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Sea Otter holding facility funded thanks to public
NEWPORT — On Giving
Tuesday, the Oregon Coast
Aquarium announced a cam-
paign to build a new sea otter
holding facility. The facility
would allow the aquarium to
take in an additional rescued
sea otter and facilitate new
Behind-the-Scenes guest expe-
riences. Thanks to generous
donations from aquarium sup-
porters, the sea otter holding
facility has been fully funded.
The Oregon Coast Aquarium
is one of only 13 rehabilitation
facilities across North America
authorized to accept rescued
sea otters — but all are at full
capacity. The addition of the
sea otter holding facility will
allow the aquarium to take in a
non-releasable injured or aban-
doned sea otter pup that would
otherwise have nowhere to go.
An additional sea otter
would join the aquarium’s three
rescued male sea otters, Nuka,
Schuster and Oswald.
Construction on the sea
otter holding facility will begin
this Spring. Thanks to the suc-
cess of the campaign, construc-
tion of the facility will include a
Behind-the-Scenes, interactive
design. The aquarium has
plans to develop a sea otter
encounter program, which will
promote guest education on
sea otter natural history and
the importance of sea otters to
coastal ecosystems.
Over 225 individuals donat-
ed to the sea otter holding facil-
ity campaign through social
media, member mailing, the
aquarium website and call-ins.
Most were first-time donors.
One anonymous donor
found out about the aquarium’s
need for the facility on NPR.
After hearing the broadcast,
the donor contacted the
Aquarium to sponsor the rest
of the funds needed for the
facility in memory of the late
Dr. Nélio Baptista Barros. Dr.
Barros was a pioneer in marine
mammal research and an active
member of the Latin American
research community in the U.S.
and abroad.
Prior to his passing in 2010,
Dr. Barros conducted ecologi-
cal research with Portland State
University and helped coordi-
nate the Marine Mammal
Stranding Network in Oregon
and Washington.
“We met [Dr. Barros] twice,
and he struck both of us as very
dedicated to his work,” said the
anonymous donor. “Children
were drawn to him because of
his warmth and his treatment
of them as equals. Both times I
saw him, he was surrounded by
a crowd of children hanging on
his every word.”
The addition of the sea otter
holding facility is part of the
aquarium’s expanded wildlife
rehabilitation mission. A future
Marine Wildlife Center will
increase capacity for marine
life rescue and rehabilitation,
safeguard the aquarium’s cur-
rent animal collection, improve
conditions for rehabilitation,
and create an opportunity for
hands-on learning.
O REGON S TATE P ARKS TO OFFER ANNUAL ‘F IRST D AY H IKES ’ J AN . 1
Oregon
Parks
and
Recreation Department
(OPRD)
is
inviting
Oregonians outdoors on
New Year’s Day for the
annual First Day Hikes
event. Visitors can choose
from 32 hikes in 31 parks
across the state. All hikes
will be guided by a park
ranger or volunteer who
will share stories about the
park’s history, geology,
wildlife and plants.
All hikes are free; day-use
parking fees will be waived
at all participating parks
Jan. 1 only.
Hikers can register for
specific hikes online at the
Oregon State Parks Store:
bit.ly/ParkStoreEvents.
While online registration
isn’t required for participa-
tion, visitors are encour-
aged to register. It helps
park staff plan the hike and
provides them with partici-
pant contact information
should hike details change.
OPRD advises visitors to
plan for inclement weather,
dress in layers, wear sturdy
shoes, bring water and
remember to carry binocu-
lars for viewing wildlife.
OPRD has sponsored
First Day Hikes annually
since 2012, part of a larger
national event organized by
America’s State Parks.
Along the coast, the fol-
lowing locations will be
hosting hikes on Jan. 1:
• Bullards Beach State
Park: 1 p.m., meet at the
meeting hall.
• Cape Lookout State
Park: noon, meet in the
Lookout Trailhead parking
lot.
• Fort Stevens State Park:
10 a.m., meet at parking lot
A.
• Jessie M. Honeyman
Memorial State Park: 10
a.m., meet at Cleawox
Lodge.
• Oswald West State
Park: 8 a.m., meet at Elk
Flats Trail parking lot.
Parking is limited; please
arrive early, carpool, or use
another nearby lot.
• South Beach State Park:
10 a.m., meet at the park
day-use area.
• Umpqua Lighthouse
State Park: 10 a.m., meet at
Lake Marie swim area.
• Whale Watch Center at
Depoe Bay: 10 a.m., meet
at the Whale Watch Center.
At Honeyman State Park,
hikers can register for the
hike at the Oregon State
Parks Store, http://bit.ly/
ParkStoreEvents.
Registration — although
not required — will help
park staff plan for the hike
and give park staff contact
information should the hike
be canceled because of
weather.
The hike will be a one-
mile trek from the lodge to
the Sand Dunes Day-use
Area
Dogs must be on a six-
foot leash, and baby stroll-
ers are not recommended.
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