SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon National Guard will be conducting Individual Weapons Qualifications at Camp Rilea Armed Forces Training Center, near Warrenton, Oregon on Saturday, February 3, 2024, and will establish a marine danger zone, ensuring…
Category: Clatsop County
OHA, DEQ announce Oregon beaches to be monitored for bacteria in 2024/2025; Seven Beaches in Tillamook County – Short Sand, Manzanita, Rockaway, Twin Rocks, Oceanside, Cape Kiwanda, Neskowin
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) has finalized a list of beaches to be monitored for unsafe levels of bacteria during the 2024 and 2025 monitoring seasons. The list was created based on…
Salmon Shark Washes Ashore at Cannon Beach, Recovered by Seaside Aquarium Nov. 10th
Today we recovered a 30-pound salmon shark from Cannon Beach. Though it was not alive, it can still yield valuable information. A necropsy will be performed sometime in the future, hopefully with…
Tillamook County District Attorney Issues Statement: Investigation Finds Rockaway Beach Officer Involved Shooting Sept. 7th Justified
By Katie Frankowicz, KMUN Radio News Director ROCKAWAY BEACH, Ore. — The fatal shooting of a Rockaway Beach man by officers in September was justified according to findings released this week. In…
Oregon State Police Respond to Active Burglary in Clatsop County, Find Apple-Eating Elk
(Clatsop, County; November 2, 2023) – OSP troopers were recently alerted to an in-progress burglary. Upon arrival, the troopers located a suspect, a mature bull elk, on an enclosed front porch helping…
Gray Whale Migration Has Begun – Whales Spotted at Tillamook Bay Bar, Seaside Cove
Some great tail action at the Cove this morning (10/31/23)! And some amazing video of whale breaches at the entrance to Tillamook Bay yesterday (10/30/23)! Here’s some information about gray whales from…
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Wildlife Center of the North Coast Needs Tillamook County Transport Volunteers; Get TIckets Now for Founder’s Night Fundraiser Oct. 29th
Looking for a volunteer opportunity that gets you outside and helps wildlife?? Here you go … The Wildlife Center of the North Coast is in need of TRANSPORT VOLUNTEERS willing to help…
ODFW seeks North Coast rep for Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program – Apply by Oct. 23
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — ODFW is seeking applicants for one open position representing the North Coast area on the Salmon and Trout Enhancement Program (STEP) Advisory Committee. Interested individuals should apply by Oct. 23,…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Bag limit increased for hatchery coho salmon in Big Creek starting Oct. 7
(Oct. 6, 2023; SALEM, Ore.) – Recent returns of coho to Big Creek Hatchery indicate that broodstock levels will be met and returns are sufficiently high to allow anglers to retain one additional…
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE SENATOR SUZANNE WEBER: Rural Northwest Oregon Updates Volume 29
By State Sentator Suzanne Weber September seems to have flown by. My colleagues and I came together in the Capitol for legislative days last week. While we were there for committee meetings…