(Tillamook State Forest)—An unusually large illegal dump site in the Tillamook State Forest has been cleaned up thanks to the work of adults in custody (AICs) from South Fork Forest Camp (SFFC)….
Category: Environment
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Commercial Dungeness crab season delayed until at least Dec. 16
(Newport, Ore.) – Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab season is delayed coastwide until at least Dec. 16, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today, November 21, 2025 Oregon Dungeness crab met…
NOAA: Preliminary Necropsy Results for Yachats Whale Released Nov. 19, 2025
A large team from multiple organizations convened on Tuesday, November 18 to conduct a necropsy on the young humpback whale that stranded over the weekend near Yachats, Oregon. The necropsy revealed the…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: ODFW investigating entanglement of young humpback whale
NEWPORT, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is helping investigate the entanglement of a young humpback whale stranded earlier this week near Yachats. The whale was entangled in gear attributed by…
NOAA Fisheries: Experts Euthanize Oregon Humpback Whale After Unsuccessful Attempt to Free it from Beach
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Scientists, veterinary students and members of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians worked together to disassemble the whale Tuesday. Tribal members performed ceremonies for the whale, and collected some of…
Beached Juvenile Humpback Whale in Yachats
Since Saturday evening, November 15th, many on the Oregon Coast and regionally, have been following the fate of a living beached humpback whale in Yachats, Oregon. Volunteers poured in from throughout the…
LOWER NEHALEM COMMUNITY TRUST & TILLAMOOK ESTUARIES PARTNERSHIP SALMON-SPOTTING WALK NOV. 21
Join LNCT and Beverly Scoggin—a habitat restoration coordinator with Tillamook Estuary Partnership—for a walk to look for spawning salmon on November 21st! We will learn about salmon life cycles, local habitat concerns,…
FRIENDS OF NETARTS BAY WEBS: Winter Wreath-Making Workshop Dec. 7th – Limited Space, Registration Required
Join Friends of Netarts Bay Watershed, Estuary, Beach and Sea (WEBS) on Sunday, December 7th, for our annual Winter Wreath-Making Workshop. Come embrace the season and leave with your own handcrafted creation using…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Mussel harvest reopens coastwide
NEWPORT, Ore – Mussel harvesting is now open coastwide from the Washington border to the California border the Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today. Marine biotoxin…
Juvenile Humpback Whale Washes Ashore in Neskowin November 4th; Necropsy Performed, Likely Malnourished
EDITOR’S NOTE: With our recent storms, there have been some interesting things wash ashore. A young humpback whale first beached at Neskowin on November 4th, but reports are that the King Tides…