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2B | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2020 | SIUSLAW NEWS OCMM annual ‘Festival of Trees’ in person, online this year are: “God Bless Ameri- ca,” “America The Beau- tiful,” “Champagne Blush in Winter,” “Victo- rian Christmas,” “Win- ter Wonderland,” “2020 Upside Down” (where the tree is actually hung upside down), “Night- mare Before Christmas,” “Man Cave” (if you like beer, come over here), “Sugar Plum Dreams,” “Dunes Lives Matter,” “Red, Green and Silver Scree,” and Three Rivers. Since the festival is on- line, the reach has been expanded. Board Mem- ber Krystal Hopper, a resident of Coos Bay, has found sponsors for six trees in the Coos Bay- North Bend area. The dates of the Festi- val of Trees auction and displays are as follows: • Silent Auction and Displays: Today, Nov. 14–28. • Live Streaming: Sat- urday, Nov. 28, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. You can find the trees and auction by going to: www.OregonCoastMilit- aryMuseum.com. The Live Streaming Auction will only auc- tion off the live trees on Nov. 28 at 5 p.m. A Festival of Trees Location Map will be available on the museum website and at local busi- nesses where the trees are displayed. Alpha sponsors for the event include TR Hunt- er, Best for Hearing, Spruce Point Assisted Living and Cross Road Assembly. The Festival of Trees is by far the largest charity event for the museum. For additional infor- mation see the museum home page at: www.Ore- gonCoastMilitaryMuse- um.com Project is a large-scale, multi-party endeavor on USFS land, involving the Forest Service — Siuslaw Institute — Siu- slaw Watershed Council — Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Siuslaw, and Lower Umpqua In- dians — and others. Johnny Sundstrom and Paul Burns will present on the resto- ration efforts of Five- mile-Bell. Burns is the Five- mile-Bell Project Man- ager, Siuslaw National Forest. Sundstrom is the NEPA Project Contrac- tor-Coordinator, Siu- slaw Institute Registration: https:// tinyurl.com/f ivemile -bell-restoration • Dec. 19: Witness and Amazing Journey of Sur- vival, from the Arctic to Baja and Back The gray whale is known to make one of the longest migra- tion trips of any known mammal. They breed and nurse their calves in the la- goons of Baja, Mexico during the winter and feed in Alaska and the Arctic during the sum- mer. Joy Primrose, found- er and President of the American Cetacean So- ciety-Oregon Chapter will share about gray whales and their incred- ible migration journey. Primrose is found- er and president of the American Cetacean So- ciety-Oregon Chapter. Registration: https:// tinyurl.com/arctic-to- baja-and-back Cape Perpetua ex- emplifies a unique place where land and sea intersect to pro- duce productive coastal rainforests and ocean upwelling that fuels a productive food web. Working collabora- tively and coordinating conservation efforts in this region will help make efficient use to leverage available re- sources and accelerate the pace at which Ore- gonians are made aware of, appreciate, under- stand and support the natural and cultural values of this region. Located on the cen- tral coast of Oregon, the Cape Perpetua area includes the Cape Per- petua Marine Reserve and Marine Protected Area, numerous state parks; Audubon’s Ten During these uncertain times, we are accessible by phone, email and by appointment only. We are conducting business as safely as possible for our clients as well as our staff. 541-997-7653 Jim_hoberg@hotmail.com 9 201 VOTED F BEST O F LO E N C R Cape Perpetua fall 2020 Speaker Series continues Enjoy a variety of free educational presen- tations hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collab- orative. Guest speaker presentations will be held each Saturday at 10 a.m., through Dec. 19 (excluding holidays). Fall presentations will include a special fo- cus on climate change, Black Oystercatchers, lichens, Fivemile-Bell Landscape Restoration and gray whale migra- tion. All events are free and held virtually on Zoom this season. The full series sched- ule can be viewed here. The scheduled webinars in the series include: • Nov. 21: Oregon’s Black Oystercatchers and Rocky Habitats: Re- vealing its Mysteries to Help Protect a Species of Conservation Concern The Black Oyster- catcher is a unique shorebird of conserva- tion concern that de- pends on rocky shore- line habitats. During this presenta- tion, Joe Liebezeit will share about this bird’s unique life history, con- servation challenges, and results of the multi- year monitoring effort. Since 2015, Portland Audubon, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and coastal partners have been monitoring this species along Oregon’s Coast with the help of a team of community scientists. Learn about how this work is being used to advance conserva- tion of oystercatchers and Oregon’s rocky habitats and how you can be involved! Registration: https://tinyurl.com/ oregon -black-oyster- catcher • Dec. 5: Lichens and Lichen Bioindication Science During this presen- tation, Doug Glavich will give a brief in- troduction to lichens, survey some Coast Range lichen species, and explore some bio- indication projects — large scale air quality mapping, heavy metal tracing, and climate zone indication. Registration: https://tinyurl.com/li- chens-bioindication • Dec. 12: Five- mile-Bell Landscape Restoration Project Fivemile-Bell Land- scape Restoration Readers Choice Voted #1 Realtor E The 8th Annual Fes- tival of Trees, for the benefit of the Oregon Coast Military Museum (OCMM), will feature an online silent auction and an online live streaming auction this year. The specially designed and decorated trees will be viewable both online and in person. 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