A communityâs health is tied to the health of its land and rivers, scientists, environmentalists and Indigenous people agreed last week at a two-day Columbia River conference.
Speakers at the âLower Columbia River Estuary: One River, Ethics Matterâ conference shared the myriad ways that the Columbia River shapes their lives and why it needs to be protected.
âWe all have an obligation to save our water. The water is ours to protect, for our ancestors and future generations to come,â said Philip Harju, chairman of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe.
Last weekâs two-day conference helped the approximately 500 attendees examine the history of the local watershed, the riverâs connections to Indigenous peoples and the future of stewardship for the river, especially as the Columbia River Treaty is renegotiated.
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As far as outdoors hobbies go, birding has a particularly low bar to clear for admission. Essentially, if you can see a bird and point at it, youâre in. Even then, if youâve got a good enough ear, a person could always denote the presence and origin of a bird just by the features of its call.
Of course, birders can always get better at birding. Itâs always possible to take better notes, or memorize more species, or fine-tune field identification methods. Moreover, the longer one pays attention to the birds the better their luck becomes. Over time, a person develops a sense for where the pretty birds like to congregate at various times of the year. And other times, a bald eagle or an albatross might just fall right into your lap, or, at least very nearby.
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