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14A • May 22, 2015 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com Cape Falcon reserve goes into effect in 2016 bates. There are a wide vari- HW\RIVSHFLHVWKDWZLOOEHQH¿W Rock in Newport, Cape Per- from the marine reserves.” SHWXDLQ<DFKDWVDQG5HG¿VK The reserve is 12.6 square Rocks in Port Orford. miles and runs a length six “None of them are equiva- miles, from Falcon Cove to lent to what we’re doing now,” the north end of Manzanita she said. “Each reserve is dif- Beach. Most of the reserve’s ferent, and they all come out shoreline is part of Oswald of a different process. Each West State Park, which con- had a large stakeholder in- sists of 2,500 acres and is list- volvement, the conservations ed as the second most visited SURSRVHGVRPHWKLQJWKH¿VK- state park on the coast. ermen proposed something, According to Gardner, the the state proposed something.” reserve prohibits the removal According to Gardner, of any living marine resource, marine reserves are natural LQFOXGLQJ ¿VKLQJ PXVVHO RU area parks in the ocean, estab- kelp harvest. It is also pro- lished to protect wildlife and tected from any ocean devel- natural resources, and to pro- opment. The western marine YLGHEDVHOLQHVFLHQWL¿FPRQL- protected area will allow toring to study as a living lab- RQO\VDOPRQOLQH¿VKLQJDQG oratory. “Marine reserves are crabbing. The Falcon Cove about diversity of species, not marine protected area allows MXVW ¿VK VHD OLRQV DQG VHDOV RQO\UHFUHDWLRQDOOLQH¿VKLQJ our bird species, our inverter- The area will be open to scu- Reserve from Page 1A SUBMITTED PHOTO Marcia Kay Whitelock delights in a whimsical planter. Green Thumb Plant Sale at Convention Center E N 5DIÀHWLFNHWVDUHDYDLODEOHIRU $1 each or six for $5. In 2014, a $1,500 scholar- ship was awarded to two area students: Miguel Velasco, an Astoria High School gradu- ate is completing his transfer degree at Clatsop Commu- nity College to pursue envi- ronmental studies and Alan- na Kieffer, a Seaside High School graduate is a freshman at Oregon State University to pursue a career in marine bi- ology. For further information, call 503-738-7200. S H O U R • 2 4 • • O P The Seaside Sou’Wester Garden Club’s Green Thumb Plant Sale will be held Sat- urday, May 30, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The garden club is presenting the sale at a new venue, the Seaside Civic and Convention Center. The pub- lic is invited and admission is free. The sale provides a wide variety of plants and other popular items, and the silent auctionTwill feature unique planters. There will be a FKRLFHRIWKUHHUDIÀHLWHPVWR fund the scholarship program. E K W E • 7 D A Y S A “We even looked going to Tillamook Head, having a reserve in front of Cannon Beach, and connecting to an- other reserve at Cape Falcon, but after years we ended up with this, but there were some compromises,” she said. “Originally we conceived a reserve that lined up with the Oswald West boundaries, but we shifted so that there was D ZDVK URFN WKDW ¿VKHUPDQ like to go to, which shifted the whole thing a little south. It now runs just south of the Arch Cape headlands.” “Our goal is to get people knowledgeable and involved, and participate in the process, Gardner said. She said new information is posted on the Facebook page, and more in- formation on marine reserves can be found at oregonmari- nereserves.org. ‘Cheeseguy’ coming to Cannon Beach for workshop “Introduction Cheese and Cheese Making Workshop,” a one-day event, will be held at the Cannon Beach Chamber Community Hall on Sat- urday, May 30, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The work- shop includes a cheese tasting of the seven ma- jor cheese families, and a hands-on session where participants work in pairs to convert milk to cheese. Other sessions focus on R O Y A L C AB L.L.C. Locally Owned & Operated by Travis Weichal, since 1996 L.L.C. • SMOKE FREE • BIKE RACKS ON ALL VEHICLES 10% Military Discount Pet Friendly ww w . royalcab . net ba diving, wildlife viewing, VXU¿QJDQGWLGHSRROLQJ There are 20 sea bird ponds and thousands of nest- LQJ ELUGV ZKLFK ZLOO EHQH¿W IURPWKHIRUHVW¿VKHU\SURWHF- tions in the reserve, she said. Wildlife includes bald eagles, pinnipeds and a wide variety RI PDULQH ¿VK ,Q WHUPV RI public access, the community was interested that access was directed in the right location. The public is urged to access the reserve by boat or by Os- wald West park. According to Gardner, the reserve’s development was funded by the Oregon Marine Reserve Partnership, with the participation of local groups including the Haystack Rock Awareness Project, North Coast Land Conservancy, and others proposed a variety of different locations. Find us on at royal cab of astoria the history and catego- rization of cheese and learning about the key steps of the cheese mak- ing process. The class is offered and taught by Marc Bates, aka “Cheeseguy.” Bates has 45 years experience in the industry. During this time he managed the WSU Creamery and made “Cougar Gold” cheese, and more recently man- aged the Oregon State University Creamery, where he assisted with the startup and develop- ment of “Beaver Classic” cheese. Bates has taught numerous cheese-making short courses in Washing- ton, Idaho, Oregon and California. He has served as an official judge for the U.S. Cheese Champi- onship and World Cheese Championship hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese- makers Association, and also at competitions at the American Cheese Society and American Dairy Goat Association. The intended audience is high school through adults who want to ex- pand their love of cheese. The cost of the workshop, including samples and materials, is $85 per per- son. 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