Only 5 Days Until The Grand Re-Opening, April 1st, at Alderbrook Golf Course with special events throughout the day, some wonderful entertainment to enjoy when you bring the whole family and celebrate with all that’s happening at Alderbrook! MOJO HOLLER will be performing at 11am, check out the entire schedule below and don’t forget to get your annual memberships now before…
Category: Environment
BOOK REVIEW: Bayocean – Atlantis of Oregon
By Neal Lemery Bayocean: Atlantis of Oregon offers a comprehensive examination of a massive real estate development in one of the Northwest’s most scenic and pristine ocean beaches. The many tales of speculation, promotion, and determination are interwoven with extensive research of original sources to tell the tales of a long-ago age. Jerry Sutherland teaches us history and also engages…
Discovery of Beeswax Ship Timbers in 2022 on North Oregon Coast – Story Continues with “Drain the Ocean” Feature on Sunday March 26th “Mystery of the Pacific Pirate Ship”
EDITOR’S NOTE: I first met Craig Andes in 2014 when he contacted me about doing a story. His home was covered in maps and artifacts and I’ve been following his search ever since. His knowledge about the area, the history and determination to share his discovery was infectious. Fast forward to 2022 … described in other stories as a “local…
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – OCVA GIVE BACK DONATION PROGRAM: ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP NONPROFITS SERVING THE OREGON COAST ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
The Oregon Coast Visitors Association (OCVA) is now accepting applications from environmental stewardship nonprofits for a new coastal tourism-generated funding stream. Nonprofit organizations offering environmental stewardship programming on the Oregon Coast are invited to apply to receive funding through this pilot project. Through visitor-facing donation systems, OCVA will allow visitors to support organizations actively working to protect and restore the coastal…
Coast Emergency Responders Safety Tips for Spring Break – VIDEO
EDITOR’S NOTE: With Spring Break and a steady stream of visitors, the Pioneer has been advocating for beach and trail safety programs for a decade. Here are some great tips and the best advice from the people that are rescuing those that don’t heed the signs, follow the advice or don’t think it applies to them. Enjoy the wonderful, amazing…
MANZANITA DAY CELEBRATIONS MARCH 31ST, HOFFMAN WONDER GARDEN, MANZANITA
WHAT: MANZANITA DAY CELEBRATION WHEN: FRIDAY, MARCH 31st WHERE: Hoffman Center for the Arts, 594 Laneda Ave, Manzanita, OR TIME: Plant Sale, 11am-1pm (admission FREE) Gardening in A Changing Climate, 2-4pm (admission $20) Look around at the places we live and you’ll likely notice they’re named after ocean bays, explorers, military outposts and native peoples. But only one place here…
SPRING WHALE WATCH WEEK RETURNS IN PERSON FOR SPRING BREAK 2023
OREGON COAST, Oregon—Oregon State Parks will host Spring Whale Watch Week in person along the Oregon Coast Tuesday, March 28 through Sunday, April 2. Every year thousands of gray whales pass through Oregon’s waters in the spring on their journey home from the calving lagoons in Mexico, and Oregon Parks and Recreation Department invites visitors to the coast to see them. Trained volunteers will be stationed…
Wolverine sighted along Columbia River near Portland on Monday, March 20th
(March 22, 2023; SALEM, Ore.) – A wolverine was sighted by two people who were fishing on the Columbia River near Portland on the morning of Monday, March 20. Wolverine, rare and listed as threatened in Oregon, are the largest member of the weasel family and resemble a small bear. This is the first confirmed report of a wolverine outside…
Rare for this Area, Loggerhead Turtle Found on Manzanita Beach March 18th
A 75-pound sea turtle was found yesterday morning, March 18, 2023, on the south end of Manzanita beach. After receiving photographs of the turtle, it was clear that the turtle had been dead for quite some time before washing ashore. The turtle was recovered by the Seaside Aquarium and was later identified as a loggerhead sea turtle. This ocean-going turtle…
Marine Reserves hook-and-line surveys head to Garibaldi, Port Orford in 2023
(March 17, 2023-Newport, Ore.) – Oregon’s Marine Reserves Program plans to return to the ports of Garibaldi and Port Orford this spring and fall in the latest installment of this unique way for coastal commercial and recreational fishers to help fuel scientific research in the state’s near-shore waters. The Marine Preserves Program, administered by the Oregon Department of Fish and…
