Sunfish and Trash?!?!?

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Even though our official time of the beach has come to an end, we are still plenty busy. Last week a giant Mola Mola (a.k.a. a Pacific Sunfish) washed up onto the beach. A few of our staff members went down to see it and take pictures. They even dissected the one of the giant eyeballs...for educational purposes of course! Come see us on the beach next summer, and hopefully it will be on display! If you would like to know more about the Pacific Sunfish, go read the Tidepool Tuesday post on Facebook. 



Now onto trash! In August, HRAP partnered with Sea Turtles Forever/Blue Wave to remove micro-plastics from the beach in front of Haystack Rock. We did not want to just put the plastic we removed back in the trash, luckily our outreach coordinator, Pooka, had an idea. She is turning the pieces into the most beautiful pieces of jewelry for people to wear. It started with a Discover Haystack Rock event, where we just filled glass bottles with them and tied a string around it. 

                                     

Since, then Pooka has created hand made bracelets, earrings, and necklaces. All of the pieces are one of a kind. None look exactly the same! We call this new project the Haystack Rock Trash Talk Project. Very soon, the Trash Talk pieces will be in some Cannon Beach Stores and even online. To keep up with updates on the project, go check out the Haystack Rock Trash Talk Facebook page. This is another super easy and fashionable way to support the program. 



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