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THURSDAY | AUGUST 6, 2020
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Summer music education in motion
By Nick Snyder
nsnyder@cgsentinel.com
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ODF issues
fi re danger
warning
Most of Western
Oregon now declared to
be in high fi re danger
As of today, due to extreme heat
and drier conditions, all Oregon
Department of Forestry districts
in western Oregon and the Doug-
las Forest Protective Association
have raised the fi re danger level to
high (yellow) except for the coast-
al counties of Clatsop, Coos, Cur-
ry and Tillamook, which remain
at moderate fi re danger. Counties
experiencing high fi re danger in
western Oregon include Benton,
Clackamas, Columbia, Douglas,
Jackson, Josephine, Lane, Lincoln,
Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk,
Washington and Yamhill.
“Fighting fi res in hot and dry
conditions is extremely taxing on
those who are trained to protect our
lands from fi re,” said Unit Forester
Chet Behling with ODF’s Western
Lane District. “We are asking that
our public remain mindful of this
as they conduct activities through-
out the coming days.”
Various potential fi re-starting ac-
tivities are more closely restricted
during periods of declared high fi re
danger. Specifi c restrictions may
vary, so check with your local ODF
district offi ce or the online state
map at https://gisapps.odf.oregon.
gov/fi rerestrictions/PFR.html.
t’s been a summer unlike any
seen before.
Due to concerns surrounding
COVID-19 many typical activities
and summer recreation opportu-
nities have all but disappeared in
order to ensure community safety.
Children in particular have had
little chance to safely recreate and
engage with their peers, leading to
a season of relative inactivity and
isolation.
On Monday, Aug. 3, Lane
County musicians Jason Wood
and Sheena Moore began trying
to change that as their “Music in
Motion” online summer camp
kicked off its inaugural year.
“Music in Motion” is a camp
geared towards children age 5-8,
running from Aug. 3-27, that pro-
vides campers with a weekly in-
structional video every Monday,
followed by an online group ses-
sion every Thursday where Wood
and Moore can interact with the
children, see what they’ve learned
and give them a forum to interact
with one another. The focus of the
camp is on the relationship be-
tween music and the body, perfor-
mance, and a basic understanding
of things like beat, rhythm, pitch
and general musical literacy.
“We do hope that they walk
away with base knowledge of con-
cepts like pulse and how to tell a
story with their body,” Moore said,
“but we also hope that they walk
away with this sparked interest in
learning more. Music is a rabbit
hole and it’s a really wonderful
rabbit hole.”
PHOTO COURTESY OF SHEENA MOORE
Lane County musicians and educators Jason Wood and Sheena Moore
as seen via webcam during lesson one of their online summer music and
performance camp “Music in Motion”.
Based out of Florence, Ore., moved to Florence around 10
Wood and Moore both have ex- years ago from Southern
tensive backgrounds in both mu-
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sic and music education. Wood
Plan ahead to avoid the crowds
PHOTO COURTESY OF ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
The parking lot at Wilson Creek Park was overflowing with visitors last Sunday. With coronavirus cases still mounting nationally, safe recreation
is still a primary concern for the Army Corps of Engineers and other local land management organizations.
Summer heat has arrived over the past few weeks and quarantine cabin fever has crowds
of people out and about at local recreation sites
Recreation managers with the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are
reminding visitors to use extra
caution when visiting public lands
as COVID-19 has added another
layer of hazards to the recreation
experience.
“Campgrounds and day use
areas are at capacity with many
places seeing overcrowding,” says
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A firefighter tends to the Rice Creek
Road fire which burned 15 acres near
Winston, Ore. two weeks ago.
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Amber Tilton, a USACE park
ranger. “With more people visit-
ing, the number of accidents, fa-
talities and search and rescues are
trending higher than normal this
year. Then there is the COVID-19
factor and the unseen potential
for spread.”
Tilton said visitors should so-
cially distance and wear a mask.
Parking lots may
be full and locations
crowded, so Tilton
suggests having a
back-up plan or
visiting during off-
peak hours.
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use areas have limited parking,
and the lots have been filling to
capacity on weekends and even
weekdays when the weather is hot.
Once the lots are full, many visi-
tors end up parking illegally along
park roads or on roads managed
by other agencies, creating crowd-
ing issues and safety concerns.
“If a parking lot is full, then the
park is full,” said Park Manager
Tami Schroeder. “When people
park outside the park and walk in,
the parks get over-crowded and
this puts a strain on the services
we are trying to provide our vis-
itors.”
In recent weeks, park rangers
and other law enforcement offi-
cers have been managing illegally
and/or unsafely parked vehicles –
some have received citations.
“A little research goes a long
way in preparing your trip as
many areas have limited ameni-
ties,” said Tilton.
Tilton suggests visitors bring
their own personal protective sup-
plies including face mask, hand
sanitizer, soap, water and disin-
fectant wipes.
Rangers also ask people to al-
ways wear a life jacket. Approx-
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