OIOpublisher The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce the closure of recreational and commercial razor clamming from the Columbia River to Tillamook Head (south of…
Category: Clatsop County
Stories of Ships: More Than the Morning Star – Calvin Tibbets builds the Pioneer in Clatsop County
EDITOR’S NOTE: When Jerry Sutherland shared some additional information about his upcoming presentation “Ships of Farmers” at Tillamook County Pioneer Museum (https://www.tillamookcountypioneer.net/ships-of-the-farmers-at-the-tillamook-county-pioneer-museum-sunday-march-10th/), and he mentioned a ship called the “Pioneer” that was…
Coast Guard rescues sailor in distress west of Columbia River entrance
WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued a sailor Saturday evening, March 2nd after his sailing vessel started taking on water 10 miles west of the Columbia River entrance. A Coast Guard…
Razor clamming reopens March 1 on Clatsop Beach
ASTORIA, Ore.—Razor clamming will reopen on Clatsop Beach (from Tillamook Head in Seaside to the mouth of the Columbia River) on Friday, March 1. This area had been closed to protect undersize…
Rare Columbia River spruce swamp now conserved by coastal land trust
Much of the original forested floodplain along the Oregon side of the lower Columbia River has long since been logged off and diked for pasture. Blind Slough Swamp Preserve is an exception….
Help replant a forest reserve along the Necanicum River Feb. 13th
North Coast Land Conservancy has been working hard to remove invasive Japanese knotweed at its Necanicum Forest Habitat Reserve, adjoining Klootchy Creek County Park outside Seaside. On Wednesday, Feb. 13, from 10…
Major proposal for Oregon’s corporate forestlands to be unveiled; Chuck Willer speaks at Tolovana Hall Feb. 8
CANNON BEACH — Chuck Willer, executive director of the Coast Range Association, will speak at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at Tolovana Hall, 3779 S. Hemlock St. in Cannon Beach. Willer’s presentation…
MISSING PERSON: Search continues for Paul Jensen in North Tillamook County
Please keep a lookout, Paul Jensen is still missing. Last seen Jan. 24. His car was found in Manzanita at friend’s beach house. He was planning to hike Oswald Park towards Cape…
Haystack Rock Awareness Program (HRAP) Readies for 2019 Season Launch Feb. 1st
The Haystack Rock Awareness Program (HRAP) is excited to announce its 34th season on the beach! Having educated over one million visitors and tens of thousands of students over those years, the…
COASST Beached Bird Training Sessions in Astoria Jan. 26, Tillamook Jan. 27
Join the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) in Astoria or Tillamook, OR and help make a difference for the environment! Upcoming Dates Sat JAN 26 – 10:00 AM – 4:00…