Our community turned for the January 2026 showing of Rumblings: Preparing for Cascadia. In February 2026 another well attended event featured guest speaker Steve Eberlein with his engaging presentation “Are You Ready to Rock and Roll?”
Thanks to all of you, we exceeded our attendance goals and will receive grant funds to purchase more supplies for the Cape Meares Emergency Preparedness-Conex Box.
These events were sponsored by Governor Kotek’s Plan for a Resilient Oregon (PRO), Cape Meares Emergency Volunteer Corp (CMEVC), Tillamook Emergency Volunteer Corp (TEVC), and the Tillamook County Library. CMEVC is one of two nonprofits in Tillamook County and one of 53 community-based organizations across Oregon involved with informing the Governor’s plan. The PRO will guide the development of Governor Kotek’s 2027-2029 budget and what the legislature funds in 2027 and beyond. TEVC focuses on the City of Tillamook and collaborates with CMEVC and other communities across Tillamook County through their membership in the community-based Tillamook County Civilian Corps Council (TC4). CMEVC is the emergency preparedness arm of the Cape Meares Community Association.

The interesting presentations at the November 2025 Community Meeting have been posted on the website. The links below will take you to the pages where you can open and view a pdf of the presentations: Tillamook Bay Sea Grass Assessment, Estuary Restoration and Fish Passage at Flowerpot Creek, Resilience Team Updates and Tips for Winter Preparedness

Cape Meares Community Association received large grant from Oregon Resiliency and Emergency Preparedness (OREM) for a fully equipped Conex Box!

Huge thanks to Miriam Fultz who was the lead for a grant writing team working with team members Kathy Burke, Pam Robenolt and Charles Ansorge.

After initially receiving a notice from the Oregon Resiliency and Emergency Preparedness (OREM) office in early April that a grant request would not be funded, the lead for Emergency Preparedness for Cape Meares, Kathy Burke, received a surprise call from the OREM informing her that one of the items in our grant request had been funded. The award was for $98,749 for a fully equipped Conex box ($38,150 for the box and $60,599 for the contents).

In June 2025 the Conex box and contents were received and installed in a secured fenced area at the Oceanside Water District -Cape Meares water treatment plant.

The box has an electrical connection for a heater, humidifier, and built-in lighting. The electronic gear includes the ability to communicate with all local GMRS devices, short-wave communication, HAM connection to the world, and StarLink for wi-fi. This is now a “hot spot” for the community if the internet is disrupted.

This electronic gear enables our community to create an Emergency Operations Command Center (EOCC) which includes a 30-day full power back-up system.

CMCA has an agreement with the Oceanside Water District to site the Conex box at the water treatment plant and our water reservoir. This site was chosen for the following reasons:
Location is one of the five designated Assembly Points by DOGAMI,
It is a secure fenced-in compound,
Site has 12 concrete piers installed that reach a depth of nearly 80 feet below the surface to provide stability to the property,
Potable water may be available from the reservoir following an earthquake and tsunami, and
Site is near a drop zone that drones or helicopters may be able to deliver emergency supplies safely.

In order to accept this award from OREM, CMCA in partnership with OWD obtained required permits, insurance, and electrical connections. The box becomes the property of CMCA two years from the time of delivery and installation.

The Community celebrated the contributions of the retiring CMCA President Beverly Stein and Board members Claudia Cameron, John Harland and Steve Quinn. The incoming 2025 CMCA Board was confirmed: Dave Audet (President), Stacy Mason (Secretary), Guy Kyle (Treasurer), Sean Kohles (Assistant Treasurer), Patti and Mike Smith (community center managers), Kathy Burke, Simone Goldfeder, Scott Gordon, Randy Klobas, Jim Cameron, and Steve Lewis.

We have a puzzle exchange at the Community Center! And if you buy a puzzle at Goodwill you can return it for store credit within 30 days and buy another puzzle!

Link to OPB Article December 2024 – Tiny Oregon community works to protect wildlife and water along Cape Meares — the ‘land that walks’

Visit our Watershed Conservancy Project page for more project history and details.

The CMCA Aging with Grace working group (formally the Aging in Place and Preparing for End of Life) has compiled helpful resource links and information on the dedicated Aging with Grace webpage.

Durable Medical Equipment Available

If you need durable medical equipment from walkers to wheelchairs they are available for free by calling Linda Hanratty at 503-812-8889.  The equipment is stored behind the church at 701 Marolf Rd.  The storage facility is open Wednesdays, 1-2:30.  Your other alternative is to post your request on MeWe.

Tillamook County Resources Guide