s tape and then col-
lect it on their way out.
It’s easy to get turned around
when you walk with your head
down all day looking for mush-
rooms. This is why it is so
important to have a map and
become familiar with the area.
You can purchase a good
Global Positioning Satellite
(GPS) device for less than
$100 that can lead you back to
where you started.
Most importantly, stay calm
and conserve your energy.
Some people panic and wander
off from the area resulting in
injury.
SAR hopes you plan your
trip according to our recom-
mendations. You can never be
too prepared, but being unpre-
pared can cost you your life.
When you choose to explore
the areas of this great state, be
safe.
For more information and
tips, visit www.lincolncounty
sheriff.net.
—Lincoln County Sheriffs
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