Date wrapper:
Aug
29
Coastal Edge Hike
When
August 29, 2018 - 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Where
Oswald West State Park
Arch Cape, OR
Sponsors
North Coast Land Conservancy, Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve
Cost
Free - Registration required
The coastal edge at Cape Falcon. | Photo courtesy of ODFW
The North Coast Land Conservancy (NCLC) and the Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve are teaming up to sponsor a hike at Cape Falcon, in Oswald West State Park (Arch Cape being the nearest town to the north). Chrissy Smith, outreach coordinator for the Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve and Katie Voelke, NCLC executive director, will lead this educational field trip. The program is free, but registration is required. You can register here.
With mountain summits rising above 3,000 feet as close as a mile from the shoreline, the region that NCLC calls the Coastal Edge, between Tillamook Head and Nehalem Bay, is an unusually compressed, biogeographically concentrated ecosystem, unlike that anywhere else on the Oregon coast. Part of the "Coastal Edge" shoreline lies within Oswald West State Park, which is the gateway to Cape Falcon Marine Reserve, the newest of Oregon’s nearshore areas set aside to protect the ocean’s biological diversity.
Chrissy Smith has a background in free-choice learning, oceanography, and marine resource management. In addition to her work with the Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve, she is the part-time director of the Friends of Netarts Bay and coordinates numerous community programs showcasing the natural resources within Tillamook County.
Katie Voelke earned a bachelor’s degree in biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She worked as a field biologist for the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife before joining NCLC as its first stewardship director in 2005; three years later she became its second executive director.
Hike info: The hike to Cape Falcon is five miles round-trip with moderate elevation gain. It will follow a well-developed trail that can be muddy in places. No toilets at the trailhead, but toilets are located in the next parking lot to the south. Please leave dogs at home.
What to bring: Bring water and a lunch to enjoy on the summit. Wear sturdy walking shoes and dress for the day’s weather.
Contact: North Coast Land Conservancy
Phone number: (503) 738-9126
Email: nclc@nclctrust.org
