SALEM, Ore.—It’s easy to #OptOutside in Oregon on the Friday or Saturday after Thanksgiving—you can fish, crab or clam for free anywhere in the state! Oregon Fish and Wildlife hosts annual Free…
Category: Nature & Outdoors
CELEBRATE “GREEN FRIDAY” AT OREGON STATE PARKS NOV. 29, PARKING FEES WAIVED AT DAY-USE AREAS
OIOpublisher Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) invites Oregonians to ditch the shopping bags and lace up their hiking boots to celebrate “Green Friday” Nov. 29. OPRD will waive day-use parking fees…
SADDLE MOUNTAIN ACCESS CLOSED NOV. 25 – DEC. 6
Public access to Saddle Mountain State Natural Area will be closed Nov. 25 – Dec. 6. The park will reopen early morning on Dec. 7. During the closure, construction crews will make…
Land conservancy helps a young forest on Tillamook Head age gracefully
At daybreak on Nov. 6, fifteen men armed with chainsaws climbed into pickup trucks and drove up a gravel road onto Boneyard Ridge on Tillamook Head. By day’s end, they would cut…
LETTER TO EDITOR: Citizens Encouraged to Attend Presentation from Director of Native Fish Society Nov. 18th
To all Oregon concerned citizens: This is your chance to hear about the threats to our water supply that continue to endanger native fish and talk about what citizens can do to…
Tillamook Forest Center Ready for Precipitation Party – Rain Festival Nov. 16 & 17
Despite a relatively dry year in the forest (only 89” of precipitation vs. our average of 120”), it looks like the autumn rains are finally returning. While many are ready to bundle…
North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection presents Conrad Gowell, Native Fish Society’s Fellowship Program Director on Nov. 18th
Note new day (Monday), new time (5:00 p.m.), new location (St. Mary by the Sea, 275 S. Pacific St, in Rockaway Beach) Monday, November 18, 2019, North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection…
TWO PRESENTATIONS ON NORTH COAST ECOLOGY TO CLOSE LOWER NEHALEM WATERSHED COUNCIL’S 2019 SPEAKER SERIES, NOV. 14 and DEC. 12
Manzanita, Oregon – On November 14th the Lower Nehalem Watershed Council Speaker Series will feature Katie Voelke, Executive Director for the North Coast Land Conservancy, for a discussion titled “North Coast Ecology:…
King Tides Project Kickoff Event Nov. 15 at North County Recreation District in Nehalem
The first round of the current winter’s king tides is coming up Nov. 25-27. Volunteer photographers are invited to assist in the Oregon King Tides Photo Project, a citizen science activity, by…
Explore Nature Series hosts final events of the season this Saturday; Join them for ‘Bringing Back the Natives’ and ‘History Between the Capes’ on Nov. 9th
The Explore Nature Series is finishing out its 2019 season with two events this Saturday, November 9th. From 12 to 3 p.m. they are hosting a native plant sale at the NW…