SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2018
Wild
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One of the hopes for “Get
Wild” is for participants to
learn new information about
an aspect of the natural world
and then to take that knowl-
edge with them to enhance the
experience of being outdoors.
Pavlis said she feels this
weekend’s event was an excel-
lent example of her group’s
philosophy.
“The mission of our team is
offering programs and experi-
ences that reflect the wealthy
diversity of the Siuslaw
region’s natural environment.
I think ‘experiences’ is a key-
word. There are plenty of pro-
grams where people can sit in
a room and hear about the
area, but we wanted to take it
up a notch by following each
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indoor event with an outdoor
experience that would com-
plement the former. Sort of
like, ‘Come learn something
awesome one day, then live it
the next.’”
Sunday’s field trip was the
action part of the “Get Wild”
equation, as attendees met that
morning at the Siltcoos
Recreation area for a hike and
bird identification session.
According to Pavlis, 35
people
attended
the
“Birdwatching for Beginners”
event with U.S. Forest Service
Ranger Vicki Penwell and
experienced birder Shel Neal.
“They guided people along
the beautiful Lagoon Loop
Trail. We were treated to an
osprey, a bald eagle and other
exciting birds,” Pavlis said.
The “Get Wild” events will
continue in May with an
opportunity to explore the
Oregon dunes and in June
with a chance to participate in
“Hidden Hikes of the Siuslaw
Region.”
“A major recreational
opportunity for people in the
Siuslaw region is the Oregon
dunes,” Pavlis said. “When
you look at them, they look
fairly barren and devoid of
wildlife. In actuality, over 400
A presentation by The
Cascade Raptor Center
highlighted the Saturday
portion of the “All about
Birds” event at the Siuslaw
Public Library.
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species of wildlife call the
Oregon dunes home. So often
all we get to see are their
tracks in the sand.”
Vision Quest organizers
hope the public will take
advantage of its free opportu-
nities to add to their knowl-
edge of the area where they
live.
“We are very excited about
our May events,” Pavlis said.
On Saturday, May 12, at
5:30 p.m., “Dinner on the
Wild Side” will take place at
Lane Community College
Florence Center. Smokin’
Pops Carolina BBQ will be on
hand serving delicious food.
Attendees can purchase a din-
ner as they enter, then sit
down and enjoy their meal
while being treated to the
presentation, “Wildlife of the
Oregon Dunes.”
The next day, the U.S.
Forest Service will have
rangers at the Oregon Dunes
Market
products.”
The Florence Farmers
Market is an initiative of
Siuslaw Vision 2025. The
proactive group determined
through a series of public sur-
veys that residents especially
wanted the option of a week-
ly, locally sourced market.
That was the genesis of the
idea that will result in the
opening of the Florence
Farmers Market next month.
Florence resident Lia
Rousset has been hired to
manage the new market. She
said she feels the community
is ready to purchase their food
directly from local farmers,
on a regular basis.
“The
new
Florence
Farmers Market is partnering
with a growing number of
farmers and producers within
the Siuslaw Region, including
Fog Hollow Farm, Fair Valley
Farm, Maple Organic Farm,
Morning Glory Farm, The Up
River Collective, Ambrosia,
Clear Lake Blueberries,
L’Etiole and more,” Rousset
said. “We are also excited to
be hosting a community
booth
for
the
Master
Recyclers
as
well
as
Mapleton 4H.”
Organizers said that having
the market at a central loca-
tion will not only benefit buy-
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“Perhaps the greatest chal-
lenge for the market team was
finding a suitable location,”
she said.
Factors including selecting
a site with good visibility and
plenty of parking, easy access
for locals during tourist sea-
son and easy on and off load-
ing for vendors.
“Owners of the beautiful
lot next to the Veteran’s Park
generously offered use of
their property until they are
ready to build, which is a few
years out,” Shaw said. “It is a
perfect size for the new mar-
ket which will feature no
more than 10 food or flower
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Day Use Area, 10 miles south
of town at mile post 201, that
will take participants on a
guided “tracking hike” to hunt
for animal and bird tracks.
Rangers will discuss the
tracks they encounter and talk
about the various habitats that
exist on the dunes as well as
about the animals that inhabit
them.
Hands-on, interactive dis-
plays will be available at the
dunes overlook platforms for
From left, Carina Robicheaux, Lia Rousset, Northwest
Farm Credit Services Branch Manager Margaret Fabrizius,
Mary Shaw, Suzy Lacer and Stephanie Sarles. The new
Florence Farmers Market leadership team recently
received a donation from the Northwest Farm Credit
Services Rural Community Grant Program to purchase
equipment. The market will operate from May through
October on Bay Street in Historic Old Town.
ers and sellers, but will also
provide an additional social
component to the shopping
process.
“Not many people are will-
ing to drive for 45 minutes to
an hour for locally produced
food, but how about bringing
the food and the producers to
a central location once a
week? This is not only more
convenient for everyone but it
makes a community gathering
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people to experience before
the hike or for those who
would prefer to see the dunes
from above.
Many of Vision Quest’s
events are geared toward peo-
ple of all ages and abilities.
“We are lucky to live in a
location where we have just
about everything — rivers,
beaches, dunes, mountains
and lakes. There is something
intangible you feel inside
when you step out into a wild
place and you cannot get that
same feeling while learning in
a room,” Pavlis said. “We
want to create opportunities
for people to experience that.
We want people to walk away
feeling like they are part of
something big and wonderful,
because they are. They are
part of our region’s beautiful
natural environment as well as
part of our Siuslaw communi-
ty.”
For more information on
Vision Quest or the Siuslaw
Vision, visit rivercal.org.
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A Collection of Fabric Woven by
Alice Peckham of Swisshome
and a demonstration of the antique 4-harness fl oor
loom used in the Peckham family for 3 generations.
A 4-harness direct tie-up counterbalance 1951 Allen Loom,
built-in Milwaukie, Oregon, and woven on by three generations
of the Peckham family of Mapleton, was donated to the Pioneer
Museum by Peckham with the hope that it might inspire someone
to weave.
Th e warping process will continue every Saturday at the museum
(noon to four) until the job is done and weaving commences. All
weavers are welcome to come and help or share ideas, including (1)
what we could do next and (2) what commitment we can collectively
make to assure that the loom remains an active, interactive, part of
our community. Th at four-hour window off ers a good opportunity
for Florence area weavers to get to know each other.
Spinners, there is room on the same fl oor of the Pioneer Museum
to bring your spinning wheels to share your craft and maybe inspire
some new spinners too. Th e museum has a few spinning wheels,
none near operational.
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place. It’s free and it is fes-
tive,” Shaw said.
“And as the season pro-
gresses, be on the lookout for
cooking demonstrations and
activities for kids,” Rousset
added.
The market will be expand-
ing over the season, adding
weekly music from local
artists, youth participation
and more.
Shaw and Rousset are
excited by the possibilities
they see for the market, and
they want to encourage any
one with the time or inclina-
tion to join them.
They also wanted to thank
Northwest
Farm
Credit
Services Rural Community
Grant program for a large
donation which will be used
to purchase equipment for the
market.
On Monday, the Florence
Farmers
Market
Team
received the check at the mar-
ket site, on the corner of Bay
and Kingwood streets west of
the Siuslaw River Bridge. The
funds will be used to buy
canopies and tables.
Shaw
said,
“The
Community response to the
soon to be launched Farmers
Market is tremendous and
shows that the Siuslaw Vision
process is successfully meet-
ing the needs and desires of
the community.”
The Florence Farmers
Market will be holding an
introductory open house on
Tuesday, May 1, at 5 p.m. at
the site of the market. There
will be a celebratory pot luck
at River Roasters Coffee at
5:45 p.m. following the open
house.
For more information about
the Florence Farmers Market,
email contact@florencefarm-
ersmarket.org or visit river-
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