NEWPORT, OR – State Representative David Gomberg and the Midwater Trawlers Cooperative will be hosting a listening session at the Yaquina Bay Yacht Club to facilitate community engagement and gather valuable input…
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OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: September 26 Recreational Halibut & Bottomfish Public Meeting presentation material now available
ODFW will be hosting a public meeting at 6 pm on Tuesday, September 26 to discuss the 2024 sport Pacific halibut and the 2024 and 2025 sport bottomfish seasons. The meeting will be held…
Oregon coastal visitors should keep away from sea lions on the beach, leash dogs
(NEWPORT, Ore; September 22, 2023) – Public calls reporting sick or dead sea lions on the coast typically increase this time of year as male California sea lions leave California breeding grounds…
TILLAMOOK FIRE DEFENSE BOARD BURN BAN MODIFICATION: County Burn Ban Terminated September 23rd
The Tillamook County Fire Defense Board in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Forestry will allow burning in burn barrels and small open debris pile burning on Saturday September 23, 2023. Other…
Recreational ocean salmon in-season changes between Cape Falcon and Humbug Mt.
NEWPORT, Ore – Ocean recreational coho salmon harvest closes at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17 between Cape Falcon and Humbug Mt. The season remains open for Chinook salmon with a daily bag limit…
OREGON DEPT. FISH & WILDLIFE: Chinook retention reopens at Buoy 10 on Sept. 8
CLACKAMAS, Ore.—Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added additional Chinook fishing opportunity for the popular Buoy 10 fishery on the Columbia River during a joint-state hearing today. The Buoy 10 season has…
SADDLE MOUNTAIN STATE NATURAL AREA REOPENS TODAY SEPT. 6th
SALEM, Ore— Saddle Mountain State Natural Area reopened to the public Wednesday, Sept. 6 after an extended closure due to safety repairs. The park closed in 2021 due to trail and footbridge…
Cannon Beach Lifeguards Successful Rescue of Six People Caught in Rip Tide Saturday Sept. 2nd
On Saturday September 2, 2023 at 12:18 while patrolling north on the beach, Cannon Beach Lifeguards witnessed two children and four adults being swept out by a rip current at Chapman Point….
TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST ROAD RESTRICTIONS HELP WITH DEER AND ELK MANAGEMENT DURING HUNTING SEASONS
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) will resume road restrictions this fall in the western part of the Tillamook State Forest to improve deer and elk escapement during hunting…
Ocean coho fishing north of Cape Falcon shifts to non-mark selective as of Aug. 26 August 25, 2023
(SALEM, Ore.)—Beginning Saturday, Aug. 26, ocean salmon anglers may keep any coho (unmarked e.g. unclipped or marked/clipped) when fishing from Cape Falcon, OR to Leadbetter Pt., WA, state and federal fishery managers announced today….