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September 8, 2017 T he C olumbia P ress Clatsop County’s unusual mushrooms topic of talk Mysterious Mushrooms of Clatsop County is the top- ic of a free lecture at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, in the Netul Room of Fort Clatsop’s Visi- tor’s Center. State Park Ranger Dane Osis will present the free talk. After gaining a founda- tion in mushroom identifica- tion through several college courses, Osis commercially picked mushrooms in the Sis- kiyou and Deschutes national forests. He has been teaching Left: Dane Osis, a ranger at Fort Stevens State Park, leads a mushroom identifi- cation walk through the forested areas within the park. Right: An edible California king bolete. Submitted photos mushroom identification class- es for 14 years at Fort Stevens State Park and at several other Oregon state parks and the Til- lamook Forestry Center. There’s an amazing variety of fungi that thrive in Clatsop County due to the area’s high precipitation and humidity. The talk will cover the rules and regulations for mushroom foraging as well as the equip- ment needed to collect fungi. The audience also will learn about some of the common spe- cies of both edible and poison- ous mushrooms found in this area. The talk is part of the fall “In Their Footsteps” speakers’ se- ries. Other talks in the series: Sunday, Oct. 15: “America’s Master Park Maker: Frederick Law Olmsted,” by Laurence Cotton Sunday, Nov. 19: “A Town Called Seaside,” by Gloria Linkey Sunday, Dec. 17: “Chan- neling Your Inner Lewis & Clark,” by Richard Brenne “In Their Footsteps” is spon- sored by the Lewis and Clark National Park Association and the park. For more information, call the park at 503-861-2471. Bin latches: One way to foil messy winds Continued from Page 1 bin, preventing the wind from opening the lid. When the recycling truck picks up the bin with its auto- mated lever, and tips it side- ways, the clip releases and the lid opens so the trash can fall into the truck. “We’ve got a couple differ- ent style of latches, whether it’s wind or a car coming by and tipping them over” said Scott Law, waste zero special- ist for Recology. “They’re also successful in deterring ani- mals – raccoons and cats. Are they 100 percent successful? No, but they’re a big improve- ment.” One of the latch designs was developed in-house, Law said. Warrenton operates its own trash service, but it contracts with Recology for recycling services. So the latches are available for Warrenton’s re- cycle bins, but not the trash cans. For trash cans, setting a rock on the lid works. So does attaching a scrap piece of 2x4 under the lid of the cart. To order a recycle bin latch, call City Hall at 503-861-0914 and the latch will be ordered for you. If you live outside city limits, contact Recology at 503-861-0578. A Recology employee will come to your home on recy- cle day and swap out the bin for one that’s already got a clip attached. Other tips for windy days: • Bag all trash and tie the bag closed. • Don’t overload the cart. If the lid is partially open, it will blow open in strong winds. • Don’t put the cart out overnight if the forecast calls for wind or stormy weather. Put carts out by 7 a.m. 5 Immune dysfunction drug conference set Sept. 22 in Portland A conference on low-dose nal- trexone, or LDN, will be held Sept. 22-24 at the Sheraton Port- land Airport Hotel. LDN is a safe, inexpensive, yet underused drug that may benefit people with conditions marked by immune system dysfunction, organizers said. Naltrexone has been used in 50 mg. doses for decades to help patients recover from addiction to alcohol, heroin and other opiate drugs. Organizers say this is the only LDN-dedicated medical confer- ence in the world and experts from around the world are sched- uled to share the latest trials and studies for autoimmune diseases and cancers. Speakers include pain special- ist Dr. Pradeep Chopra, gastro- enterologist Dr. Leonard Wein- stock, oncology professor Angus Dalgleish and researcher Dr. Jarred Younger. To learn more or to buy tick- ets, go online to www.ldnre- searchtrust.org. Attendees can get certificated credits from the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine or Amer- ican Association of Naturopathic Practitioners.
