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…
Category: Climate Change
OREGON SHORES CONSERVATION COALITION Events for Final King Tides of Season – Webinar 1/18 and Presentation 1/20 at Tolovana Hall
CoastWatch Program Manager Jesse Jones will be joined by two representatives from The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) for this final king tides event of the season, kicking of the…
Two Simultaneous Rallies to Protest Industrial Forestry Practices: Seaside & Portland on October 6th
Join North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection on Thursday, October 6, 2022, to take action against TIAA (and other Wall St. corporations invested in timber corporations) for their destructive practices and hypocrisy!…
Unite Oregon, Humble Beginnings, and Participatory Budgeting come together for climate listening session
By Cara Mico, Assistant Editor Unite Oregon is a nonprofit dedicated to ensuring that community voices are heard at the tables where decisions are made. In 2021, they started a Climate Justice…
Oregon ocean change report highlights innovative monitoring and research
(September 16, 2022; NEWPORT, Ore) – The Oregon Coordinating Council on Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia (OAH Council) released its 2022 Biennial Legislative Report on September 15, 2022 Oregon legislators received the report that highlights…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY CREAMERY ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES CLIMATE ACTION GOALS AND PLAN FOR PROGRESS
By the Tillamook County Creamery Association TCCA is adopting a multi-faceted approach to its climate action plan involving its facilities and fleet, on-farm practices and packaging. For example, here’s some of the…
Tillamook Bay Estuaries Partnership – Lots of Projects, Funding to Celebrate at Bounty on the Bay Fundraiser Set for September
By Cara Mico, Assistant Editor The Tillamook Bay Estuaries Partnership (TEP) is a 501(c)(3) with the mission of the conservation and restoration of Tillamook County’s watersheds through active stewardship, scientific inquiry, community…
Air quality advisory for Portland-Vancouver due to smog 8/16/22
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Southwest Clean Air Agency issued an air quality advisory Thursday August 16, 2022 for Portland-Vancouver due to elevated levels of ozone pollution, or smog. DEQ and SWCAA…
CLIMATE CHANGE SERIES: How to talk about coastal flooding
By Cara Mico Coastal flooding is a natural part of the landscape. Nearly 40% of the US population lived on the coast as of 2014, a trend that is increasing. On the…
CLIMATE CHANGE: The ever changing ocean
By Cara Mico In the second of the climate series I’d like to take a look at ocean conditions. The Pacific Northwest Aquatic Marine Educators conference recently took place in Netarts, Oregon…