The Lincoln County Historical Society welcomes you to the second of our three science talks in conjunction with our new exhibit, Cycles of Nature, which explores how human activity impacts nature and its cycles. This talk will be on Thursday, August 15th at 6pm at the Doerfler Family Theater in the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center .

Ryan Parker will discuss his experience with mitigating marine debris along the Oregon Coast and his efforts to improve the ecosystem by preventing pollution at its various sources. He’s also going to discuss the economic factors that affect plastic waste and infrastructure projects that are being developed to prevent future marine debris from entering the ocean.

Ryan is an environmental advocate who has lived in Lincoln County since 2008 and is employed in natural resources management for the State of Oregon. His project is a personal effort conducted during his free time. His installation Removal of Plastics in the Agate Beach Dune Field- Summer 2021 is on display at Cycles of Nature.

Our final talk in this series will be Thursday, September 12th at 6pm by Dr. Bob Dziak, NOAA Scientist: Echoes beneath the waves: Analysis of human-made and natural ocean sounds for insights into the state of marine ecosystems 

The Lincoln County Historical Society manages the PMHC, the Burrows House Museum, the Log Cabin Research Library, and two artifact storage facilities, all in Newport. We are dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history of the central Oregon coast.

-Photo: Ryan Parker