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he National Weather Service (NWS), Oregon Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral and Industries (DOGAMI) issued weather advisories late last week concerning heavy rain, flooding and the potential of landslides. Rain totals were forecasted from 2 to 4 inches or more along the Oregon Coast. The News Guard contacted DOGAMI geologist Bill Burns for insight into the landslide risks along the Oregon Coast during and after such weather events. The News Guard: What specific areas of Lincoln County are at risk for landslides and why?

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• Canyon bottoms, stream channels, channel outlets • Steep slopes and bases of steep hillsides • Areas where slopes of hills have been altered by excavated or steepened or recently burned

• Places where slides or debris flows have occurred in the past Our Statewide Landslide Information Database for Oregon (SLIDO) map can help people understand where the potential landslide risk is generally higher or lower. https://gis.dogami.oregon. gov/maps/slido/ As you will see much of western Oregon has a moderate to high susceptibility to landslides and thus our concern during large storms like the one happening now. The News Guard: Specifically, how does the heavy rainfall increase the risk of landslides? Burns: During the next several days, the NWS is forecasting an atmospheric river type storm in northwestern Oregon. This means we could have intense rain over prolonged time. Storms like these are the ones that have caused landslides in the past and thus the concern right now. The soils can’t drain fast enough, and the com-

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Oregon geologists warn that drivers traveling along the Oregon Coast and through landslide areas need to be aware of the potential danger following intense rain events. This photo shows a previous slide following a heavy rain event.

Taft music students make history JEREMY C. RUARK jruark@countrymedia.net

Editor’s Note: The News Guard first published the following story Nov. 2 stating that Dylan Rodriguez plays the trombone and Ryan Riggs plays the flute, when in fact Ryan actually plays the trombone and Dylan plays the flute. We are happy to set the record straight.

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incoln County and other ares of the state are likely to see the impact of a major financial boost in transportation funding. The Oregon Department of Transportation will receive over $1 billion in additional transportation funding as part of the federal infrastructure package, according to Oregon Transportation Commission Chair Bob Van Brocklin. “This past weekend Congress completed work on the largest infrastructure finance bill in history,” Van Brocklin said. “Once signed by the president, the $1.2 trillion bill will allow ODOT to address a number of major challenges in our state.” The money will go toward projects around the state that will benefit drivers, transit riders, cyclists and pedestrians, help maintain roads and bridges, and address climate change, according to Van Brocklin. “We’re still analyzing the legislation to determine exactly how much funding ODOT will receive and where it will spend the money,” Van Brocklin said. “Many projects are ready for construction, and others are in the final stages of planning so we should be able to move quickly.” ODOT plans to conduct a media briefing this week to release additional details. The specifics about that event were pending as of early Monday morning. Nov. 8. Van Brocklin said the Oregon Transportation Commission and ODOT will direct the funds, combined with state funding from the Oregon Legislature to “make real progress”

aft sophomore Kaylon Junder plays the clarinet, Taft senior Dylan Rodriguez plays the flute and senior Ryan Riggs plays the trombone in the school band. “The three music students have been accepted into the Oregon Music Educators Association All-State ensemble this year,” Taft 7-12 Band and Choir Teacher Collin Stegner said. “To my knowledge there has never been a student who has been accepted into this ensemble in Taft’s history.” In order for students to make it into the All-State band, they must follow an audition screening and placement process. Audition screening is “blind” as judges do not know the student’s name or school information. Screeners listen to each track and assign a score from 1-100. They listen for the following: Note/pitch accuracy, rhythmic accuracy, tone quality, articulation, dynamics, style, and phrasing. After the auditions are scored each student ends up with an overall score and is ranked. Stegner said the honor for the students is significant. “All-State is a way for the music program to be recognized by individual students on a huge stage,” he said. “It also allows students to have an experience performing with some of the best band students in the state.” Stegner said opportunity for the three Taft 7-12 students to perform with the All-State ensemble underscores the importance of music in their lives. “Benefits of this experience include experiencing music at a very high level with some of the most amazing music educators in the country,” Stegner said. “It will also teach them what it is like to be a professional musician where you have very limited time to perform an amazing performance. In regard to life lessons, it teaches them how to have more self-discipline and that hard work can give you unforgettable experiences in life.” The music conference and All-State Concert will be conducted from January 13 through 16 in Eugene. Tickets can be purchased online at SeatYourself.com for $15 for the High School performance.

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slopes, and weak geology all contribute to the potential for landslides. Even after the heavy rains, what should property owners and travelers watch for that could indicate further erosion and landslides? We created a homeowners guide to landslide that can help with this questions. https://www.oregongeology.org/Landslide/ger_ homeowners_ guide_landslides.pdf The News Guard: We understand landslides can move quickly. How is that and what recommendations do have for personal safety? Burns: Certain types of landslides, notably debris flows, can move rapidly (10s of miles per hour). These types of landslides tend to start in the upper portions of a drainage and can accelerate and grow as they flow down the channel. When they reach the mouth of the channel they tend to fan out and inundate the areas at the mouth of the channel. Unfortunately, the channel outlets are sometimes where people and infrastructure are located. These types of areas are the most concerning. People that live or are traveling in these areas should be extra cautious and be prepared to evacuate. These types of landslides are common in post-fire areas. The combination of the potential long distance from where they start to where they end up and the speed they move is why they are of extra concern and can be life threatening. Since the 2020 Labor Day fires, the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) landslide team has been focused on the potential post-fire debris flow hazard. We were just awarded a large multiyear, multiagency FEMA grant to work on understanding the post-fire

debris flow risk and identify areas of risk throughout many of these recent fires in western Oregon. The end goal of these projects is to use science to understand the post-fire debris flow landslide risk and collaborate with the communities in these wildfire areas to reduce the landslide risk. Take action The following information is provided by Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. Landslides take place most often where they’ve occurred in the past. They’re also more common in areas that have recently been burned by a wildfire. Before • Make an escape plan and build a kit. • Be aware of warning signs of possible landslides: • Increased pooling of water or newly wet ground. • New cracks or unusual bulges in the ground, street pavements or sidewalks. • Soil moving away from foundations. • Tilted or bent trees. • Sagging or taught utility lines. • Sunken or broken road beds. • Leaking or broken water pipes. • Reduce the chances of landslides by: • Draining water from surface runoff, downspouts and driveways well away from slopes. • Planting native groundcover on slopes. • Refraining from adding water to steep slopes. • Avoiding placing fill soil and yard debris on steep slopes. During • If you suspect imminent danger, evacuate immediately. Inform affected neighbors if you can, and contact your public works, fire or police department. • Listen for unusual

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Oregon Coast landslides can bring down trees and other debris in scenic areas frequented by visitors. sounds that might indicate moving debris, such as trees cracking or boulders hitting one another. • If you are near a stream, be alert for any sudden increase or decrease in water flow and notice whether the water changes from clear to muddy. Such changes may mean there is debris flow activity upstream so be prepared to move quickly. • Be especially alert when driving—watch for collapsed pavement, mud, fallen rocks and other indications of pos-

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sible debris flow. • If you are ordered to or decide to evacuate, take your animals with you. After • Stay away from the slide area. There may be danger of additional slides. • Check for injured and trapped persons near the slide without entering the direct slide area. Direct rescuers to the person’s location. • Listen to local radio or television stations for the latest emergency information. • Watch for flooding,

which may occur after a landslide or debris flow. Floods sometimes follow landslides and debris flows because they may be started by the same event. • Look for and report broken utility lines to appropriate authorities. Reporting potential hazards will get damaged utilities turned off as quickly as possible, preventing further hazard and injury. • Check the building foundation, chimney and surrounding land for dam-

age. Signs of damage may help you assess the safety of the area. • Replant damaged ground as soon as possible since erosion caused by loss of groundcover can lead to flash flooding. Additional information about landslides is available on the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (oregongeology.org) and the Washington Department of Natural Resources (dnr.wa.gov) websites.

on Oregon’s transportation priorities. A portion of the $1.2 billion will be allocated over the next five years for highway and bridge construction and maintenance, safety improvements, mass transit investments, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, electric vehicle charging stations, and efforts to reduce carbon emissions from transportation sources, according to Van Brocklin. “These resources will help us address congestion, which is increasing in our urban areas as the state’s population continues to grow; freight mobility, earthquake recovery preparedness, passenger rail, and other elements of the comprehensive mobility system we seek to create,” Van Brocklin said. “All of this work will focus on improving our economy, our environment, and the quality of life of all Oregonians. Working together, we can attain this vision.” In anticipation of this major new commitment at the federal level, beginning in 2020, the Oregon Transportation Commission and ODOT began working on a number of changes to create a modern transportation system that prioritizes equity, climate, safety, and the delivery of reliable transportation options to serve the diverse need of citizens and businesses across the state, according to Van Brocklin. “These early efforts position us to quickly invest the federal funds we receive and additional funds we will seek from new and continuing federal grant programs authorized by the bill Congress passed last weekend,” he said. “The Oregon Transportation Commission and ODOT are deeply grateful for the hard work of our federal delegation to make this historic legislation a reality. We look forward to putting these new resources to work to build a better future for the people of Oregon.”

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Gov. Kate Brown and a Congressional delegation that included Oregon Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici traveled to Glasgow, Scotland for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties this past week. During the conference, Brown planned to discuss the impacts of climate change on Oregonians and to highlight the actions Oregon has taken to reduce carbon emissions, transition to clean energy, and ensure that Oregonians disproportionately impacted by climate change are not left behind. “Nearly every year the extreme weather has been worse than the last. We are a warning for the rest of the world,” Brown said. “We must continue to move urgently and with focus— and we can tackle climate change and grow our economy at the same time. These goals are not mutually exclusive.” According to Brown, Oregon is a shining example of how it can be done. “Future generations will judge us not on the fact of climate change, but on what we have done to tackle it,” Brown said. “The time is now, we can’t afford to wait.” In the two years since the last UN Climate Change Conference, climate change has become an even more undeniable part of the daily lives in Northwest Oregon and around the country, according to Bonamici. “We have experienced devastating and deadly consequences from more frequent and severe extreme weather events, wildfires, drought, and ocean acidification; it is past time for action,” Bonamici said. “My colleagues and I are traveling to Glasgow at a pivotal moment.” Bonamici said she was optimistic that the U.S. Congress can make the investments needed to address the climate crisis by passing the Build Back Better Act and reducing emissions, reaching America’s clean energy targets, and protecting frontline communities. “Failure is not an option, and we have science, public opinion, and momentum on our side,” Bonamici said. Ocean connection As climate change begins to impact the ocean, legislative action could help the ocean be one of the ways to solve the problem, and the rest of the country would be better off if it followed Oregon’s lead, according to Ocean Defense Initiative Director Jean Flemma. “Oregon was ahead of the curve when it came to ocean planning,” Flemma said. “As much as Oregon was a leader in ocean planning 30 years ago, the state is still a leader today.” Flemma said as the climate changes, the ocean is overwhelmingly impacted. “The climate crisis is an ocean crisis,” she said. “The ocean has been capturing our global climate emissions, and it has been absorbing the heat.” Flemma listed ways the ocean has struggled due to climate change, pointing to rising sea levels, coral bleaching, toxic algae, acidification and struggles in the fishing industry. But as much as the ocean has changed, it can be a part of the solution, if local, state and federal politicians are willing to act. “Here in the U.S., integral ocean policy was somewhat stymied the last four years at the political level,” she said. Flemma said politicians need to act on several

different levels, including harnessing the ocean’s power to address climate change by expand ocean wind energy in an effort to lessen the demand for fossil fuels, increase the ocean’s resiliency to climate change, and protect the ocean’s ability to capture carbon. “To put any of these policies in place, Congress, administration, state and local governments will have to continue to take action,” Flemma said. “There’s a lot of hope the Ocean Climate Act we want to see will be included in the reconciliation package.” Flemma said the first step should be a permanent ban on offshore drilling and next, governments need to push for more clean energy offshore. “We need to scale up clean offshore energy,” Flemma said. “The administration has committed to getting 30 gigawatts of offshore energy by 2030, but 30 gigawatts is not that much.” Flemma said Oregon must see changes if it wants

to continue as the state we know and love. “In Oregon, the coast defines what we are,” she said. “Looking ahead, we have right now in the reconciliation process, the ability to collect $2 billion for projects for the ocean. We could be looking at $7-$10 billion for ocean restoration projects. Should this money actually appear, this will be a huge opportunity for Oregon.” Overall, up to $500 billion could be included in federal money to combat climate change, she said. “The devil will be in the details,” Flemma said. “Where is the money going to? The next few weeks we will learn a lot more about that. Depending on what does happen in the reconciliation process, there’s going to need to be a lot more that needs to get done.” Flemma made her comments during a recent meeting of the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition.

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a ring for safe keeping. The ring was found at the beach in the SW Ebb Avenue and SW 65th Street area. 4:32 p.m. Extra patrols requested following complaints of loud music in the

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7:36 a.m. Police responded the 1400 block of NE 6th Street to a stolen vehicle report. The vehicle was located. The catalytic Converter taken and the vehicle damaged. 9:06 p.m. Officers responded to the 1700 block of NW 44th Street to a report of an assault. One person was taken into custody and transported to the Lincoln County Jail on charges of assault, harassment and disorderly conduct.

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1:23 p.m. Police responded to the 1500 block of NE 40th Place on a report of an intoxicated subject diving in the parking lot. The subject was cited and released. 9:21 p.m. Police confiscated a knife found in a business in the 2100 block of NW Highway 101.

Nov. 8

12:37 a.m. Police responded to a report of a theft after a complainant said his wallet was stolen and cards were used at multiple businesses in Lincoln City. 11:20 a.m. A female was arrested by police for trespass in the 1800 block of NE Highway 101. 8:34 p.m. Police were advised by a complainant

that see spotted her stolen vehicle in the 1400 block of SE Highway 101. Officers were able to return the vehicle to the owner and arrested a subject who faces multiple changes.

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9:23 a.m. Police responded to the report of a burglary in the 3000 block of NW Jetty. One person was arrested and charged with burglary and providing officers with false information. 6:17 p.m. Officers responded to a report of a disturbance in the 1400 block of NW 17th Street. One subject was arrested and charged with assault, domestic harassment and kidnapping. The subject was transported to the Lincoln County Jail.

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12:26 p.m. Officers cited and released a subject for harass and menacing in the 3700 block of SE High School Drive. 2:46 p.m. Police arrested, cited and released a female for a municipal court warrant out of Sutherlin.

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1:25 p.m. Police responded to the report of a deceased person in the 2700 block of NW Highway 101. 10 p.m. Extra patrol assigned in the 200 block of SW Highway 101 to escort an employee from the business.

Owens named bank manager Longtime community banker Tami Owens has been named branch manager of Oregon Coast Bank’s Pacific City office. Owens, who started her OCB career more than 15 years ago, has filled management positions serving as operations supervisor at the bank’s Lincoln City, Tillamook and Pacific City offices. “Our Pacific City office has shown remarkable growth for 17 years,” Oregon Coast Bank’s President and Chief Executive Officer Lance Nunn said. “That growth can be attributed to the positive relationships between our staff and customers. When the Pacific City Branch Manager position became open, many of those customers expressed their desire for Tami to receive the promotion. We couldn’t agree more –Tami understands the community, our customers and is an exceptional leader.”

Owens is a 25-year Cloverdale resident who is active civically and popular with customers, according to a release from the bank. Owens said she is committed to the local communities served by the bank’s Pacific City office. Owens first moved to the area as a family dairy farmer. Owens and her husband, Jeff Schiewe, raised a blended family of four children. Her husband is a math teacher at Nestucca High School and also serves as the school’s head football and softball coach.

WIC benefits increase in Lincoln County Lincoln County Health and Human Services has released the following new details concerning increases in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). A federally approved increase of WIC’s Cash Value Benefit (CVB) for vegetable and fruit purchases was set to expire Sept. 30. Congress has extended the benefit increase until Dec. 2021. Oregon WIC began implementing the Cash Value Benefit (CVB) increase Oct. 1, until Dec. 3 1, 2021. Lincoln County residents can find out if they are eligible for WIC by calling 541-265-4163 or emailing: lincolncountywic@co.lincoln.or.us. WIC provides federal grants to states for supplemental foods, health care

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ollowing a competitive application process, Business Oregon has selected 20 Oregon communities, including Lincoln County, to receive a total of approximately $1,609,200 in funding. The Economic Development Alliance of Lincoln County (EDALC) has joined nineteen other communities as awardees of the Business Oregon’s 2021-2023 Rural Opportunity Initiative (ROI) grant program. ROI is Business Oregon’s strategic effort to empower rural communities to support entrepreneurs and small business growth. ROI strengthens entrepreneurial ecosystems within and across Oregon’s rural communities with a particular emphasis on diverse

populations and low-income households. Small businesses and entrepreneurs drive rural economies and are a major source of economic opportunity as well as resiliency ROI’s “whole community” approach helps entrepreneurs thrive in the good times and recover faster and stronger following disruptions. In lieu of a “one size fits all” approach, ROI reflects community priorities and acknowledges that the best people to determine the right approach for a community are the residents themselves. EDALC’s ROI work will begin with a coalition of local partners, including Lincoln City, the City of Newport, the City of Toledo, and the Lincoln County Small Business Development Center. As the coalition works through the three stages of the multi-year ROI

program (Concept, Launch and Scale), EDALC will seek to bring in additional Lincoln County municipal partners into the growing county-wide coalition. Lincoln County, as a region, needs a foundational level of services and scaffolding to build up its entrepreneurial ecosystem and support local entrepreneurs. The key components of this foundational work focus on building an entrepreneurial support network, providing targeted support to our local food sector entrepreneurs, coalescing entrepreneurs around our creative economies and offering essential core-level economic development services for entrepreneurs and small businesses alike. ROI is an investment in the vision of rural communities and aligns with

Business Oregon’s strategic plan to innovate Oregon’s economy, grow local businesses, cultivate rural economic stability, and champion opportunity for underrepresented people, according to the release. Business Oregon said it recognizes that rural communities often encounter capacity issues. ROI aims to address that by providing each community access to a program consultant to support their entrepreneurial ecosystem building goals. Entrepreneurial development is a passion of mine. Most of my career, before I became a full-time economic developer, was as a software entrepreneur. Joining the other ROI communities will help EDALC really drill down on one of our key strategic priorities, which is helping Lincoln County

thrive in the years ahead. The Economic Development Alliance of Lincoln County (EDALC) is an independent Oregon nonprofit economic development organization. EDALC staff members work every day to attract, support and grow businesses in Lincoln County to ensure community-wide economic well-being and an improved quality of life. EDALC has served Lincoln County for over 25 years and is governed by a local board of directors. The agency receives funding from local governmental units, local business community and grant dollars. Paul Schuytema is the executive director of the Economic Development Alliance of Lincoln County. He may be reached at 541-265-4544. Learn more at BusinessLincolnCounty.com.

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ur dark and rainy season has arrived. For some people, driving in the rain, especially in the dark, is anxiety-producing. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, there are an average of more than 950,000 automobile crashes each year due to wet pavement which results in approximately 4,700 deaths and 384,000 injuries. But being behind the wheel and a rain-covered windshield doesn’t have to be a nerve-racking experience. Here are some tips for driving in a downpour: 1. Think. We are all guilty of driving out of habit. So as a reminder, when it rains, we often need to adjust our thinking. When conditions are less than ideal, drivers need to stay alert and focused on what’s going on around them. 2. Turn on those headlights. It’s the law in all states to turn on headlights when visibility is low and many states also require having the headlights on when the windshield wipers are in use. Note: Oregon does not require motorists to turn on headlights when wipers are used. Well-working wipers and relatively new (not threadbare) tires are also must-haves when driving in rain. 3. Beware of hydroplaning. That’s what occurs when your tires are getting more traction on the layer of water on the road than on the road itself—the result is that your car begins to slide uncontrollably. It’s easy enough to hydroplane: All you need is one-twelfth of an inch of rain on the road and a speed of more than 35 miles per hour. If you start to hydroplane, let off the accelerator slowly and steer straight until you regain control. 4. Turn off cruise control.

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Leisure, hospitality leading job growth STAFF REPORT

Leisure and hospitality jobs in Clatskanie, Rainier, Columbia County and across the state are leading a surge in job growth. Oregon’s total employment is projected to grow by 317,600 jobs between 2020 and 2030, according to new projections from the Oregon Employment Department. The projections point to historically high job growth between 2020 and 2030 and accounts for recovery from low employment levels in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated recession. In addition, many job openings are expected due to the need to replace workers who leave their occupations. In 2020, there were 1,998,400 jobs in Oregon. The projected 16% increase in employment between 2020 and 2030 includes private-sector gains of 283,500 jobs, growth of 25,700 jobs in government, and an additional 8,300 self-employed Oregonians. Beyond gains associated with the economic recovery from the COVID-19 recession and anticipated economic growth, another 2,197,200 job openings will be created by 2030 to replace workers who retire, leave the labor force for other reasons, or make a major occupational change. Together, the number of job openings due to economic recovery, job growth, and replacements will total 2,514,800. All sectors in Oregon

are expected to add jobs by 2030. Leisure and hospitality is projected to increase the fastest and add the largest number of jobs. The projected gain of 73,800 jobs (46% growth) in leisure and hospitality is mainly driven by the recovery from the pandemic, as restaurants, hotels, and arts, cultural, and recreational establishments are expected to see increased demand as in-person and recreational activities resume. Because of the loss of jobs in leisure and hospitality in 2020, many of the fastest-growing occupations are associated with jobs in this industry. In fact, 10 of the top 20 fastest-growing occupations are in leisure and hospitality. They include cooks, chefs, bartenders, waiters and waitresses, fast food workers, exercise trainers and fitness instructors, and amusement and recreation attendants. The private health care and social assistance sector is projected to add the second-largest number of jobs, with 51,000 jobs (19% growth) over the 10-year period. This growth is attributed to the aging of the state’s population, longer life expectancies, and continued population growth. Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and massage therapists are among the fastest-growing occupations statewide. A broad variety of career opportunities will be available across all sectors, as well as all job types. Onethird of all job openings

will require education or training beyond high school at the typical entry-level education. To meet more competitive education requirements, more than half of job openings require at least some training beyond high school. Occupations with the most job openings, typically requiring a high school diploma or less, include fast food workers, retail salespersons, cashiers, stockers, and order fillers. Those requiring a postsecondary certification or associate’s degree include truck drivers, bookkeepers, and medical and nursing assistants. Occupations with the most total openings requiring at least a bachelor’s degree vary from general and operations managers to registered nurses, software developers, and accountants. All areas of Oregon expect to see job opportunities due to both economic recovery and growth, and to replace workers leaving the labor force in the coming years. The two regions projected to grow at the fastest rates are Central Oregon (18%) and the Portland area (17%). Northwest Oregon is projected to grow at the same rate as Oregon statewide – 16%. All other areas are projected to have slower growth. More information about the 2020-2030 industry and occupational projections for Oregon and sub-state areas can be found at www.qualityinfo.org/projections.

November 16, 2021

Lincoln County: Voices of the Vaccinated Many individuals have different experiences and motivations when it comes to COVID-19 vaccination. Lincoln County Public Health has invited people to share their personal stories and we are sharing those with readers over the coming weeks. If you are looking for a vaccination clinic near you, visit www.co.lincoln.or.us/ “I was super nervous to get the vaccine because I have anxiety, and I kept thinking about all of the unknown long-term effects. However, there are three reasons why I did it anyway. The first is a selfish reason. I thought to myself ‘If I get COVID today, I could die in the next couple of weeks, but if I get the vaccine, the chances are much lower that I’ll get COVID or get a significant case.’ The risk seemed worth it to avoid all the complications of getting the virus. Another reason is that I’m a Christian and I believe Jesus sacrificed everything for me on the cross. He calls us to live in a way that protects and helps our neighbor, even if that means taking a risk. If we are not willing to sacrifice for our neighbors, I believe we are really missing the point of our faith. The final reason is that I want to dance again. I want to go back to regular life. We have so much evidence that vaccination will allow us to do that.”

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USFWS revising critical habitat The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is finalizing a revised designation of critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the northern spotted owl. “After a thorough review of scientific and commercial information and evaluation of public comments received on the proposed rule, we are withdrawing the January 15, 2021 rule which would have excluded 3.4 million acres of designated critical habitat through section 4(b)(2) of the ESA,” the USFWS states in a release. “This final rule excludes 204,294 acres of the 9.6 million acres of critical habitat, which is approximately 2% of the 2012 northern spotted owl designation.” This action will help conserve and recover spotted owls by identifying habitat needed for recovery of northern spotted owls in the long-term, according to the release. Additionally, active management of forests and invasive barred owl populations to make forest ecosystems healthier and more resilient to disease, insect outbreaks and the effects of climate change, such as increased frequency of droughts and catastrophic wildfires, will be vital. “The importance of maintaining high quality habitat for northern spotted owls cannot be overstated in light of the challenges we’re facing with climate change and increasing competition from the invasive barred owl,” USFWS’s Regional Director for the Columbia-Pacific Northwest Robyn Thorson said. “This designation provides a healthy and resilient landscape for the spotted owl and other native Northwest wildlife while still supporting sustainable timber harvest.”

This exclusion includes 184,133 acres of Bureau of Land Management-administered lands allocated for timber harvest in 15 Oregon counties. Their revised Resource Management Plans for western Oregon incorporate key aspects of the Northern Spotted Owl Recovery Plan that will continue to help conserve and improve habitat for the owl over time on these lands. Additionally, approximately 20,000 acres of Indian lands are included in the exclusion. These are lands recently transferred under the Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act to the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians and the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. The northern spotted owl is protected as a threatened species under the ESA, and a critical habitat designation identifies those areas that are essential to recovery of the species. The USFWS found that the 3.4 million acres excluded in the January 15, 2021, revised designation would have left too little habitat to conserve the species, ultimately resulting in the extinction of the northern spotted owl. Critical habitat does not provide additional protections for a species on non-federal lands unless proposed activities involve federal funding or permitting. Critical habitat designations also do not affect land ownership or establish a refuge, reserve, preserve or other conservation area, nor does it allow the government or public to access private lands, according to the USFWS. The final rule is available online at: https://www.federalregister.gov/publicinspection/current.

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Youth share ‘lived-experience of homelessness’ The Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) and Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) are revealing the results of a statewide analysis that examined the need and pipeline for housing and services for youth experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness. Report developers said unique in the study was a comprehensive effort to recruit and engage youth across the state with livedexperience of homelessness to inform and design housing and services programs that may receive state funding. The report offers recommendations to state lawmakers for youth-specific housing interventions, housing and services. The project was born from the 2020 session of the Oregon State Legislature after a proposed bill requested a study to understand better the level of appropriations required to address housing and service gaps statewide for young people. Presenters at the Statewide Symposium on Youth Experiencing Homelessness Programming (YEHP) shared the report titled, “Oregon Statewide Homeless Youth Needs Assessment.”

“We appreciate the work that CSH has done to engage with community partners across the state, as well as with youth and young adults who have experienced, or are currently experiencing, housing instability and homelessness,” Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS), Self-Sufficiency Program Director Dan Haun said. “ODHS will use the results and recommendations from the statewide assessment to inform our ongoing efforts towards supporting youth in our Oregon communities.” “We applaud ODHS for their leadership and collaboration throughout this project. The project serves as a model for other states on how to engage the voices of youth with lived experience when designing housing and service programs that better utilize public resources to address the reality of youth homelessness,” Mountain West at CSH Director Annie Bacci said. “We are excited that this assessment will inform new appropriations from the 2021 legislative session.” The needs assessment required a comprehensive system modeling process that: 1) Outlined the “optimal” housing and services array

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across five regions to estimate the statewide level of need. 2) Completed a statewide financial model outlining the costs of identified housing and services needs from the regional system-modeling. 3) Provided a summary report and recommendations on the findings of the needs assessment. CSH worked with ODHS to recruit critical stakeholders from state systems in juvenile justice, child welfare, education, healthcare and homeless system partners. The agencies also conducted an intensive effort to recruit and engage youth. CSH then segmented the youth into groups under 18 and 18-24 to address the needs specific to each age group. CSH arranged to compensate the youth for their time and expertise.

“We led each regional team through a process of mapping out an ideal system for ensuring youth had the lowest barriers to safe and affordable housing and the services they would need to thrive,” Bacci said. “We are most excited that these youth leaders are still engaged and have begun the process of forming a statewide youth advisory board that will work with leaders to design supportive housing and services.” The report is available on the ODHS Runaway and

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Prescription drug survey The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services is asking for the public’s help before its third annual public hearing on prescription drug prices. The department set up a brief survey – http://dcbspage.org/ RxStories – for consumers to ask questions and share their stories about rising prescription drug prices. Drug prices play a major role in health care decisions of Oregonians and the cost of prescription drugs have steadily increased in the past 10 years, according to the state agency. The department wants to know what questions you have about the increase in prescription drugs and how has it affected you and your family. The hearing is scheduled for 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8. The Prescription Drug Price

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Johnson, who conducted the research as part of his doctoral dissertation at Oregon State. Johnson, who earned his Ph.D. earlier this year, is now a postdoctoral researcher at Arizona State University. The concept for the paper was borne from conversations between Johnson, a native of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. commonwealth in the Western Pacific Ocean, and Watson, a native of England, about what is likely to be lost due to climate change. One thing is the disappearance of ocean conditions they each experienced as children. “All of us have experiences we define as normal under a given set of environmental conditions,” said Johnson, who is has already witnessed climate change impacts such as a devastating coral bleaching event in Saipan. “Properties such as temperature, acidity and oxygen levels define what a given part of the ocean looks like. For both James and me, the ocean experience we grew up with and have memories of will likely not exist for our grandchildren.” Using the last 50 years of ocean conditions as a

measure of stability, the researchers used several climate models to see how six variables affecting ocean conditions might change as the planet warms. They used three warming scenarios with increasing degrees of severity. “Our scenarios included likely, unlikely and highly unlikely degrees of warming, all of which are warmer today than they were 20 years ago,” Johnson said. “In all three scenarios, conditions in more than half of the ocean are going to be novel, meaning new and significantly different, than they have been in the last 50 years.” Much of the change occurs in the ocean’s two extremes: the tropics and the Arctic. The warmest places are seeing warming conditions never seen before, and the coldest places, like the Arctic, are no longer as cold as they once were. The researchers also found that most of those changes will occur by 2060, though most of the change in pH, or acidity, levels is expected much sooner, by the end of the decade. The change is more pronounced for the very large marine protected areas that are designed to preserve

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Climate change is altering familiar conditions of the world’s oceans and creating new environments that could undermine efforts to protect sea life in the world’s largest marine protected areas, new research from Oregon State University shows. The changing conditions also have cultural and economic implications for the people whose traditions and livelihoods are dependent on ocean resources, said James Watson, an assistant professor in OSU’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences and the paper’s co-author. “What we’re looking at here is the potential extinction of a whole environment,” said Watson, who specializes in marine social-ecological systems and understanding complex adaptive systems. “In some places, the environments we have today are not going to exist in the future. We won’t be able to go visit them or experience them. It is an environmental, cultural and economic loss we can’t replace.” The researchers’ analysis of multiple climate scenarios showed: • 60% to 87% of the ocean is expected to experience multiple biological and chemical changes, such as increases in water temperature, higher levels of acidity and changes in oxygen levels, by the year 2060. • The rate of change is expected to be even higher, 76% to 97%, in very large marine protected areas such as Australia’s Great Barrier

threatened species and rare habitats such as coral reefs around the world. As ocean conditions change, animals in those protected areas are likely to seek other locations that are more favorable for their survival. “These marine protected areas are an important tool for achieving conservation goals and can take a lot of political and social will to establish and work as intended,” Johnson said. “In our analysis, 28 out of 29 of these areas will experience changes in conditions that could undermine conservation goals.” The researchers’ findings present a picture of what the future might hold as the planet continues to warm, Johnson said. The research also offers important information to communities, policymakers and managers of protected habitats about how changing ocean conditions might impact them and how they might address those changes.

“For example, tuna thrive in certain ocean conditions. If the ocean gets too warm, the tuna may move to another area,” Johnson said. “If your country depends on tuna for food or livelihood, what impact will that have? “Or if you’re a manager of a protected area, and you’re protecting a species that is no longer in the area, what do you do?” This type of forecasting advances how climate change is quantified, Watson said. It also gives people an opportunity to come to terms with the trauma of what is being lost as well as begin to make plans for a future without those resources. “This kind of work has been done before for changes on land due to climate change, but not for the ocean,” he said. “It’s important to acknowledge and accept what were are likely to lose, and that loss can also help motivate people to begin to adapt.”