Oregon Department of Forestry plans to clear-cut 77 acres of public forest containing the drinking watershed for Arcadia Sands / Picture Windows residents. This cut, called the Norriston Heights Timber Sale, abuts…
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Coast Guard completes phase II of Astoria-based housing project
OIOpublisher ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for 12 new family-housing units, including two American Disabilities Act compatible homes, and a maintenance building, Thursday, at the newly built…
Junior Naturalists Summer Camp: A week of outdoor fun – July 22-26
Astoria, OR, — Wildlife Center of the North Coast is excited to announce the launch of their first ever summer camp for kids! Limited spaces available, be sure to register as soon…
Coast Guard airlifts stranded hiker at Ecola State Park
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard airlifted a hiker stranded on a rock piling at Ecola State Park, Wednesday night, June 12th. An aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, from Coast Guard…
Coast Guard responds to vessel grounded on Columbia River sand bar Sunday June 2nd
ASTORIA, Ore.— The Coast Guard responded to a 738-foot motor vessel which ran aground on the Miller Sands Bar, east of Tongue Point, Sunday. The vessel was able to pull itself off…
Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve – Two Events June 8th: Bird Monitoring in Cannon Beach; Movie Screening in Nehalem
Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve is pleased to join with partner organizations to bring you two local events on Saturday, June 8, 2019 Oregon’s Seabirds: Talk & Monitoring Training Saturday, June…
Columbia Pacific CCO leads opioid epidemic talks with White House drug policy advisor
A top White House advisor from the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy traveled to coastal Oregon last week to learn from promising work being done to mitigate the opioid…
SADDLE MOUNTAIN PUBLIC ACCESS CLOSED MAY 28 – 31
Saddle Mountain State Natural Area will be closed to public access May 28 – 31 for various maintenance projects in the area. The park is expected to reopen at its usual time…
Conservancy to hold first-ever Concert in the Barn at Circle Creek June 15th
North Coast Land Conservancy’s summer-long 15th anniversary celebration of Circle Creek Conservation Center continues Saturday, June 15, at 2 p.m. with a concert by the North Coast Chamber Orchestra. Tickets ($15) are…
Coast Guard rescues two trapped by high tide at Ecola State Park
EDITOR’S NOTE: It was a busy day on Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain. There was also a fall from one of viewpoints at MP 41, and rescue mid-morning on Sunday May 19th. We will provide…