The Siuslaw Watershed Council will be holding a Community Forum on Ocean Issues Wednesday, March 25th at 6pm in the Florence Events Center. This informational event will include an update on the Oregon Marine Reserve process, overview of the West Coast Governors Agreement on Ocean Health, and presentations of various perspectives on Alternative Ocean Energy. Following the presentations there will be a panel discussion including all of the speakers, questions will be taken from the audience via notecards. This event is supported by a generous contribution from the Siuslaw Chapter of Surfrider Foundation, the chapter will also be doing informational tabling at the event. Surfrider’s Ocean Ecosystem Manager, Pete Stauffer will be speaking about our statement on wave energy and the perspective of recreational ocean users during the wave energy segment. For more information, click on the link below.
SWC_Ocean Issues Community Forum.doc