OIOpublisher Join us outdoors on New Year’s Day for First Day Hikes. Choose from 24 hikes in 21 parks across the state. All hikes will be guided by a park ranger or…
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NETARTS-OCEANSIDE SANITARY DISTRICT: Sewage Spill in Netarts Bay Tuesday, Dec. 27; Bay Closed to Commercial Shellfish Harvesting
The Netarts-Oceanside Sanitary District experienced a sewage spill at its Netarts pump station early in the afternoon of Tuesday, December 27, 2022. The Oregon Department of Agriculture closed Netarts Bay to commercial…
OREGON STATE PARKS TO HOST IN PERSON WHALE WATCH WEEK FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2019
OREGON COAST, Oregon— For the first time since 2019, Oregon State Parks will host Whale Watch Week in person along the Oregon Coast Dec. 28 – Jan. 1. Every year thousands of Gray whales migrate…
Ocean commercial Dungeness crab season opening delay continues until Jan. 15, 2023
(December 22, 2022 -NEWPORT, Ore) – The ocean commercial Dungeness crab season remains closed until at least Jan. 15, 2023. Round three of pre-season testing shows crabs still remain too low in…
OREGON DEPT. FISH & WILDLIFE: 2023 Recreational Bottomfish Season Set
On Friday, December 16, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission finalized the 2023 recreational bottomfish season and regulations. Bag Limits General marine fish bag limit -5 fish New in 2023. No sub-bag limit for…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Recreational ocean and bay crabbing reopens Cape Blanco to California border
EDITOR’S NOTE: Not to be confused with the commercial crabbing season which remains on hold for further testing in the next few weeks. This applied to recreational crabbers. (December 9, 2022- NEWPORT,…
Delay continues for ocean commercial Dungeness crab season
NEWPORT, Ore – The ocean commercial Dungeness crab season remains closed as round two of pre-season testing shows crabs remain too low in meat yield in some areas. Elevated domoic acid is…
Ocean commercial Dungeness crab season delayed; Recreational crabbing closed south coast
NEWPORT, Ore – The ocean commercial Dungeness crab season opener is delayed until at least Dec. 16 for the entire Oregon coast. Pre-season testing shows crabs are too low in meat yield in some areas. Elevated…
Trying to See: Bird Brains – Bufflehead Battles and Kauai Chickens
By Michael Randall Taking time to notice little things gives one both pleasure and pain. Near my home, I watch through a thin tangle of newly budding willows as the sun sets…
TRYING TO SEE: From BB Guns to Bird Waltzing
By Michael Randall When I was around ten years old and had a new BB gun, I shot at a robin high up in a walnut tree. I was stunned to see…