ASTORIA — Periodic closures of the Yaquina Bay (Newport) and Astoria-Megler (Astoria) bridges begin Wednesday, March 2, as part of an effort to relocate cormorants. The bridges will be under construction for protection work and…
Category: Clatsop County
ARCADIA BEACH STATE RECREATION SITE PARKING LOT CLOSED NOV. 23-24
CANNON BEACH, Oregon – A contractor will expand the Arcadia Beach State Recreation Site parking lot Nov. 23-24, as well as repair soft spots, add new gravel and then grade the entire…
TWO NORTH COAST LOGGING FIRMS EARN AWARD OF MERIT FOR THEIR HARVEST PRACTICES
ASTORIA, Ore. – Two North Coast logging firms have been honored for their logging practices with an Award of Merit from the Northwest Oregon Regional Forest Practices Committee, an advisory body to…
Land conservancy establishes Rainforest Reserve after five-year campaign
Located adjacent to Oswald West State Park and above Cape Falcon Marine Reserve, the Rainforest Reserve is part of an uninterrupted 32-square-mile conservation corridor that stretches from the summits of 3,000-foot peaks…
Good Samaritans Rescue Stranded Sea Turtle
From the Seaside Aquarium: A 50 pound, olive ridley sea turtle was found one mile north of the Peter Iredale shipwreck in Hammond, Oregon yesterday October 27,2021. The turtle was found by…
Columbia Pacific CCO Invests $120,000 in Northwest Oregon Harm Reduction Programs
SEASIDE, Oregon — Today, Columbia Pacific CCO announced a $120,000 grant to support life-saving harm reduction programs in the three counties we serve – with $70,000 going to Clatsop County to support ongoing…
Wildlife Center of the North Coast Annual Founder’s Event – Online Auction Opens Oct. 10th; Tickets to event Oct. 17th available now
Astoria, OR, October 1, 2021 – Please join your local Wildlife Center for their 2021 virtual Founder’s Event. This annual fundraiser helps raise critical funds needed to keep the Wildlife Center’s doors…
Cannon Beach and Tolovana State Park beach health advisory lifted Sept. 30
PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) today September 30, 2021 lifted a public health advisory for contact with ocean water at Cannon Beach and Tolovana State Park, located in Clatsop County. The health authority issued…
Big Creek opens early (Oct. 1) for fishing due to large hatchery coho run
ASTORIA, Ore.—Big Creek (lower Columbia River tributary east of Astoria) will open to fishing more than two weeks early to allow anglers to access an expected large hatchery coho salmon run and…
Cannon Beach and Tolovana State Park health advisory issued Sept. 28; OHA issues advisory due to high bacteria levels
PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is issuing a public health advisory today for unsafe levels of fecal bacteria in ocean waters at Cannon Beach and Tolovana State Park in Clatsop County. People should avoid…