Brent Follis Quartet at NCRD this Friday

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The fabulous BRENT FOLLIS QUARTET
One night only – this Friday June 20th 7:00pm
at the NCRD Performing Arts Center – 36155 9th St in Nehalem.

Brent has toured with Pink Martini and will perform with vocalist Sarah Clarke, who has toured with Grammy winners Portugal the Man; guitarist Chance Hayden who has performed with the Drifters, Booker t. Jones, and has been featured in movies, television, and commercials; and keyboardist Joe Bagg, who has performed on the Jimmy Kimmel show, the Today Show, and the Late Late Show, as well as at Royal Albert Hall.

Reserved seats are $30, general admission $25, available at Ticket Tomato: www.tickettomato.com/event/9450/brent-follis-quartet#buy-tickets

Drummer and producer Brent Follis maintains a busy schedule as a first-call performer and sessions drummer. He has toured the world with Pink Martini and is admired by the best musicians in the Pacific Northwest.

Sarah Clarke is a vocalist and songwriter known for her power, range, and dynamic performances. She has toured with her San Francisco-based soul and psych-rock band Dirty Revival and Grammy winners Portugal The Man.

String-slinger Chance Hayden has performed as a bandleader and sideman for acclaimed artists like the Drifters, Booker T. Jones, LaRhonda Steele, and Mel Brown. Some of his works have been featured in movies, television, and commercials.

Joe Bagg studied with legendary jazz pianist Kenny Barron. He has performed in two Clint Eastwood movies as well as on the Jimmy Kimmel Show, the Today Show, and the Late Late Show with James Corden. He has performed or recorded with artists such as Burt Bacharach, Natalie Cole, Miley Cyrus, and Fiona Apple. In 2019 he performed at Royal Albert Hall for the Queen of England.

Watercolor Basics Class for ages 8+, let’s paint colorful sea turtles-in Nehalem!

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Pre-Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1411320430399?aff=oddtdtcreator

No experience needed! Learn the basics of watercolor and create a step by step colorful sea turtle and background. Participants will learn how to use the supplies and try a few easy techniques, while learning simple brush strokes. You will get instruction on the different ways to use your paintbrush, color mixing, and be able to try some magical things that watercolor is capable of! Cheryl will demonstrate and let you practice each one, wet on wet, wet on dry and many others.
I will offer gentle, encouraging tips and tricks as we go along. Just show up with curiosity and openness to having some fun putting paint onto paper and seeing why watercolor is so magical.
All supplies will be provided to use but if you want to bring your own brushes and paints, feel free. You will have a finished painting to take home with you. Ages 8+ encouraged to attend with your adult. You’re never too old to discover the magic of watercolor!
Our family has had a home in Manzanita since the 1970’s. I have enjoyed watercolor painting at the beach, it’s really one of my most creative and inspirational places to be. Teaching classes here has connected me to the nicest people and great friendships.
Welcome Nehalem, Manzanita, Rockaway Beach, Cannon Beach, Garibaldi, Tillamook and surrounding areas.

WHEELER: LET’S CLEAN UP!

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The 17th Annual Wheeler Clean-up Day is SATURDAY, JUNE 21st from 9 AM to 1 PM at our Waterfront Park!
PLEASE RESPECT THAT THIS IS A WHEELER-RESIDENT EVENT ONLY!
OKAY TO BRING = Clothing, furniture, appliances, building materials, housewares, paint in original containers that DO NOT LEAK, electronics, clean tires (without rims), newspapers, magazines, books, household & other items for the trash that do not fit in your regular garbage can
NOT OKAY TO BRING = NO kitchen or bathroom garbage, NO medical or hazardous waste, NO oil of any type, NO yard debris (Manzanita Transfer Station offers FREE yard debris disposal for local residents June — September)
Heart of Cartm Swap Shop volunteers will be on hand again this year! Reuse, Repair or Re-imagine!
DOCUMENT SHREDDING for a 3rd year! It is still only $1.00 per pound! Hooray!
Can’t make it to Waterfront Park? Have items that are too large to bring to the Park? Have questions or would you like to volunteer? Call Mary Leverette at (503) 449-8445 before Friday, June 20th.
REMEMBER, THIS IS AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR WHEELER RESIDENTS ONLY! Thank you for your understanding.
Hope to see you there!

Trail Ambassador Introductory Session

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Are you passionate about local trails? Here’s your chance to engage with visitors, advocate for trails, and make a difference!

Join Tillamook Coast Visitors Association and Trailkeepers of Oregon online Wednesday, June 25 at 4:30 pm for an introductory session to learn how you can be a 2025 Trail Ambassador on the Tillamook Coast.

Help educate trail users on safety, ettiquette, flora & fauna, and more! Volunteers will be stationed at high-traffic trailheads—like Rockaway Cedar Preserve, Oswald West and Cape Kiwanda. You will also share the new Seven Principles of Leave No Trace for the Tillamook Coast.

Please pre-regiser at www.eventbrite.com/e/trail-ambassadors-program-introduction-tickets-1417497636589?aff=oddtdtcreator

Questions? Email dan@tillamookcoast.com.

Youth Printing Workshop – Wednesday 6/18

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Does your middle schooler or high schooler need a constructive activity to do on Wednesday, June 18th, when rain is in the forecast?

Youth Program – Tetrapak Printing Workshop for Teens
Youth Workshop: Visual Arts
Visualization + Tetrapak Printing Workshop for ages 12-18
with James L. Tucker & Jessica Harrison
June 18 | 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Tuition $10
Hoffman Center for the Arts | 594 Laneda Avenue | Manzanita

hoffmanarts.org/events/youth-workshop-writing-visual-arts/

Explore the power of mindfulness and hands-on creativity in this Meditative Print Workshop for Teens! Learn how guided visualization meditation can spark creative ideas, and explore abstract drawing to translate these ideas onto paper. We will introduce the art of Tetrapak printing—a sustainable printmaking technique using upcycled materials—teaching participants how to turn their drawings into unique prints by experimenting with shapes, textures, and ink. This workshop encourages creative exploration through mindfulness, and cultivates an interest in both new & sustainable and traditional print-making techniques. No prior experience is needed!

Each participant will make their own original art prints to take home and all supplies and materials are included!

Please direct any questions about this workshop or registration to adria@hoffmanarts.org

2SLGBTQ+ Community Events and Support Needed

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Pride Month is here!
We’ve got so many fun events planned for the 2nd annual Manzanita Pride!

Upcoming: June 18 / 5-7pm
Queer Picnic & Sign Making for Pride Parade
@ Manzanita City Park

June 28 / 11-4pm
Manzanita Pride Parade & Party

11am Parade meet up @ Manzanita Beach-bottom of Laneda Ave
1130am Pride Parade
1230pm Pride Party @ Dirty Bird (corner of Division and Manzanita)

We also need your support!
Volunteer needs for day of is attached, and also we need your financial support!
Our fundraising goal is $1600 to cover our costs for the event.
We have an account at 1st Security Bank in Manzanita where you can donate directly or through Venmo under @ ManzanitaPride

Any amount really helps! We wouldn’t be able to do this without y’all’s support.

#ManzanitaPride #QueerCommunity #ManzanitaOregon #Nehalem #Wheeler #OregonCoast

See yall soon!

Yoga with Veterans

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Hey everybody.

There will be no Yoga with Molly for the rest of the summer.

However there’s still Yoga with Janet. There will be one more yoga session this coming Wednesday
and that will be the last one for the term. We’ll skip a week and the new term will begin July 2nd. Here
is the info:

Day – Wednesday
Time – 10:30 PST
Place – NCRD in Nehalem

If you can’t join in person, you can still zoom in via the following link:
us02web.zoom.us/j/82315818270

See you there.

Brian

Death Cafe – North Coast EOL Collective – Nehalem

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May 18th from 4 – 5:30 p.m.
Location – NEHALEM: North Coast Recreation District (Fireplace Room)
Registration (required) email: welcome@northcoasteolcollective.com
Facilitator: Margo Lalich, MPH, RN, Co-Founder – North Coast EOL Collective

Making Visible the Invisible: A Community Conversation about Death and Dying. Applying the values of Acceptance, Belonging, Connection, and Legacy, Death Cafe is a co-generational gathering that aims to create a comfortable and open space for people to gather and discuss topics related to death, dying, and mortality and all that it is to be human navigating the most profound transition of our lives. It provides a platform for individuals to share their thoughts, fears, and experiences surrounding death in a supportive, non-judgmental, and safe environment. Adhering to Death Cafe’s mission, participation is free, although contributions to the Collective are accepted.

To learn more about Death Cafes: www.northcoasteolcollective.com/deathcafe

2025 Migratory Bird Day Celebration

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The Lower Nehalem watershed is full of bird-lovers, but how do we make our community and towns beloved by birds? These ‘Shared Spaces’ are the focus of 2025’s Migratory Bird Day Celebration.
Gather at Alder Creek Farm on Sunday, May 25th for a day of guided bird walks, ‘Big Sit’ observation station, kid’s activities and learning opportunities!

Together, we’ll identify challenges birds face in our own community and consider how to make the spaces we share with birds safer and more welcoming. There will be no shortage of fun for bird enthusiasts of all ages at this family-friendly event. Bring binoculars or borrow a pair of ours! No prior birding experience is necessary.

Guided bird walks will depart from the farm. One will begin at 10AM, and another at 11:30AM, following two route options: one on flat terrain and one that traverses up a medium slope to the upper riparian areas above Alder Creek.

If exploring over uneven ground isn’t your thing, join us at our ‘Big Sit’ station. Or visit the interpretive tables hosted by Hoffman Center for the Arts, Oregon Parks & Recreation, Seven Capes Bird Alliance, Haystack Rock Awareness Program (HRAP), Bird Alliance of Oregon, and the Wildlife Center of the North Coast.

Yoga with Veterans and with Molly and with Janet

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Hey everybody.

Come and have a good time. Start it with Yoga! It’s fun, it’s free and it will make you healthy.
Come join us. Everyone is welcome.

First there’s Yoga with Molly.
Day – Monday
Time. – 11:15 PST
Place – Tillamook YMCA

If you can’t join in person, you can still zoom in via the following link:
us06web.zoom.us/j/86577877885?pwd=hubSgvfcmYl6AWclxvsfULTHkeUCXY.1

Next there’s Yoga with Janet.
Day – Wednesday
Time – 10:30 PST
Place – NCRD in Nehalem

If you can’t join in person, you can still zoom in via the following link:
us02web.zoom.us/j/82315818270

See you there.

Brian

Sustainable Clamming on Netarts Bay

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SUSTAINABLE CLAMMING ON THE BAY
Space is limited. A shellfish license is required.

Calling all bay admirers and clam lovers! Would you like to learn more about the different types of clams in Netarts Bay? Are you new to clamming and looking for some tips? Do you love to clam but rather not go alone?

Join Friends of Netarts Bay, Estuary, Beach and Sea – WEBS, and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Saturday, May 31st for an informative day on the bay, learning about sustainable shellfish harvesting. “Not only will participants gain insights into sustainable clamming practices, they will also learn more about ODFW’s research on bay clam populations and estuarine habitat studies” shares WEBS Stewardship Coordinator Marina Dreeben. In addition to discussing current research, participants will discuss the role of shellfish in bay health, the types of clams in the bay, and the best, most sustainable methods for harvesting wild shellfish. Both new and experienced clammers will have a chance to learn alongside ODFW and WEBS staff/volunteers. Clammers can count on gaining knowledge and collecting their limit with a fun group of community members.

This popular WEBS event fills up quickly but we do have last minute cancellations so feel free to sign up and add your name to the waitlist in case spots become available, or email info@netartsbaywebs.org to volunteer as a photographer, on-shore support, or clamming expert! If you are not able to attend the Sustainable Clamming on the Bay this May, be sure and check our calendar to register for our next clamming event coming up in August.

Registration is required for this free event. Learn more at:
www.netartsbaywebs.org/events

Connect with the Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS online!
Website: www.netartsbaywebs.org
Facebook and Instagram: @netartsbaywebs

WEBS and partners are hosting these events as part of the Explore Nature series of hikes, walks, paddles, and outdoor adventures. Led by a consortium of volunteer community and non-profit organizations, these meaningful nature-based experiences highlight the unique beauty of Tillamook County and the work being done to preserve and conserve the area’s natural resources and natural resource-based economy. Learn more about Explore Nature at www.explorenaturetillamookcoast.com.

Need TLC – Receive A Song Bath

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2ND TUESDAYS
@ ST CATHERINE’S CHURCH
NEHALEM, OR
Song Bath Receivers need to RSVP oquinnhomestead@gmail.com or text:503-440-7861
• 5:30-6:00 Singers arrive/social/set-up

• 6:00-6:15 Singers warm up while Song Bath Receivers (who have RSVP’d) quietly arrive and be seated on pews

• 6:15-6:45 Singers invite Receivers to sit in the zero-gravity chairs to receive song for whatever needs to be held tenderly

UPCOMING DATES
• 5/13/25
• 6/10/25
• 7/8/25

To Receive Monthly Text Reminders,
TEXT “Song Bath” to 503-440-7861

North Coast Oregon Threshold Choir (NCOTC)
We gather and sing to heal ourselves and our community…we train to sing for those at the thresholds of life and death.
Whatever level you feel called to participate, we welcome your quiet energy…your resounding spirit…your soothing voice.

For more information:
• Email: oquinnhomestead@gmail.com
• Text/call: 503-440-7861
www.facebook.com/NCO.ThresholdChoir/

Threshold Choir International (TCI):
www.thresholdchoir.org

Cottage Charm Raffle to Benefit Cannon Beach Library

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Cottage Charm & Coastal Calm: A Cannon Beach Cottage Tour Retreat for Two
Raffle To Benefit the Cannon Beach Library

Enter to win a Cannon Beach Cottage Tour Retreat for Two to raise funds for the Cannon Beach Library. Tickets are only $20 each and we will sell just 250 tickets for this opportunity, so act fast! Tickets are available at the library, 131 N Hemlock St, or online www.cannonbeachlibrary.org, through July 6th.
Retreat includes:
Two tickets to the annual Cannon Beach Cottage Tour on Saturday, September 13th. Hosted by the Cannon Beach History Center & Museum, the Cottage Tour showcases charming cottages and stunning homes in scenic Cannon Beach.
Saturday night stay for two adults in a delightfully cozy Cannon Beach cottage. Stay includes warm coastal vibes, views of picturesque wetlands and continental breakfast (no pets/no smoking/2 adults/must be used September 13, 2025).
$200 gift certificate for dinner at The Bistro in Cannon Beach, town’s premiere hot spot featuring inspired fusions and fresh locally sourced ingredients (can be used any time).
Gift basket includes books, treats, and Cottage Tour memorabilia (21 and over package).
The Cannon Beach Library is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. For more information, contact manager@cannonbeachlibrary.org or call 503-436-1391.

Mother’s Day Gift Idea: Sea Dream Yoga Studio Gift Certificates!

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What better gift for the mamas in your life that you love than self-care and creative movement classes?
Sea Dream studio in Nehalem has a FULL schedule of weekly classes as well as special healing arts events!
We offer an array of gift certificate options, available on the front page of our website: WWW.SEADREAMYOGA.COM

Anis Mojgani @ Cloud & Leaf Bookstore | Books After Hours | Saturday 5-8pm

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Anis Mojgani is a spoken-word poet, an artist, a musician, the 10th Poet Laureate of Oregon, two-time individual champion of the National Poetry Slam, and winner of the International World Cup Poetry Slam… and he’s coming to the Cloud & Leaf this Saturday night!

We’ll stay open at 5; Anis joins us 6-8pm. We’ll have several of his books available—and we bet he’ll sign them if you ask. 🙂

Books After Hours means casual browsing, wine and snacks, and authors in the house. Come find your book people.

FREE Saturday Swim at NCRD Legacy Pool Sat. May 10th

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This could be one of your last chances to swim in the Nehalem Pool … Did you learn to swim at NCRD? We are inviting all the families to join us for a final swim at the Nehalem Pool on special Second Saturday Swims – May 10th and June 14th – from 1 to 3 pm. FREE! LIMITED SPACES! Come Celebrate the Old Pool! RSVP to: suedg@ncrdnehalem.org or lauras@ncrdnehalem.org

North Coast Veterans for Peace Meeting

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Hey everybody.

Mark it on your calendar. Come join us for the North Coast Veterans for Peace meeting.
Lots to talk about. The following is the info you’ll need for the VFP meeting:

Thursday – Thursday, May 8th
Time – 10:30 am PST or PSD
Place – Library in Manzanita – 571 Laneda Ave, Manzanita

Everyone is invited, you need not be a veteran to attend. Really looking forward to seeing everybody. If you can’t make it in person, you can always zoom via the following link

Veterans for Peace is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
us06web.zoom.us/j/87254740556?pwd=7rvDylDeoWZEIwrmAyp05UnohIGDm8.1

Meeting ID: 872 5474 0556
Passcode: 333942

Brian

Children’s Book Week Story Time

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It’s Children’s Book Week and we’re celebrating with STORY TIME! Come to the Cannon Beach Library Saturday, May 10th at 1 p.m. to listen to bilingual stories (English/Spanish). Stay for collage crafting – come make a card or something special for mom. Free children’s books for participants. Best suited for ages 0-8, but all ages are always welcome.

Right now, it’s like this : Ecstatic Dance

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Right now, it’s like this.
Ecstatic dance
Wednesday May 7
White Clover Grange
6-8pm
Hosted this week by Jamie Corvus

Calling everyone with a body, a curious mind and an open heart! No experience or fitness level necessary. There is no right or wrong way to do ecstatic dance! You are only asked to allow the music to touch you and to find in your body what wants to be expressed, to be released. You are there to do your dance, whatever that is, as it is, in the present moment. This is a practice meant to serve our authenticity, our fluid nature. Whatever you’re feeling, is where you begin. The world is so heavy and we all carry so much. Ecstatic dance is an emptying, a way to keep the heaviness from solidifying, a way to break up any calcification that has been with you, so that you can continue to show up again and again, renewed. It is an ancient path of resilience.

Ecstatic dance is so simple and so deep. Ecstatic dance is a conversation between your body and your spirit. It has the power to be holy. It is also simply incredibly joyful and freeing to dance with ourselves, with spirit, with each other. *That said, you are in no way expected or required to be in direct physical contact with anyone else. Some people enjoy a bit of “contact” dancing and those people will find each other. Everyone is actually encouraged to go within and dance from a place of deep listening and connection to self and spirit- near others doing the same.*

6- 6:30pm What is spirit dance, ecstatic dance, 5-rhythms? Bring your beginners mind and your questions! I, three-years into it, am a beginner too! I’ll give a little history and a little demo on Gabrielle Roth’s 5-rhythms ecstatic dancing , as I am beginning to understand it. This will also be a time to warm up, to stretch a bit.

6:30- 8pm Dance your grief dance, your joy dance, your compassion dance, your sacred anger dance, your acceptance dance, your gratitude dance, your I-don’t-have-any-idea-what-I’m-doing dance. Come dance your “right now, it’s like this” dance. Only you will know what that is, and whatever it is will be perfect!

Sliding scale $10-20
No one turned away for lack of funds.
Kids welcome and free!
We dance barefoot or in soft, “dance floor only” shoes.
No strong scents, please.

**Artist Unknown

Neah-Kah-Nie High School Play! May 14-17

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The Neah-Kah-Nie High School Pirate Players will be performing a modern adaptation of the story “Alice in Wonderland” called “Alice@Wonderland,” May 14-17@ 7pm on the Upper Gym Stage of the H.S.
Admission is $5 for students and Senior Citizens, and $7 for adults.
For more information, please respond to this email.

Thank you for supporting these talented and hard-working students!

Stephen Jackson-Clark
Director

A Conversation on Public Health Palliative Care

 

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A Conversation on Public Health Palliative Care: A Collaboration between the North Coast EOL Collective and the Peaceful Presence Project

Facilitators: Elizabeth Johnson, Executive Director and Erin Collins, Director of Programs – Peaceful Presence Project,

Two Locations:
Tillamook

Wednesday May 14
Time: 9:30 am – 12 pm
Location: Tillamook Library

Manzanita
Thursday, May 15
Time: 9:30 am – 12 pm
Location: Pine Grove Community House

Registration (required). See the flyer for the QR Code and the URL link.

 

Letter Writing Event to Protect Public Forestland – May 14th at KALA in Astoria

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Please join North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection (NCCWP) and the State Forest Coalition on Wednesday, May 14th from 4-6 pm at KALA (1017 Marine Dr, Astoria, OR 97103).

During this gathering, we invite the public to participate in a letter writing event to address concerns about timber sales in our local state forests. We will provide attendees with paper, envelopes, crafting materials, and talking points to help guide letter writing.

Registration requested: forms.gle/iMKNj2aGkSQpuN8T6

Each year, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) drafts an Annual Operations Plan (AOP) that outlines proposed timber sales on public forestland. State forests provide outdoor recreation, education and interpretation opportunities, essential wildlife habitat, and clean water. The money from timber sales also contributes to county revenue. However, there are a growing number of residents within this historically timber-dependent county that are concerned by the amount of clearcutting and related pesticide applications.

On April 18th, the draft AOP for 2026 was submitted to the Board of Forestry, initiating a 45-day public comment period through June 3rd. During this comment period, citizens may offer recommendations. In 2023, the Oregon Department of Forestry only received 29 public comments statewide. After our AOP letter writing event in 2024, more than 1,000 comments were submitted!

ODF is offering several convenient avenues to comment on Annual Operating Plans:

Comments can be emailed to odf.sfcomments@odf.oregon.gov

Comments can also be mailed to ODF Public Affairs, 2600 State St., Salem, OR 97310

Online comments are also received through ODF’s comments page (www.oregon.gov/odf/recreation/pages/comment.aspx)

Comments or questions?
Anna Kaufman Anna.nccwp@gmail.com
Avi Goldshmidt agoldshmidt@wildsalmoncenter.org

As a matter of necessity and regardless of land ownership, NCCWP demands no more logging and no more pesticide spraying within our drinking-watersheds. Safe drinking water and clean air are part of the public trust that we all are entitled to have. Please help North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection safeguard and restore our drinking watersheds.

healthywatershed.org | www.facebook.com/NCCWATERSHEDPROTECTION

The State Forest Coalition is a group of local and statewide conservation organizations working together to restore healthy mature forests, intact ecosystems, abundant wildlife, robust wild salmon runs and clean water to Oregon’s state forests. We support restoring balanced ecosystem-based management for state forests by advocating for a strong habitat conservation plan and other laws and policies that support these goals.

standtalloregon.org | www.facebook.com/ForestLegacy/