Photos & Comments from Don Backman The Orcas were in Tillamook Bay today, April 17, 2023. Also known as killer whales, these impressive creatures come into Tillamook Bay occasionally to prowl about….
Category: Nature & Outdoors
Tillamook Estuaries Partnership – Nurturing Natives Volunteer Events Provide Opportunity to Help Improve Local Habitats
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: The Tillamook County Pioneer is pleased (and so excited!) to introduce our first high school journalism intern, Ashley Hamann. Ashley is a recent graduate from Neah-Kah-Nie High school. Born…
Spring is in the air, seal pups to start popping up along Pacific Northwest coast
By Tiffany Boothe, Seaside Aquarium Oregon and Washington typically see harbor seals born throughout spring and into late summer, while California may see pups as early as February. These young animals use…
Tillamook Coast History Alliance: Friends of Cape Meares Lighthouse Volunteer Trainings – April 21 & May 8
Wishing you a happy Spring from the Friends of Cape Meares Lighthouse. We hope you were able to get out between spring showers and spot some of the migrating gray whales as…
OP/ED: THOUGHTS ON THE COHO SALMON LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT – GO COHO!
By Ron Byers, Tillamook There was a significant breakthrough in the effort to save Oregon Coho salmon, a federally-listed endangered species. To settle a federal lawsuit brought by conservation groups, the State…
Lower Nehalem Watershed Council Board Meeting and Speaker Series Virtual: Process-Based Riverscape Restoration – What is it and why do I need it? by Chris Jordan (NOAA) on April 13th
On April 13th, 2023 the Lower Nehalem Watershed Council will be hosting their regular board meeting and a presentation w/ Chris Jordan, Research Fisheries Biologist for NOAA from the Mathematical Biology and Systems Monitoring Program. The…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Countywide Walking Groups Launch on National Walking Day
In honor of National Walking Day, our annual community-led walking groups are launching this month! Joining a walking group is a great way to stay active and meet others living in your…
New Protections From Logging to Oregon Coast Coho Salmon from Agreement with Oregon Dept. of Forestry, Conservation Groups
PORTLAND, Ore.— Resolving multiyear litigation over the harms of logging to coho salmon, conservation groups reached an agreement on March 23, 2023 with the Oregon Department of Forestry to greatly expand stream buffers…
Audubon Bird Walks on April 7 and 8: Spring means colorful breeding plumage in our local birds!
LINCOLN CITY, Ore. – Audubon Society of Lincoln City (ASLC) will lead bird walks on Friday and Saturday, April 7 and 8. Friday, April 7, 9–11 a.m. The Villages Open Space and…
BOOK REVIEW: Bayocean – Atlantis of Oregon
By Neal Lemery Bayocean: Atlantis of Oregon offers a comprehensive examination of a massive real estate development in one of the Northwest’s most scenic and pristine ocean beaches. The many tales of…