Join the COASST (Coastal Observation And Seabird Survey Team) Marine Debris Program in Newport, OR and help make a difference for the environment! Volunteer training will be held the Hatfield Marine Science…
Category: Nature & Outdoors
Oregon State Parks lifts campfire ban in coastal parks; ban remains in effect for beaches, all other state park properties
OIOpublisher July 25, 2018, update Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) has lifted the ban on campfires and open flames in park campgrounds along the coast effective July 25. NEW Update: Campfires…
Enjoy the Many Features of Alder Creek Farm this Summer
Almost two decades ago, a 60-acre dairy farm in Nehalem went up for sale. The farm – which stretched all the way to Nehalem Bay – included an old-fashioned barn and had…
Oregon State Parks Prohibit Campfires, Open Flames in all State Park Properties – Includes Beach Fires
July 19, 2018 – Immediate Release ** OPRD is prohibiting all campfires and open flames in all state park properties effective 10 a.m. today (7/19/2018). The ban is in response to Governor…
Local conservation groups stage Beach Walk & BioBlitz
By Dan Haag On Monday, July 16, 34 people gathered on Neah-Kah-Nie Beach for “Conserving Our Land, Beach and Sea Walk and BioBlitz.” It was a chance to get an up-close look…
Attn. ARTISTS: Oregon Coast Visitors Assoc. and SOLVE Survey About Re-Purposing Marine Debris
The Oregon Coast Visitors Association (OCVA) and SOLVE are partnering to explore the potential of re-purposing large amounts of marine debris by gathering, sorting, storing and offering it free to artisans and…
Oregon Dept. of Forestry – Fire Update for Tuesday, July 17
ODF fights multiple lightning fires in Southwest Oregon after stopping Silver Creek Fire’s spread ODF’s Incident Management Team 2 was dispatched overnight to take command of a series of fires in Josephine…
BURN BAN NOTIFICATION
The Tillamook County Fire Defense Board in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Forestry will enter into a county-wide burn ban on all open debris pile burning on July 15, 2018. On…
Seabird Science Hike Friday, July 20 at Os West State Park
Oswald West State Park is the gateway to the Cape Falcon Maine Reserve. Together, these areas create a corridor of conservation stretching from the land three miles into the sea. Join us…
History of Surfing the North Oregon Coast Saturday, July 21
The Nehalem Valley Historical Society presents this FREE event on Saturday July 21st from 3 to 5 pm. Come to the historic Pine Grove Community Center to hear Dan R. Matthews present…