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October 6, 2017
T he C olumbia P ress
No tall tales about tall trees at lecture
Submitted photo
Valerie Elder will present a talk
about coastal trees.
Can you name the trees in
Clatsop County forests?
If not, head to a talk on na-
tive tree identification at 7
p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12, in the
Lovell Room at Fort George
Brewery, 1483 Duane St., As-
toria.
Valerie Elder, who is on the
faculty at Oregon State Uni-
versity Extension Forestry
and Natural Resources, will
lead the talk. It is the first in
the “Nature Matters” series
of public talks.
Elder works primarily with
small woodland owners, help-
ing them meet management
objectives such as increasing
wildlife habitat or land pro-
ductivity. Her presentation
will focus on where com-
mon coastal trees are found,
why they are well suited to
the coastal fog belt and how
wildlife and people use them.
The talk is free; doors open
at 6 p.m. for those wanting to
purchase dinner or beverag-
es before the event.
Nature Matters is hosted
by Lewis and Clark National
Historical Park in partner-
ship with North Coast Wa-
tershed Association, Lewis &
Clark National Park and Fort
George.
For more information, call
the park at 503-861-2471.
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Man pulled from sinking boat
A boat capsized near Co-
lumbia River beach last
week and the crabber on
board was rescued by a
nearby boater.
Lloyd B. Stewart, 64, of
Warrenton was crabbing in
his 18-foot Valco Bay Run-
ner when the boat took on
water and capsized about
9 a.m. Thursday, accord-
ing to the Clatsop County
Sheriff’s Department.
Chris Kiepke, 43, of As-
toria spotted the boater in
distress and pulled Stew-
art, who was wearing a life
jacket, from the water.
The Clatsop County
Sheriff’s Marine Patrol,
U.S. Coast Guard and Pa-
cific County Sheriff’s Office
responded to the call.
Deputy Justin Dimmick
took Stewart to the Ham-
mond Marina, where he
was evaluated for injuries
by medics.
The boat was recovered
on the river beach near
where the capsizing oc-
curred.