This is the summer of exploring our own backyards, and how lucky are we to live in a place with an overabundance of outdoor recreation opportunities? Looking for some new “favorite” places…
Category: Explore Nature
ODFW Hosting Virtual Meetings for Public Input on Bottomfish/ Halibut Season
OIOpublisher NEWPORT, Ore – ODFW is hosting virtual meetings July 28 and 29 to gather public input on the 2021 sport bottomfish and halibut season and the 2021 directed commercial halibut fishery….
Be a Weed Detective July 25th: An Introduction to Local Invasive Plants, Their Impacts, and How to Identify, Map, and Control Them
Did you know that many invasive plant species have taken hold in this area changing the plant communities along our coastline? Chrissy Smith with the Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS said these…
Columbia River summer salmon, steelhead fishing on through end of July
CLACKAMAS, Ore.—Fishery managers in Washington and Oregon set additional salmon and steelhead fishing days this month during their joint meeting July 15th, thanks to the continued strong upper Columbia summer Chinook and…
Vandalism leads to reduced services at Lorens Drift access site on Trask River
TILLAMOOK, Ore.—Ongoing trespassing and vandalism problems at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife-managed Lorens Drift public access site on the Trask River culminated in the destruction of a portable toilet at…
ODFW announces Columbia River recreational Pacific halibut openings
SALEM, Ore – ODFW today announced opening dates for the Columbia River all-depth and nearshore recreational Pacific halibut fishery openings. The subarea runs from Leadbetter Point, WA to Cape Falcon, OR. All-depth…
Razor clamming closed on Clatsop beaches July 15-Sept. 30
ASTORIA, Ore. – The annual summer conservation closure for razor clams begins Wednesday, July 15 and runs through Sept. 30 on Clatsop beaches (from Tillamook Head in Seaside to the mouth of…
More summer Chinook fishing on the Columbia River July 9-15; Shad fishing closed July 9-15 in Bonneville Pool to reduce risk of sockeye handle
CLACKAMAS, Ore.—Fishery managers in Washington and Oregon set additional Chinook salmon fishing days during their joint meeting today thanks to an upper Columbia summer Chinook run that is exceeding original forecasts. Recreational…
Netarts Bay WEBS Programs Move Online This Year!
Netarts, OR – For many years, the Friends of Netarts Bay Watershed, Estuary, Beach, and Sea (WEBS) has sponsored educational programs for students and the general public centered on Netarts Bay. Before…
Coast Guard assists after fishing vessel sinks near Florence, Ore.
ASTORIA, Ore. — Coast Guard crews responded to a fishing vessel crew who abandoned ship in the early morning hours Monday June 29th near Florence. At approximately 1:50 a.m., Coast Guard watchstanders…