Facing an 'Independence Daze'

The rocky headland at Pirate Cove, bleached white by the residue of nesting marine birds, became a battleground between Depoe Bay and federal wildlife officials after a prominent local environmentalist complained that the annual 3rd of July fireworks display spooked the cormorants. (Courtesy photo by Mike Messersmith)

Depoe Bay scrambles to fill fireworks void with replacement event

DEPOE BAY — Chamber of Commerce officials have declared “Independence Daze” as the replacement for its annual 3rd of July Fireworks, the popular event killed by a U.S. Fish & Wildlife study that said the explosive display drove away 5 percent of the nesting cormorants at nearby Pirate Cove.

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