OUTDOOR ADVENTURE Whether you like your outdoor adventure to be placid or adventuresome, Lincoln City’s gorgeous natural spaces beckon. The Cascade Head UNESCO Biosphere Region is a special treasure. Keep your eyes open for a prolific diversity of wildlife, including black bears, cougars, elk, osprey, bald eagles, peregrine falcons, five species of salmon, and gray and humpback whales, as well as four federally listed endangered species: the spotted owl, marbled murrelet, coho salmon, and the Oregon silverspot butterfly. Hundreds of plant species from lichen to cedars thrive here too. We are the Biosphere Spanning over 100,000 miles, the diverse UNESCO Cascade Head Biosphere Region encompasses the Salmon River and its estuary, a sandy coastal spit, densely forested uplands, a two-mile basalt headland covered in native coastal prairie, a marine reserve stretching west into the waters of the Pacific Ocean, and a good portion of the city itself. Designated globally, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) Biosphere Regions promote conservation and sustainability. There are 47 such regions in the U.S. and only one in Oregon, established in Lincoln City in 1976. The Biosphere is a unique land/sea connection and a place for all species, with a mission to foster generations of engaged stewards, where nature has rights, art illuminates science, and research drives climate action. Learn more at CascadeHead.org. Explorations in Nature Did you know There are 738 biosphere regions in 134 countries on Earth, which serve as learning places for sustainable development. 28
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