Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman Seventy-five cross country (XC) running teams from high schools and middle schools in Oregon and Washington, and as far away as British Columbia, Canada, Chicago,…
Category: Oregon Coast Visitors Assoc. (OCVA)
Oregon coastal visitors should keep away from sea lions on the beach, leash dogs
(NEWPORT, Ore; September 22, 2023) – Public calls reporting sick or dead sea lions on the coast typically increase this time of year as male California sea lions leave California breeding grounds…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Autumn News on Housing, Drought, Spraying, and a Special Show in the Sky
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 9/18/2023 Hello Neighbors and Friends, More money is coming to Lincoln and Benton Counties to address housing and homelessness – but not as much as…
SOLVE Annual Fall Cleanups Saturday Sept. 16th in Nehalem, Manzanita & Rockaway Beach
Get ready to participate in a time-honored tradition as SOLVE presents the Annual Beach & Riverside Cleanup. This eagerly anticipated event brings families and communities together to engage in beach cleanups, river cleanups, habitat restoration projects,…
Biologists ask people not to disturb or pick up fledgling common murres on Oregon beaches
Oregon coast visitors are seeing many dead and dying fledgling common murres right now on state beaches. Some commercial fishermen report also seeing this at sea. At this time of the year,…
BEACH FIRE SAFETY TIPS FROM NEHALEM BAY FIRE & RESCUE (VIDEO)
What is one of the most asked questions on local community social media pages? “Can we have a fire on the beach?” And the answer is “Yes, but …” Please listen to…
Oregon Legislature supports efforts to keep more local seafood local
SALEM – When consumers sit down for seafood dinners on the Oregon Coast, local fare isn’t just assumed; it’s expected. The shocking reality is that 90 percent of the seafood on plates…
Clamming Excursion includes Local Clam Chowder, Local Pottery Bowls – Join Shifting Tides June 20th
Want to catch your meal – go clamming – and then have a local chef treat to you a bowl (in a one-of-kind bowl from a local potter that you get to…
OREGON COAST VISITORS ASSOCIATION AND TRAVEL OREGON CELEBRATE NATIONAL TRAVEL & TOURISM WEEK, ANNOUNCE INCREASING ECONOMIC GAINS THROUGHOUT THE REGION
CONTINUED DEMAND FOR OVERNIGHT ACCOMMODATIONS LEADS TO 26.5% YEAR-OVER-YEAR INCREASE AS WELL AS $13.9 BILLION IN VISITOR SPENDING IN 2022 (MAY 8, 2023 By OCVA) National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW) shines a…
Making Earth Day Every Day – Oregon Coast Visitors Association announces groundbreaking climate mitigation, adaptation and resiliency plan to work on solutions
TILLAMOOK – When people think about industries needing to remake themselves to improve their impact on the environment, not many would automatically picture tourism, but the Oregon Coast Visitors Association is taking…
