Pacific City, Oregon – The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission approved a new rule restricting driving on some beaches in south Tillamook County around Cape Kiwanda. A new fence atop the…
Category: Explore Nature
Perspectives on Complex Forest Structure, Water Quality, and Native Fish Webinar May 24th
OIOpublisher Nehalem, OR – Lower Nehalem Community Trust (LNCT) will host a webinar on May 24, 2021 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. The public is invited to attend and submit questions during the…
Coast Guard medevacs fisherman 25 miles off Tillamook Bay, OR Tuesday May 11th
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 19-year-old crew member aboard the 38-foot commercial fishing vessel Joseph Tuesday afternoon 25 miles west of Tillamook Bay. At approximately 1:40 p.m. on Tuesday May 11th,…
ODFW announces bag limit reduction for sport bottomfish effective Monday May 10th
NEWPORT, Ore – Effective Monday, May 10 the general marine bag limit is reduced to five fish (from six) per angler per day for sport bottomfish. The sub-bag limit of one China, copper, or…
Discover ‘Sharks of the Oregon Coast’ May 6th at 6 pm with Netarts Bay WEBS Virtual Program
The waters off the Oregon Coast are home to at least 17 species of sharks. But not all sharks are created equally; these creatures come in all sizes, shapes, colors and notoriety….
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Get Outside and Explore Nature
By Sayde Moser-Walker, Creative Content Specialist, Explore Nature The Explore Nature Series is a collaboration of environmental organizations working together to provide meaningful, nature-based events that showcase the uniqueness of Tillamook County…
SALMON SUPERHWY: New public-private partnership will invest $1.2M in Tillamook County to reconnect aquatic habitat and improve water quality
TILLAMOOK, Ore.—Trout Unlimited (TU), Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA), USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and other partners in the Salmon SuperHwy program will combine forces to address aquatic connectivity and water…
Tufted Puffins Have Returned to Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach
Haystack Rock is home to the largest Tufted Puffin breeding colony in Oregon. In early April approximately 100 individual puffins show up at Haystack Rock. Most of the puffins have already found…
OHA seeks input on which Oregon beaches to monitor in 2021: OHA invites public comment on proposed beach locations through April 26
PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority’s Beach Monitoring Program invites public comment on a list of beaches it is proposing to monitor this summer. The OHA Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) works with the…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: How A Map Brought A Community Together
by Samantha Goodwin, Northwest Youth Corps GIS Intern In Tillamook County, the problem isn’t finding a place to enjoy the outdoors but rather that there are too many places to choose from….