Photos by Tiffany Boothe, Seaside Aquarium Seaside Aquarium was alerted of a live sea turtle on Manzanita Beach on Saturday morning January 6, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. Staff was able to get…
Category: Nature & Outdoors
OREGON STATE PARKS – First Day Hikes 2024
See a list of parks hosting hikes on Jan. 1 below with links to more information – parks in Tillamook County providing hikes include Nehalem Bay and Sitka Sedge, also nearby Fort…
OHA, DEQ announce Oregon beaches to be monitored for bacteria in 2024/2025; Seven Beaches in Tillamook County – Short Sand, Manzanita, Rockaway, Twin Rocks, Oceanside, Cape Kiwanda, Neskowin
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) has finalized a list of beaches to be monitored for unsafe levels of bacteria during the 2024 and 2025 monitoring seasons. The list was created based on…
WINTER WHALE WATCH WEEK RETURNS TO OREGON COAST DEC. 27-31
OREGON COAST, Oregon—Oregon State Parks will once again host Winter Whale Watch Week at 15 sites along the Oregon Coast Wednesday, Dec. 27 to Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. Every year thousands of gray whales migrate south through…
December 2023 King Tides – Video by Don Backman
Here’s recent video from the King Tides this past week – by Don Backman.
Oregon Department of Forestry Recreation Team is looking for camp hosts in Tillamook, Clatsop, Santiam Forests in 2024
The Oregon Department of Forestry Recreation Team is looking for volunteer camp hosts to support operations at 8 remarkable campgrounds in the Tillamook, Clatsop, and Santiam State Forests for the 2024 season….
Stranded Turtle Catches Flight To California
NEWPORT, Oregon — On Nov. 19, OCAq staff responded to reports of a stranded turtle at Beachside State Recreational Site near Waldport, Ore . Staff transported the animal to OCAq for immediate…
WANTED: Volunteer Photographers! Photograph King Tides This Winter – King Tides Dec. 13-15
The second series of king tides, the highest high tides of the year, will happen from December 13-15, 2023. If you are on Oregon’s coast, you are invited to take photos of these high-water events. The Oregon King Tides Photo…
Friends of Haystack Rock Nature Talks Series: Pacific NW Seabirds & Projects on Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge Dec. 13th
Who: Friends of Haystack Rock What: Nature Talks: Exploring Nature’s Treasures Together When: 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 13th, 2023 (These are recurring lectures with different speakers and topics. They are held on…
It’s Not Just A Walk to the Beach
EDITOR’S NOTE: It may become more difficult to access the beach with this recent court ruling as beach accesses are being closed in Tillamook County. Neal Lemery gives us a deeper look…