Join us on Thursday May 2nd at the Pine Grove Community House in Manzanita from 6-8:30 pm for “Rooted Together,” an event to kindle more connection and community around the conservation of…
Category: Environment
Rockaway Beach Removes “No Access” Signs from Beach Access with Temporary Legislative Action on Recreational Immunity Issue
By Bill Hassell Today, April 23, 2024, at the Rockaway Beach Wayside, Counselor Mary McGinnis, Public Works Superintendent Dan Emerson and Planning Commission President Bill Hassell carry away the No Access sign…
SOLVE’s Oregon Spring Cleanup: More than 100 Volunteer Opportunities are Open for Registration
(Portland, Ore.)– The Oregon Spring Cleanup, presented by Portland General Electric, kicks off this Saturday. From April 13 to April 22, more than 100 volunteer opportunities are open for registration in celebration of Earth Day. Families,…
Harbor Seal Pupping Season along the Oregon and Washington Coast (VIDEO)
Photographs or video by TiffanyBoothe/SeasideAquarium The first reports of harbor seal pups on the beach have started coming in. Oregon and Washington typically see harbor seals born throughout spring and into late summer, while…
Action Notice: Pacific Fishery Management Council Finalizes 2024 Salmon Seasons, Recreational & Commercial
4/10/2024 OCEAN SALMON ACTION NOTICE: The Pacific Fishery Management Council finalized their recommendations for 2024 ocean salmon seasons on Wednesday, April 10. The adopted seasons will be available at the PMFC’s website (www.pcouncil.org) in Preseason Report III, and…
Monkeyface prickleback could be world record; Fish caught by Tillamook woman April 1st
(SALEM, Ore.-April 5, 2024) – April Fool’s Day was no joke for Oregon angler Rebecca Jones when she caught a monkeyface prickleback weighing 4.8 pounds and 28 inches long, potentially the new…
Tillamook Estuaries Partnership’s 23rd Clean Water Festival Hosts Hundreds of Students, Provides Hands-On Education about Plants, Animals, Importance of H2O (VIDEO)
Photos & Video by Don Backman for the Tillamook County Pioneer On March 19th , Tillamook Estuaries Partnership, along with dozens of community partners and volunteers, hosted the 23rd annual Children’s Clean…
Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Confirm Recent Wolverine Sightings in Nehalem, Netarts & Newport
Everyone needs a trip to the coast every now and then, right? Wolverine sightings continued this year with confirmed reports in Nehalem, Netarts and Newport over the last week and a half!…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS & OSU EXTENSION MASTER GARDENERS: Budget Friendly Gardening with Kids; Seed to Supper Classes for Adults in April
As spring approaches, a sense of excitement fills the air among local gardeners as they prepare to kickstart their seeds and condition their gardens for the upcoming abundance of fruit and vegetable…
Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife steelhead satellite tagging project first for Oregon in Rogue & Chetco Rivers
(CENTRAL POINT, Ore.) – If you’ve ever wondered where steelhead go in the ocean after they spawned in rivers, you’re not alone. ODFW biologists in southern Oregon want to know too. Biologists…