By Cara Mico, Assistant Editor The Tillamook Bay Estuaries Partnership (TEP) is a 501(c)(3) with the mission of the conservation and restoration of Tillamook County’s watersheds through active stewardship, scientific inquiry, community…
Category: Climate Change
Air quality advisory for Portland-Vancouver due to smog 8/16/22
OIOpublisher The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Southwest Clean Air Agency issued an air quality advisory Thursday August 16, 2022 for Portland-Vancouver due to elevated levels of ozone pollution, or smog. DEQ and…
CLIMATE CHANGE SERIES: How to talk about coastal flooding
By Cara Mico Coastal flooding is a natural part of the landscape. Nearly 40% of the US population lived on the coast as of 2014, a trend that is increasing. On the…
CLIMATE CHANGE: The ever changing ocean
By Cara Mico In the second of the climate series I’d like to take a look at ocean conditions. The Pacific Northwest Aquatic Marine Educators conference recently took place in Netarts, Oregon…
Merkley, Wyden Champion Critical Projects for Oregon Communities in Federal Funding Bills; Nearly $4 Million Coming to Tillamook County Projects
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced July 29, 2022 they secured funding for essential community projects across Oregon in the Fiscal Year 2023 Senate Appropriations bills. A total of 111 Oregon community-initiated…
Heart of Cartm Celebrates One Year in Wheeler
August 1st, 2022 marks a full year of operating The Refindery, a creative reuse store, in downtown Wheeler. The Heart of Cartm, a nonprofit 501c3 formerly known as CARTM, operator of Manzanita Transfer Station and The Refindery, has fully transformed the…
Climate Change on the Oregon Coast (3-part series)
By Cara Mico Humans are adaptable and extreme weather is part of life on Earth, but the average climate has shifted so drastically in the last century that our infrastructure and behaviors…
Climate change disasters affecting youth mental health, report shows; Extreme weather, wildfires, drought among climate-related stressors
PORTLAND, Ore. — Increasing extreme weather events and climate-related disasters, climate stressors such as water and food insecurity, slow progress from leaders and increased awareness of the negative impacts of climate change…
Manzanita First Coastal City to Ban Plastic Bags
On Sept. 5, Manzanita became the first city on the Oregon coast to ban single-use plastic carryout bags. The ordinance was passed by unanimous vote of the city council and will take…