news&community Community input sought at March 30 Sand Lake outreach meeting The Sand Lake Working Group Project will present a Limiting Factors Analysis on the Sand Lake basin at a Sand Lake community outreach meeting on Saturday, March 30, 1-3 p.m. at Tierra Del Mar Community Hall on Bilyeu Ave. The Sand Lake Working Group Project is seeking to engage the community and organizations working within the basin to identify and prioritize work that benefits salmon and other aquatic species. The meeting will also address restoration priorities recommended to the Sand Lake Working Group by its environmental consultant, the River Design Group. Community members are encouraged to give feedback and input about their knowledge of the Sand Lake basin at this meeting, which is the third outreach held by the Sand Lake Working Group.
KCC plans fundraisers to celebrate its 25th year Kiawanda Community Center will be celebrating 25 years in the community with three main fundraising events for 2019. The first one will be “Crab Feast at the Beach,” on Saturday, April 20, 5-8 p.m., with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the KCC Maintenance Fund. Tickets to the event are $40 and include dinner plus two raffle tickets. A silent auction is planned as part of the event. KCC is located at 34600 Cape Kiwanda Dr., Pacific City. For more information, call 503965-7900.
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Beautifying the Bayside Volunteers sought to help clean shoreline during Nestucca Bay Clean-Up By TIM HIRSCH of the Sun
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lastics and tires may make our life easier, but they’re no recipe for a healthy ecosystem. Enter the Nestucca, Neskowin and Sand Lake Watersheds Council and you. The Watershed Council is once again hosting a Nestucca Bay Clean-Up on Saturday, April 13, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in its effort to rid the waterways of litter, marine debris and more. Those interested in rolling up their sleeves and contributing to the cause should arrive at the Tillamook County boat ramp and parking lot near Bob Straub State Park between 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. Volunteers should wear weather-appropriate clothing and bring a lunch. Trash bags and refreshments will be provided. As well, all volunteers will be awarded one chance to win valuable prizes, such as restaurant gift certificates, when a drawing is held at the end of the VOLUNTEERS are being sought by the Nestucca, Neskowin, and Sand Lake day’s work. Watersheds Council for an April 13 Watersheds Council coordiNestucca Bay Clean-up from 9 a.m.-1 nator Garshaw Amidi-Abraham p.m. Participants will gather at the says he sees the event not just as Tillamook County boat ramp and a chance to clean up the water parking lot near Bob Straub State and shoreline, but also to bring Park in Pacific City. Clean-up volunthe community together. teers will be split between being ferried “At the face of it, it’s picking via boats and hiking the shoreline up garbage from the bay, but I picking up debris. think the whole point of it is to get people out there to realize An estimated six to seven what kind of materials are conglomboat owners have offered up erating around the bay and just bring the use of their boats during the awareness to human impacts to our clean-up, which is expected to watersheds,” he told the Sun. be enough to ferry about 30 volClean-up volunteers will be split be- unteers during the clean-up. The tween being ferried via boats and hiking Watersheds Council is hoping as the shoreline for debris. many as 30 to 50 volunteers will “It (won’t be) just (people on) boats participate in the clean-up. hauling (debris) out of the water,” “We’re hoping for a good Amidi-Abraham added. “It’s also picking turn out,” said event organizer (trash) up off the beach. The big stuff is Caleb Mentzer, outreach and bad — harmful materials (like) metals, project development assistant rubbers and plastics —but a lot of the for the Council. harmful stuff are those tiny little plastic Tillamook County is also a key pieces, which are horrible for fish and partner for the event. The Tillamook all sorts of wildlife.” County Solid Waste Department is waivThe clean-up will cover the bay, as ing dumping fees for the clean-up and well as a stretch along the Little Nesthe Tillamook County Parks Department tucca River and up to the Woods Bridge is offering free parking passes at the on the Nestucca River. county boat launch.
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“I’m really excited about (the cleanup),” Amidi-Abraham said. “We have a really enthusiastic team here. It should be a really fun event.” For more information about the restoration work of the Nestucca, Neskowin and Sand Lake Watersheds Council, visit nestuccawaters.org or call 503-965-2200.
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