Wheeler, OR – In a collaborative effort to raise awareness and take tangible steps toward conservation of the Nehalem River Estuary, four regional organizations call on you to participate in a Nehalem…
Category: Nature & Outdoors
STEWARDSHIP DAY – Winter Planting Event at Cape Lookout State Park Feb. 6
Help revitalize the campground at Cape Lookout State Park with Oregon State Parks and Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS. We are looking for volunteers to help us plant native vegetation in and…
STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics) Coach Volunteer Training Feb. 13th
Support experiential STEAM education opportunities for Tillamook County K-12 students by becoming a volunteer STEAM Coach! This Volunteer STEAM Coach Training is for new and returning volunteers who want to support environmental…
Green Sea Turtle Recovered on Manzanita Beach by Seaside Aquarium Staff Saturday Jan. 6, Transported to Oregon Coast Aquarium
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…
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…