Summer is in full gear and that means an explosion of educational outdoor adventures are headed your way from the Explore Nature Series. These events are tailored to be educational opportunities that…
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Fishing for Energy Marks 10 Years, 4 million Pounds of Marine Debris Converted into Energy; Tour at Port of Garibaldi July 30th
OIOpublisher 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘥𝘪 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 10𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘯𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 240,000 𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 – Tour July 30th at 10 am, begins at Event Tent The…
Aquarium Rehabilitates and Releases Giant Pacific Octopus Caught as Bycatch
Newport, Oregon— The Oregon Coast Aquarium rehabilitated and released a giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) that was caught in a crab trap back in March. The 22 lb. female octopus was brought…
Dory Days in Pacific City – July 19-21 Celebrates 60 Years
The 60th annual Dory Days Festival is Friday, July 19 through Sunday July 21st, with a variety of activities throughout the Pacific City area. The event is a celebration of the local…
ODFW sets temporary wild fall Chinook salmon seasons for coastal rivers: Reduced bag limits, closures this year due to poor returns of wild Chinook salmon
SALEM, Ore.—For the second year in a row, fishing for wild fall Chinook salmon will be restricted in coastal rivers, due to poor escapement in 2018 and poor forecasted returns this year….
Celebrate Tillamook Bay at the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum Aug. 3 – Sept. 28
Twenty five years ago, Tillamook Bay was just one of many estuaries in the country. An integral piece of the North Oregon Coast’s economy, a few grassroots volunteers felt Tillamook Bay deserved…
Lower Nehalem Community Trust partners in Connecting Gap on the Oregon Coast Trail
The Oregon Coast Trail (OCT) starts at the mouth of the Columbia River and spans the Oregon coastline to California covering 382 miles and crossing 28 coastal towns including the City of…
Razor clamming closed on Clatsop Beaches July 15-Sept. 30
ASTORIA, Ore.—The annual summer conservation closure for razor clams begins Monday, July 15 and runs through Sept. 30 on Clatsop beaches (from Tillamook Head in Seaside to the mouth of the Columbia…
Reduced Chinook salmon bag limit takes effect July 1 for mouth of Nehalem Bay: Regulation supports larger Nehalem River basin conservation efforts
June 28, 2019 TILLAMOOK, Ore.—Following conservation measures adopted last week to reduce catch limits in the Nehalem Basin itself, ODFW has implemented a temporary rule modifying catch limits for adult wild Chinook…
Explore Oyster Beds and Ancient Plants with the Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS
What do oysters have to do with healthy ecosystems? According to Chrissy Smith with the Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS, the oyster industry is an important part of the North Oregon Coast…