The ODFW marine reserves program needs your help, as well as input from other community members to develop sections of the Cascade Head and Cape Perpetua site management plans. One of the ways we’ll be gathering input is through a series of workshops, starting in December through the spring of 2014.
Heceta Head and Cape Perpetua. Photo Ben Neives
The site management plans will outline the best ways for ODFW to:
- Share their scientific monitoring results and activities
- Provide general information about Oregon’s marine reserves
- Improve compliance through rules education
- Provide opportunities for people to get involved
Also, the site management plans will outline the community’s interests and priorities for activities above and beyond those of ODFW.
ODFW need's community input in each of these areas to make the plans successful. Each of our workshops will focus on one of these sections of the management plan. If you are unable to attend the workshops, there will be other opportunities for input including conversations between stakeholders and ODFW staff and a public review and comment period before the plans are completed.
The first workshops will specifically focus on how to communicate ODFW’s ecological monitoring activities and results. We will be looking to answer the question: What are the best ways to share information with the community? All workshops are open to everyone, so please spread the word and join us if you can. Light refreshments will be provided. Dates and locations are:
Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve
Wednesday December 4th from 6-8 pm. Siuslaw Library at 1460 9th St., Florence, OR 97439
Cascade Head Marine Reserve
Monday December 9th from 6-8 pm. Lincoln City Community Center at 2150 NE Oar Place, Lincoln City, OR 97367
These two workshops will be on the same topic, but for each reserve separately. As additional workshops are scheduled we will notify folks via this marine reserves email listserv as well as by posting announcements on the Oregon Marine Reserves website.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact Stacy Galleher or Cristen Don with the ODFW Marine Reserves Program at:
Stacy Galleher
Outreach & Community Engagement Coordinator
541-867-7701 x224
Cristen Don
Program Leader
541-867-7701 x228