OIOpublisher By Glenna Gray and Carl Whiting, North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection (NCCWP) Despite the fact that the Oregon Department of Forestry offered a public showing of a proposed timber clearcut…
Category: Clatsop County
ODF TOUR JULY 2nd CANCELLED at Hug Point; Local Organizations Plan Rally for Trees July 2nd, Hug Point – ODF PLANS CLEAR-CUT ABOVE HUG POINT AND ARCADIA
EDITOR’S NOTE: Kate J. Skinner, Tillamook District Forester, Oregon Department of Forestry notified the Pioneer today that ODF’s Astoria District has cancelled the July 2nd tour. WHEN: TUESDAY JULY 2 @ 9:00…
ODF PLANS CLEAR-CUT ABOVE HUG POINT AND ARCADIA – PUBLIC TOUR JULY 2nd
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…
Coast Guard completes phase II of Astoria-based housing project
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 residences…
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…