Pacific Maritime Heritage Center

What: Museum Talk - Wrapping Customs in East Asia: From Glass Floats to Furoshiki When: Sunday, May 18, 2025, 2-3pm Where: Pacific Maritime Heritage Center. 333 SE Bay Blvd, Newport, OR, 97365 Cost: Free (Donations appreciated) Contact: 541-265-7509 Website: www.oregoncoasthistory.org -- Finding glass floats is a big attraction for beachcombers all along the Northwest coastline, including Oregon Coast beaches. In the 1960s and 70s, people found Japanese glass floats washed up more often than now. Some glass floats found were wrapped in rope. The rope’s function was to keep the glass float with its fishing nets and traps and to help

Thursday, October 3, 2024 6:30 PM- 8:00 PM Pacific Maritime Heritage Center 333 SE Bay Blvd., Newport, OR 97365 Zoom Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpceutrDspE9TqOhkORS0Zd_bNENvJpRgJ Join MidCoast Watersheds Council for an engaging panel discussion featuring Annie Marion, Shavonne Sargent, and Natalie Schaefer, as they explore the valuable NRCS programs available to landowners. This session will include an insightful case study from Yakona Nature Preserve, offering a unique opportunity for landowners to understand these programs before application season opens this fall. Natalie will introduce the Yakona Nature Preserve—sharing its origin, mission, and the key partnerships they've formed, including collaboration with Shavonne from Silva Saunterra