Exploring Oregon's Marine Reserves, Part Three - Otter Rock, Cape Perpetua, and Redfish Rocks

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This is part three of our series celebrating 10 years of Oregon’s Marine Reserve Program. For those who aren’t familiar, a Marine Reserve is an area within coastal waters dedicated to scientific research and conservation.

Think of it as a combination of an underwater State Park, a wildlife preserve, and a living laboratory!

Here in Oregon, we have five designated Marine reserves. From North to South, they are located offshore of Cape Falcon, Cascade Head, Otter Rock, Cape Perpetua, and way down South near Port Orford, Redfish Rocks.

In part one, we got a great high level overview of Oregon's Marine Reserve System with former Marine Reserve Program Leader, Cristin Don.

In part two, we heard from Nadia Gardner with Cape Falcon on the North Coast, and Duncan Berry with Cascade Head near Lincoln City.

You can find those episodes, along with all of our shows, at coast range dot ORG.

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Ok, back to today’s episode! For part three of our Marine Reserve series, we’ll hear from folks representing community groups supporting Otter Rock (Roy Anderson), Cape Perpetua (Katy Bear Nalven), and Redfish Rocks (Tom Calvanese).

If these episodes inspire you to get involved with any of the community groups, or learn more about the science and research happening at the reserves go to omrp.org for more information and web links.

If you have feedback or suggestions for future shows and guests, my email is [e-mail].
Show notes:

Oregon Marine Reserve Partnership: https://omrp.org/

Friends of Otter Rock Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofOtterRockMR/

Cape Perpetua Collaborative: https://capeperpetuacollaborative.org/

Redfish Rocks Community Team: http://www.redfishrocks.org/

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Marine Reserve Site: https://oregonmarinereserves.com/

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