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Field Trip: Beaver Creek State Natural Area and Ona Beach in Newport
August 17 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Saturday, August 17th, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm (including drive time)
Field Trip: Beaver Creek State Natural Area and Ona Beach in Newport
Trip Leader: Alexandria Kurowski
Escape the late-summer heat with an easy field trip to a unique and diverse set of plant habitats! We’ll start the morning observing various wetland species such as sedges (Carex sp.), western water hemlock (Cicuta douglasii), and more on a brief hike through the Beaver Marsh area. After lunch, we’ll travel over to Ona Beach across Highway 101 to see coastal species such as more sedges, seaside sandwort (Honckenya peploides), American searocket (Cakile edentula), and hopefully many others!
Due to South Beaver Creek Road being closed, we’ll have a short (1/2 mile) hike to the boardwalk area from the visitor’s center at Beaver Creek, and potentially another 0.3 miles down the Beaver Marsh Trail if the trail is dry enough. Afterwards, we’ll drive over to Ona Beach parking area and walk to the beach from there, about another 0.3 miles for a total of a little over a mile of walking for the entire trip. There is very minimal elevation gain. Please bring lunch and water, dress appropriately for variable weather conditions (could be quite warm at the marsh and windy and cold at the beach), and I’d suggest bringing binoculars if you have an interest in birdwatching.
We will meet at the Oregon State University, Wilkinson Hall parking lot (44.569, -123.281) southwest of Java Crew Corvallis at 26th and Monroe at 9:00 am. To sign up for this field trip, please contact Alex at: ku******@or*********.edu
