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Category: Environment

EFM announces acquisition of 29,000-Acre Nehalem Rainforest, Expanding Climate-Smart Forestry Portfolio on Oregon’s North Coast

Posted on August 18, 2026August 18, 2026 by Editor

Acquired by the EFM-Sojitz Forest Fund, EFM Fund IV, and private investors, the 29,000-acre property expands opportunities for sustainable timber production, carbon sequestration, and conservation at scale.   (PORTLAND, OR), – EFM…

OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Chinook fishing closed in ocean from Cape Falcon to Leadbetter Pt.

Posted on August 18, 2026 by Editor

  (NEWPORT, OR) – Chinook salmon fishing closes tonight, Aug. 17 from Leadbetter Pt., WA to Cape Falcon, OR. Hatchery coho fishing will continue in this area. Projected harvest of Chinook salmon…

Fishing Vessel Joins Trained Team to Free Injured Humpback Whale 20 Miles off Oregon Coast

Posted on August 5, 2026 by Editor

Recovered fishing gear will inform action to reduce whale entanglements.   A researcher in a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter first spotted the entangled humpback anchored to the bottom about 20 miles off…

Tillamook 4-H’ers shine at Ukandu Family Camp (VIDEO)

Posted on July 30, 2026August 18, 2026 by Editor

  Story, Photos & Video by Don Backman What’s your favorite animal out here?” “Definitely the Jersey,” Tatum Lancaster, Tillamook County Dairy Princess Ambassador, proudly announced while holding a curious young Jersey…

INDIVISIBLE TILLAMOOK COAST ACTION: Paddles Up!  Kayak Protest on the Nehalem River July 25th – VIDEO

Posted on July 29, 2026 by Editor

  EDITOR’S NOTE: What an experience! To hear the drum and chants of the dragon boat team as they pulled into the dock with paddling precision on Saturday July 25th was a…

A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE: Let’s Talk About Fish

Posted on July 28, 2026 by Editor

Why a federal decision could change fishing on the Columbia River for years to come.     EDITOR’S NOTE: Here’s an installment from Tillamook County’s State Representative Cyrus Javadi’s Substack blog, “A…

OFRENDA A NUESTRO OCÉANO SANADOR: AN OFFERING TO OUR HEALING OCEAN – A HUEHCA OMEYOCAN CELEBRATION AUGUST 2nd

Posted on July 26, 2026 by Editor

  Join Friends of Netarts Bay, Watershed, Estuary, Beach and Sea (WEBS) and celebrate Huehca Omeyocan’s tenth year at Neah-Kah-Nie High School in Rockaway Beach on August 2nd from 11 am to…

U.S. Coast Guard responds to collision between 2 fishing vessels 22 miles offshore of Grays Harbor, Washington Tuesday July 21st

Posted on July 23, 2026 by Editor

  (SEATTLE) — Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor and Coast Guard Air Station Astoria responded to a reported collision between two fishing vessels, approximately 22 miles offshore of Grays Harbor, Tuesday, July…

OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Reminder: Online Public Meeting July 29 on 2027 Sport Pacific Halibut and Bottomfish Fishing

Posted on July 23, 2026 by Editor

  ODFW will host an online public meeting at 6 pm on Wednesday, July 29 to discuss the 2027 Pacific halibut season as well as a brief update on how the 2026…

North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection Monthly Meeting Tuesday June 30th in Rockaway Beach

Posted on July 20, 2026 by Rhonda Piasecki

  Is your drinking water safe? Come join us for North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection project updates and to meet with fellow citizens who are concerned about pesticide spraying in watersheds…

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