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Conservancy seeks help with invasive plant
North Coast Land Conservancy
is in the final phase of a three-year
assault on a weed known as police-
man’s helmet in the Necanicum Riv-
er watershed.
Volunteers are sought for the grand
finale: a weeding party from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at Cir-
cle Creek Conservation Center, at the
end of Rippet Road (turn west off
Highway 101 about a half-mile north
of the Highway 26 junction.
Policeman’s helmet is a highly in-
vasive non-native plant that has tak-
en hold throughout the Necanicum
watershed, choking out native plants
and reducing plant and animal di-
versity while increasing the risk of
streambank erosion.
To help, or for more information,
contact land steward Eric Owen at
503-738-9126.
Volunteers sit atop a p ile of police-
man’s helmet pulled in July 2018.
Ethan Whitecotton/NCLC
July 5-, 2019
College offers
educational
lunchtime films
Clatsop Community Col-
lege Library has scheduled
a series of weekday summer
movie matinees dealing with
scientific topics and other
subjects of interest.
The public is invited and
welcome to bring a lunch to
eat while watching.
Each movie will show twice
during the week, at noon on
Tuesdays and at 1 p.m. on
Thursdays.
Admission is free and pop-
corn is provided.
Each screening is about an
hour long and will be shown
in the library’s lounge.
July 9 and 11: “Numbers
as God” from the series Mag-
ic Numbers by Hannah Fry’s
Mysterious World of Math.
July 16 and 18: “New
Farms, Big Success with
Three Rock Star Farmers.”
An inspiring documentary
presenting three ecological-
ly responsible farms in the
United States and Canada.
July 23 and 25: “Asteroids
– Space Colonies.” Projects
undertaken by public and
private interests that could
bring settlements in harsh,
distant environments.
July 30 and Aug. 1:
“The Key to Consciousness,
A Journey into the Stuff of
Thoughts.” A look at human
consciousness and what it is.
Aug. 6 and 8: “Shanghai
Deco.” A look at art deco de-
sign from its beginnings in
China to its most diverse in-
terpretations.
Aug. 13 and 15: “First
Face of America.” Discover
the remains of a 13,000-year-
old teenager found in an un-
derwater cave in Mexico.