NORTH COAST COMMUNITIES FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION: Join NCCWP in Rockaway; Thurs. May 30 @ 6:30 for Monthly Public Meeting; in Astoria; Friday May 31 @ 7 PM to see “ONCE A BRAIDED RIVER”

Tomorrow, Thursday, May 30, at 6:30 p.m., North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection will be holding another of its regular “last Thursday of the month” grassroots, public meetings at the St. Mary by the Sea Parish Hall; 275 S. Pacific St.; Rockaway Beach, Oregon. 

Everyone who drinks the water from Jetty Creek, as well as everyone else concerned about protecting watersheds that provide their drinking water, is invited and encouraged to attend. Thanks to everyone who attended the meeting last month. This month, one of the subjects that will be addressed is landslides. There will be a short training session on the use of the State of Oregon SLIDO maps. (SLIDO is an acronym for Statewide Landslide Information Database for Oregon.)

Here are some other topics that may be addressed at the meeting: (1) What questions should communities be asking about their drinking water sources and how they are managed?; (2) What concerns may there be regarding surface water sources, such as Jetty Creek, and groundwater sources, such as the wells the City of Rockaway Beach uses under the Nedonna Beach neighborhood? 3. How can we get involved?

Everyone has a right to abundant clean and safe drinking water. This is a basic human right. Please join us this Thursday, May 30, at St. Mary by the Sea to learn about, and discuss, these important issues. (This will be an “in-person”meeting, but it will also be available on Zoom for those unable to attend.)

“Once a Braided River: How Portland Abused and Degraded the River that Runs Through It”

A new documentary by Barbara Bernstein; 

Presented by North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection

“Once a Braided River” will be shown at The Columbian Theater; 1102 Marine Drive, Astoria, OR;

Friday, May 31 at 7:00 p.m.

$5 at the Door

On May 31st at 7 pm, head on down to the Columbian Theater in Astoria for a screening of Once a Braided River, and Q+A with Barbara Bernstein! We will say a few words introducing and giving updates about NCCWP before introducing the film. 

Here’s a description of what you will see:  ‘Once a Braided River’ How Portland abused and degraded the river that runs through it- A new Documentary by Barbara Bernstien. ‘Once a Braided River’ begins with the story of the river before it was transformed into a superfund site and features community groups and activists working to replace the current industrial sanctuary with a green working waterfront defined by good jobs, cleanenergy, and healthy ecosystems. The documentary explores their vision to reclaim this stretch of river as a place where people and wildlife who depend upon the river for their homes, jobs and migration routes can thrive.