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North Coast Land Conservancy's Gateway to Discovery field programs provide an entry point to Oregon's coastal riches -- birding, geology, and a salmon rich watershed. These programs serve the community and its visitors by extending beyond the walls of any building. Come walk in an ancient spruce forest, learn about local birding in a restored estuarine lake, watch for bald eagles while the tides come and go, learn about the region's natural, cultural, and historical resources.
Celebrating Circle Creek— Earth Day
Saturday, April 24, 9:30 A.M. - 3:00 P.M., Circle Creek Conservation Center, Seaside
Join North Coast Land Conservancy on Saturday, April 24 for an Earth Day celebration at our Conservation Center at Circle Creek in Seaside. From seed starting to tree planting, tours of the Sitka spruce forest to tours of amphibian habitats, there will be activities for people of all ages looking to honor Earth Day by connecting with this beautiful and unique landscape on Oregons North Coast. >>details
It's Broom Buster Week!
May 17 - 23, your lands and ours
During this week, we encourage everyone to work to remove invasive scotch broom from their property.
You are also welcome to join us with efforts on our lands during this week. Click the picture for details!
The Beavers of Thompson Creek
Saturday, May 22, 10 A.M. - 12 noon, Stanley Marsh, North Seaside
Come learn how the industrious beavers at Thompson Creek in Seaside are restoring an entire ecosystem, one dam at a time. >>details
Into the Woods
Saturday, June 12, 10 A.M. - 12 P.M., The Reserve at Gearhart
Explore the wonders of an ancient riparian forest. Walk across carpets of false lily as NCLC Conservation Director Neal Maine shows us some of the secrets of this forest system, including many of the most unusual trees to be found anywhere on the North Coast. >>details
Mill Ponds Adventure!
Saturday, July 10, 10 a.m. - 12 noon, Seaside Mill Ponds
Grab your boots and join us by the pond as we use dip nets, buckets and magnifying glasses to explore the web of life in a coastal pond. Great for kids of all ages! >>details
Pollinators at Work
Saturday July 24, 10:00 A.M. - 12 noon, starting at the Surf Pines gatehouse
Discover the mighty role that tiny pollinators play in the life cycle of plants and wildlife on the Clatsop Plains. We'll be looking at native plants and wildflowers, and the pollinators that help them to survive and thrive. >>details
Tansy Ragwort Removal at Neacoxie Estates
Saturday July 24, 9:00 A.M. - 12 noon, starting at the Surf Pines gatehouse
Tansy ragwort is an invasive, toxic biennial weed from Europe most often found in pastures and along roads and trails. During the summer when its yellow flowers are blooming, tansy ragwort is an easy target. Please join us for a stimulating morning of tansy annihilation in the Surf Pines neighborhood north of Gearhart. You can meet at 9am and help for an hour before attending the
Pollinators at Work educational program in the same location, or push on with invasives removal through 12 noon.
Ride the Coastal Edge
Saturday August 7, 6:00 P.M. -9:00 P.M., Garibaldi Train Station
Join NCLC and the Lower Nehalem Community Trust as we ride a steam locomotive round trip from Garibaldi to Wheeler on an interpretive trip through some of the most beautiful intact coastal marshes on Oregon's North Coast. Sorry, this event is sold out! >> details
Purple Loosestrife Removal at the Twilight Eagle Sanctuary
Saturday August 28, 9:00 A.M. - 12 noon (meeting spot TBD)
Want to spend the morning wandering through a tidal marsh picking flowers while bald eagles soar over your head? One of the most beautiful yet notorious invasive plants along the North Coast, purple loosestrife aggressively outcompetes and replaces native grasses, sedges, and other flowering plants that provide a higher quality food for wildlife. Help us enhance wildlife habitat along the Columbia River! Call or check back here for details and where to meet.
National Estuaries Day Celebration
Saturday, September 25, 10 A.M. - 3 P.M. Neawanna Point, North Seaside
NCLC's fifth annual celebration of at the Necanicum Estuary promises to be better than ever! Join us for a variety of field programs aronund the estuary, hands-on activities for kids of all ages, and our mid-day NCLC BBQ. >>details
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