BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:13901@kmun.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241106T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241106T200000 DTSTAMP:20241023T173741Z URL:https://kmun.org/events/forests-and-ales-protecting-forests-fish-and-d rinking-water-on-the-north-coast/ SUMMARY:Forests and Ales: Protecting Forests\, Fish\, and Drinking Water on the North Coast DESCRIPTION:Join us at Fort George’s Lovell Showroom in Astoria\, OR on N ovember 6th\, 2024 at 5:00pm for "Forests &\; Ales: Protecting Forests\ , Fish\, and Drinking Water on the North Coast\," a community event to dis cuss forest issues on the North Coast. This event is sponsored by Wild Sal mon Center\, North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection\, and Coast Range Association. Featured speakers include Michael Lang\, senior policy manager at Wild Salmon Center\; Nancy Webster\, president of North Coast C ommunities for Watershed Protection\; and Chuck Willer\, executive directo r of Coast Range Association. Following the presentations\, the three spea kers will participate in a Q&\;A panel.\nDoors open at 5:00pm for socia l hour\, presentations and panel Q&\;A from 6:00pm to 8:00pm — Wild S almon Center is hosting the first round of beverages (Beer\, wine\, N.A.) for the first 50 attendees!\nThe mission of Wild Salmon Center is to promo te the conservation and sustainable use of wild salmon ecosystems across t he Pacific Rim. Working across the entire range of Pacific salmon\, from C alifornia to the Western Pacific\, we lead the protection of strongholds\, the North Pacific's last\, best salmon rivers. Over 30 years\, we have wo rked alongside local partners to protect nearly eight million acres around salmon stronghold rivers and prioritize 89 of those rivers for wild fish. More at wildsalmoncenter.org\nNorth Coast Communities for Watershed Prote ction is a grassroots group that advocates for the protection of drinking water on the Oregon Coast. The non-profit aims to end logging and pesticid e spray within and surrounding forested drinking watersheds in the state\, regardless of land ownership. The group started in 2012 by Nancy Webster\ , a Rockaway citizen concerned about the clearcutting of forestland and ae rial pesticide spraying in the Jetty Creek Watershed—the sole source of her community’s drinking water. More at healthywathershed.org\nCoast Ran ge Association is a 501c(3) nonprofit that has been working since 1991 to find just protections for Western Oregon’s forests while supporting a vi brant rural economy. The CRA’s work looks to address the underlying caus es of social and environmental problems and seeks to instill common unders tanding\, foster social unity\, and provide practical solutions. We make e very effort to speak directly to the connecting interests of people\, comm unities and long-term sustainability. More at coastrange.org\nWe hope to s ee you on—\nNovember 6th at 5:00pm\nFort George Lovell Showroom\n1483 Du ane St\, Astoria\, OR 97103\nClick here to RSVP to this event.\nQuestions? Please reach out to Avi Goldshmidt\, the community engagement and outreac h coordinator for Wild Salmon Center on the North Coast: agoldshmidt@wilds almoncenter.org\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://kmun.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/1729 704251917-9afe6795-8cf1-48dc-9e84-e40fe0601b05_1.jpg CATEGORIES:Public Events LOCATION:Ft. George Lovell Showroom\, 1483 Duane Street\, Astoria\, Oregon\ , 97103\, United States GEO:46.18835199999999;-123.82758639999997 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1483 Duane Street\, Astoria \, Oregon\, 97103\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Ft. George Lo vell Showroom:geo:46.18835199999999,-123.82758639999997 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR