US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 63 – Tillamook Bay offers boater safety class October 21st. Oregon Boaters are required to take a boating safety course and carry a Boater Education Card. This…
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OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Bag limit increased for hatchery coho salmon in Big Creek starting Oct. 7
(Oct. 6, 2023; SALEM, Ore.) – Recent returns of coho to Big Creek Hatchery indicate that broodstock levels will be met and returns are sufficiently high to allow anglers to retain one additional…
North Oregon Coast, Clatsop Beaches Open For Razor Clam Harvesting Today, Oct. 4th
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce a new shellfish opening. Razor clamming is open from the south jetty of the Columbia River to Tillamook…
Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS & Explore Nature Events in Oct. & Nov. – Photography, Basket Weaving & Native Lifeways of the Tillamook
Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS has some exciting and educational community events underway for October and November! Join us for some coastal fun this fall. On our events calendar this October and…
Upcoming Explore Nature Events to Welcome Fall with Tillamook Estuaries Partnership – Gyotaku Printing Class with Duncan Berry Oct. 3rd; Mindfulness Walk & Seed Collecting Oct. 12th; Native Plant Sale, And More …
Tillamook Estauries Partnerhips has had fun celebrating the estuaries with our partners for National Estuary Week – there’s so much to share about our estuary. The fun continues throughout the year with…
Department of Forestry announces seasonal closures at state forest campgrounds starting October 2, 2023
SALEM, Ore.— The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is closing some campground operations on the Clatsop, Tillamook, and Santiam State Forests as it does each year as part of its transition to…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Razor clamming remains closed on Clatsop County beaches
(September 29, 2023, NEWPORT, Ore) – Clatsop beach remains closed to razor clamming as rough surf conditions prevented sample collection for biotoxin testing. Reopening an area requires two consecutive biotoxin results below…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY NORTHWEST OREGON FOREST PROTECTION DISTRICTION ANNOUNCES END OF 2023 Fire Season and Public Use Restrictions Effective Oct. 1, 2023
The Oregon Department of Forestry announces effective at 1 am, Sunday, October 1, 2023, Fire Season and Public Use Restrictions will be terminated in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protection District. This area…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY: Share your thoughts about Oregon’s forests! (SURVEY)
Oregon’s forests provide a variety of social, economic and ecological benefits to Oregonians. The Oregon Board of Forestry and Oregon Department of Forestry are responsible for developing and implementing policies and strategies…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY BEACH MONITORING ALERT: Tolovana State Park health advisory issued Sept. 26; High bacteria levels prompt OHA recommendation to avoid water contact
PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is issuing a public health advisory today for unsafe levels of fecal bacteria in ocean waters at Tolovana State Park in Clatsop County. People should avoid direct…