By Lynnee Jacks If you’re feeling restless and uncertain about the state of things, take a walk. Listen to the birds and let it rain a little on your bare skin. Take…
Category: Nature & Outdoors
Finding Ways Through Difficult Times
“Bullet the Blue Sky.” In the howling wind comes a stinging rain See it driving nails Into the souls on the tree of pain U2 By Deb Montgomery I was in my…
40 Foot Male Gray Whale Washes Ashore on Seaside, Oregon Beach Today April 14, 2026
A 40-foot, male Gray whale washed ashore on the south end of Seaside Beach this morning, April 14, 2026. Seaside Aquarium reported that the whale had been spotted and reported floating off…
Seven Capes Bird Alliance April Bird Walks – The Knoll in Lincoln City April 10th; Tillamook Bay Wetlands April 11th
Seven Capes Bird Alliance welcomes birders of all abilities to discover the joy of spring as migrating songbirds arrive – walks in Lincoln City and Tillamook on April 10 & 11th. Friday,…
Haystack Rock Awareness Program & Friends of Haystack Rock Welcome Back Puffins Celebration April 18th
Celebrate the seasonal return of Tufted Puffins and raise awareness about their conservation. The Haystack Rock Awareness Program, in partnership with the Friends of Haystack Rock, is excited to announce the 2026…
TILLAMOOK BAY WATERSHED COUNCIL: Bay to Basin Speaker Series April 8th Focus on Salmon
Please join Tillamook Bay Watershed Council for their Bay to Basin speaker series. This FREE event will feature Habitat Restoration Biologist Cyndi Curtis and Sr. Program Manager for Wild Fish Kirk Blaine…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY: VOLUNTEERS HELP KEEP STATE FOREST SHOOTING LANES MAINTAINED AND OPEN
(TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST, OR) — More than 55 volunteers helped clean and restore the Wolf Creek Shooting Lanes and nearby forest roads on March 21. Volunteers removed graffiti from boulders, replaced vandalized…
Grant McOmie, longtime outdoor reporter for KGW, has died
EDITOR’S NOTE: I’ve had the opportunity to work with Grant on several wonderful stories – from his feature on Karla Steinhauser to the Smiley Salmon Harvest – it seems most any time…
HAIKUING IN OREGON WITH CHUCK MCLAUGHLIN – SPRING
EDITOR’S NOTE: Mike Randall’s call to haiku (see link below) reminded me that Barbara McLaughlin had shared Chuck McLaughlin’s haikus at his celebration of life, and I had always wanted to enshrine…
NORTH COAST COMMUNITIES FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION: Dear Champions of Clean Drinking Water – Busy Event-Filled Spring
North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection is looking forward to a busy spring and summer. We have a lot of great events coming up, including a presentation by University of Oregon students,…