After a “lights out” early season for the Buoy 10 fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington are adjusting regulations to manage Chinook harvest…
Category: Announcements
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: ODFW Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Update 8/20/26; Regulatory changes ocean commercial Dungeness crab fishery to address whale entanglements
Since 2019, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has been implementing measures to reduce the risk of whale entanglements in the commercial crab fishery. These measures are foundational to…
Tillamook Air Museum Announces Partnership with Vintage Air Museum
The Port of Tillamook Bay Commissioners at their meeting August 19, 2026, approved a term sheet for the land lease and future sale of Tillamook’s historic World War II-era Hangar B to…
Port of Garibaldi Announces Dredging of Navigation Channel to Start Aug. 20th; Boat Basin Dredging Also Planned in mid-September
Dredging of the federal navigation channel near the Port of Garibaldi is scheduled to begin August 20 and continue into early November. Work will generally take place during the larger ebb…
EFM announces acquisition of 29,000-Acre Nehalem Rainforest, Expanding Climate-Smart Forestry Portfolio on Oregon’s North Coast
Acquired by the EFM-Sojitz Forest Fund, EFM Fund IV, and private investors, the 29,000-acre property expands opportunities for sustainable timber production, carbon sequestration, and conservation at scale. (PORTLAND, OR), – EFM…
Independent Candidate Takes Unconventional Path in Oregon Senate District 16
(ROCKAWAY BEACH, OR) — Melisa Finkle, a 10‑year investigator with the State of Oregon, is taking an unconventional approach in her run for Senate District 16: she is declining endorsements, donor networks,…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Chinook fishing closed in ocean from Cape Falcon to Leadbetter Pt.
(NEWPORT, OR) – Chinook salmon fishing closes tonight, Aug. 17 from Leadbetter Pt., WA to Cape Falcon, OR. Hatchery coho fishing will continue in this area. Projected harvest of Chinook salmon…
TILLAMOOK AIR MUSEUM – HANGAR B STORM DAMAGE CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
August 7, 2026 As we previously shared, the Port of Tillamook Bay is moving forward with the first phase of work to address the December 2025 storm damage to Hangar B…
PAUSE ON PLASTICS RECYCLING PROGRAM IN NORTH TILLAMOOK COUNTY
North County Community, Due to unforeseen circumstances (lack of volunteers), the HUGGS North County recycling program has to PAUSE for at least 6 weeks. We are exploring other options to continue…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY FAMILY YMCA ANNOUNCES OPENING OF FITNESS CLASS STUDIO LATER THIS YEAR IN FORMER ST. PETER CHURCH
The Tillamook County Family YMCA is excited to share that later this year the group fitness classes will be moving into a newly dedicated fitness studio. The studio will be at…
