EDITOR’S NOTE: Have you been hearing about IP28? The Oregon Farm Bureau, Oregon Hunting Association, and multiple other organizations and influencers have been sharing information about this attack on agriculture, hunting, fishing…
Category: Environment
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Initial Columbia River spring Chinook seasons set; Sturgeon retention days added in The Dalles Pool, Feb. 22 & Feb. 26
(CLACKAMAS, OR)—Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington adopted initial recreational spring Chinook seasons on the Columbia River during a joint state hearing today, February 19, 2026. Effective March 1 (downstream of Bonneville Dam) and April 1 (upstream…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Commission meeting Feb 20 in Springfield will consider a petition to modify commercial Dungeness crab fishery rules; Public comment period open; comment via online form
SALEM, Ore.—Oregon’s Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Feb. 20 at the Lane County Armed Forces Readiness Center, 3106 Pierce Parkway in Springfield. The meeting starts at 8 am and will be livestreamed on the meeting…
CALL TO ACTION: Tillamook County Commissioner Mary Faith Bell Letter to ODFW Opposing Petition that Impacts Dungeness Crab Fishing, Calls for Community to Testify
The Oregon crabbing industry is facing an imminent threat. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission is in receipt of a petition demanding drastic changes to commercial crabbing rules that have the very…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Columbia River sturgeon retention opens for one day on Feb. 16 in Bonneville and The Dalles pools
(CLACKAMAS, OR)– Sturgeon retention in Bonneville Pool and The Dalles Pool will open for one day on Monday, Feb. 16. These retention fisheries had not opened on the traditional date of Jan. 1 as in previous years. Due…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Free Fishing Days Feb. 14 & 15
(SALEM, OR) —Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 14 and 15, 2026. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags, endorsements or validations are required on…
We are the “Illegal” Immigrants Here …
By Jamie Corvus Thank you to those who allowed yourselves to be touched by my last piece of writing. And there were so many of you. Stay with me, if you will. We…
SEASIDE AQUARIUM REPORTS 46-FOOT FIN WHALE AT SUNSET BEACH TODAY FEB. 7
A 46-foot fin whale washed ashore this morning north of Sunset Beach near Warrenton, Oregon. The whale had been dead for quite some time prior to washing ashore. A necropsy will be…
Tillamook State Forest Browns Camp OHV campground to transition to reservations-only system
Browns Camp Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Campground, managed by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), will transition from a first-come, first-served model to a reservation-only system when it reopens for the season…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE TAKES ACTION TO REDUCE RISK OF WHALE ENTANGLEMENTS
NEWPORT, Ore. – To reduce the risk of humpback whale entanglements in commercial Dungeness crab gear, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is moving the May 1 “late-season” regulations to April 1 this year. These…