4125 N Colonial Ave, Portland, OR 97217-3338
Phone: (503) 775-3828
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What
to Bring
Base Camp
Option 1: Camping.
- Tent & camping gear
- Mattress Pad
- Sleeping bag
Option 2: Staying in the lodge
(requires an extra fee).
- Sleeping bag (beds only provide bare mattresses)
Everyone Brings...
- Flashlight or lamp
- Toiletries: Soap, tooth brush, floss, razor, shampoo (only limited
access to showers), etc
- Roll of toilet paper
- 2 Large Towels.
- Alarm clock (battery operated or wind up)
Food
- Provide your own Friday Dinner before the program starts at
7pm.
- Sack Lunches for Saturday & Sunday
- Snack foods for 4 days.
- Foods you feel you need if you have a special diet to adhere to
- Any wild food that you've previously prepared, are proud of making,
and would like to share with the rest of us. Wild flours, jams,
syrups, canned foods, pickles, nuts, beans, fruit leathers, etc.
Note that Native Shores provides breakfasts and dinners beginning
Saturday breakfast, ending Monday breakfast.
Field Trips
- Oregon Shellfish Collecting License (See below)
- $8-10/person for car pooling contribution
- Day Pack for carrying food, extra clothing, and raingear
- Water bottle
- Field worthy note pads & pencils
- Old wetable tennis shoes
- Rain gear / Wide-brimmed waterproof rain hat that ties to the head
is much better than a hood
- Hunting Knife preferably in sheathe for hanging on your belt
- Scissors preferably in sheathe for hanging on your belt
- Pocket-sized Water-proof bag (Ziplock) for your wallet &
watch
- 6 white plastic grocery bags
- **Garden Rake (hard dirt-style rake, not soft leaf rake) or a Clam
Rake
- **Shovel
- **3-5 gallon plastic pail
**Use of these can be rented for the duration of the event for an
additional $12
Optional
- Clam Gun (tube-style suction device). If you already own or can
borrow one, bring it.
- 2 or 3 of your favorite wild food books
- Sunscreen
- Leather gloves for protecting hands while collecting mussels.
- Some people prefer wadders to tennis shoes, but they are burdensome
to carry around.
- A musical instrument, drums, a song, a dance, and a folk tale to
tell for the evenings.
- A vehical that can carry 5-8 people for group travel to various
habitats.
Clothing
- 4 changes of cloths
- Prepare for temperatures usually ranging from 40 F at night to
50-75 F during the day.
- Encampment Clothing: Bring clothing for comfort.
- For coastal forests: Bring rugged but layered cloths that will keep
you warm in the wind and rain or can be removed to keep you cool on
hot dry days, raingear, a wide brimmed hat, and hiking boots.
For seaside trips:
- Tennis shoes (old tossable or thrift store specials that can get
wet) for foot protection and stability in sharp unstable rocky
areas.
- Warm layered clothing that can get wet and dirty - preferably: old
wool socks, pants, sweaters and other clothing that will keep you
warm even when wet. All seashore clothing should be layered and able
to withstand immersion in salt water and protect your body (knees,
shins, and hands) from a fall on sharp rocks. If you do not currently
have much wool, check out thrift stores for old sweaters and pants.
Wet suits might be overkill as most people will only get wet from
their knees to their waist.
- Inappropriate Clothing for climbing surf rocks: sandals/flip flops,
shorts, and light summer cotton clothing. Bare feet and sandals are
inappropriate for walking on sharp barnacles, sharp rocks, and
slippery sea life. Poor footwear is dangerous and slows us all
down.
Shellfish Licenses
Shellfish licenses are now required for anyone over 13 years of age
to collect shellfish in Oregon.
In-state licenses are $6.50/year,
A 3 day out-of-state license costs $9 or $16.50/year.
A 3-Day license must specify the days you intend to do the
collecting - Specify Saturday, Sunday & Monday.
You must have the License with you during the workshop or you will
only be allowed to watch or help someone else. If shellfish are found
in your possession on the beach, and you don't have a license, the
fine is $75 and up. A license can be purchased "PRIOR" to our events
at any Oregon Fred Meyer, GI Joes, Bi-Mart, Walmart, and other
sporting goods stores. If you have any questions call the Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife at 800-720-6339 within Oregon or
503-947-6000 if out of State. There is a more detailed informational
page here. A license can be ordered by mail but the
process takes about a month. DO NOT wait until the last minute!
Note that a license will not guarantee us the ability to collect
shellfish if there is a marine toxin advisory from the Department of
Fish & Wildlife, The Department of Health, or the USDA. In such
cases, we will still dig a few representative clams, we'll just not
be able to eat them.
Travelers'
Resources
Driving: If you are driving, stop in at the Fred Meyer
shopping center in Tillamook to purchase your Annual In-State or
3-day Out-of-State "Oregon Shellfish License" for Sat, Sun, Mon (NOT
for Friday) before continuing on to Rockaway. Note that: WE DO NOT
HAVE ACCESS TO AND CANNOT DISTURB OUR BASE CAMP SITE PRIOR TO 4PM
FRIDAY. So if you find our site before then, go sight seeing and
do not approach the site. Another group will be using it until 4.
After 4pm, come in to register for Native Shores.
Flying: If you are flying to Oregon make sure you know your
Oregon travel plans prior to arriving. Any information below is
subject to change. Call transportation venues early to make your
plans. Here is a Portland
map that takes you by highway from the Airport across town to
Highway 26. Just follow the red line.
Renting a car is the easiest and most hassel free option. Contact
us if you want to see if you can share rental costs with another
person flying in. Sharing works out sometimes and can save you lots
of money. You increase your chances of making sharing work if you
flight arrives very early on the Friday.
Alternatively, we might be able to connect you with a local person
who can give you a ride. The earlier you let us know of your interest
in sharing, the better the chances that we will be able to connect
you with someone. If you are driving, stop in at the Fred Meyer
shopping center in Tillamook to purchase your 3-day Out-of-State
"Oregon Shellfish License" for Sat, Sun, Mon (NOT for Friday) before
continuing on to Rockaway. Note that: WE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO AND
CANNOT DISTURB THE SITE PRIOR TO 4PM FRIDAY. So if you find our
site before then, go sight seeing and do not approach the site.
Another group will be using it until 4. After 4pm, come in to
register for Native Shores.
If you are relying on public transportation, call the appropriate
numbers below and determine all your connections before you get here.
Buses and trains only run at certain times to certain locations.
Routes and times may change, so do not depend on something someone
told you from a prior Rendezvous. If you are going to depend on
public transportation follow the directions below.
Public Transportation: From the Portland Airport to Portland to
Tillamook to Rockaway for Native Shores:
1) FLY
INTO THE PORTLAND AIRPORT EITHER BEFORE 7AM OR 11AM.
2) Take
the MAX Mass Transit Train to Portland (About $2 using the same
ticket covers the whole trip from the Airport to the Greyhound
Station. About 1hr 30 min includes a stop for licensing): Take the
Max Train's Red line from the Airport to the Gateway Transit Station.
Visit Fred Meyer store's Customer Service Desk to buy a 3-day
Out-of-State "Oregon Shellfish License" for Sat, Sun, Mon (NOT for
Friday). Get back on MAX's Red Line, continuing towards downtown and
take it to the Rose Quarter Stop. From the Rose Quarter transfer to
Bus #77 (heading to west downtown), which will soon arrive at the
Greyhound Bus Station (NW Gleason & 6th Ave).
3)
Portland to Tillamook (About $10 one way): From the Greyhound Bus
Station take the Tillamook County Bus (Not a Greyhound Bus) at either
10:30am or 3:10pm - the only times available. Arriving in Tillamook
either 12:30pm or 5pm.
4)
Tillamook to Rockaway (About $2 one way): Take the Tillamook County
Bus North towards Manzanita at either 1:30pm, 3:30pm, or 5:30pm. This
bus takes about 1/2 hour to get to Rockaway and does NOT run after
5:30pm.
5) WE
DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO AND CANNOT DISTURB THE SITE PRIOR TO 4PM
FRIDAY. So, if you get into town before 4 pm stay in Rockaway and
visit the Library and/or the Visitor Information Center and/or Lake
Lytle until about 4pm, then walk North on the main road (Hwy 101) to
our site at 882 N Miller St (Between 8th & 9th Ave). Miller St
runs parallel to and just left (West) of the main road. If you arrive
into Rockaway after 4pm, ask the bus driver to drop you off at North
9th Ave at the side of the road. Cross the street, then the RR
Tracks, and find 882 N Miller.
Maps
Emergency Ambulance/Fire/Police: 911
General Transportation Numbers that Might be Helpful
(800) 231-2222 Portland Airport
(877) 739-4636 Portland International Airport
(503) 842-2413 Tillamook Airport: Oregon 97141
(214) 849-8966 National Greyhound Customer Service www.greyhound.com
(503) 243-2361 Portland Greyhound Customer Service / Ticket
Office
(503) 238-7433 Max local transportation in Portland: www.tri-met.org
or
(503) 842-8283 Portland To Rockaway Bus System:
www.tillamookbus.com/route-schedules.html
Oregon
(800) 551-6949 Oregon State Parks: 503-986-0707
www.oregonstateparks.org
(800) 452-5687 Camping Reservations
(800) 547-7842 "Where to Stay in Oregon" Guide
(800) 944-6196 Oregon Bed & Breakfast Guide
(800) 841-5448 Border to Border Bed & Breakfast Directory
Rockaway Beach, Oregon, 97136
(503) 355-2291 City Hall. 276 Highway 101 S,
(503) 355-2665 Library. 120 S Coral St.
(503) 355-9600 Community Center. 2310 Highway 101 N
(503) 355-8108 Visitor Information Center. Red Cabboose.
Tillamook, Oregon, 97141
(503) 842-4444 County Hospital: 1000 3rd St
(503) 842-7525 Chamber of Commerce:, www.tillamookchamber.org
(503) 842-4792 Library: 210 Ivy Ave.
www.co.tillamook.or.us/gov/Library/
(503) 815-1300 Tillamook Cheese Factory: 4175 Hwy 101 N,.
www.tillamookcheese.com
(503) 842-8222x120 Outdoor Guided and Educational Tours:
www.tbcc.cc.or.us/~water/
(503) 842-4553 Pioneer Museum: 2106 Second St.
http://www.tcpm.org
(503) 842-1130 Tillamook Air Museum: 030 Hangar Rd.
http://www.tillamookair.com
(541) 757-7236 Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge
(800) 551-6949 Cape Meares Scenic Viewpoint.
www.oregonstateparks.org/park_181.php
(503) 842-4981 Cape Lookout State Park: (800) 551-6949.
www.oregonstateparks.org/park_186.php
Portland, Oregon
(503) 228-9411 Chamber of Commerce, www.pdxchamber.org
(503) 275-8355 Portland Information Center ,
www.travelportland.com
(503) 872-2750 Northwest Outdoor Maps, Books, Guides, Resources,
Directories www.naturenw.org/
(503) 228-4651 Powells Book Store
(503) 226-2811 Museum
(503) 988-5234 Library
Plan a trip to various parts of Portland using the Max:
www.tri-met.org or 503-238-7433
Note that by using their web site or by calling Max, you can find
transportation to most places in the greater Portland area within 20
to 50 minutes for around $2.50.
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