Who: Friends of Haystack Rock What: The Great Cannon Beach Puffin Watch When: July 1st through July 4th 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Where: In front of Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach This seabird watching event, sponsored by the Friends of…
Category: Environment
RARE SIGHTING: Two Sea Otters Spotted in Cannon Beach, Oregon June 28th
OIOpublisher The Elakha Alliance is excited to report the sighting of two sea otters at Ecola Point, Cannon Beach on Friday June 28, 2024. This is a significant event as there has…
OSU RESEARCH: Rocky shores of Pacific Northwest show low resilience to changes in climate
By Steve Lundeberg, OSU CORVALLIS, Ore. – A 15-year period ending in 2020 that included a marine heat wave and a sea star wasting disease epidemic saw major changes in the groups…
Doom Less, Do More – The Changing World and Oceanic Health
In this ever-changing world there are few things that tell us what the world was like many thousands of years ago. Tree rings, soil samples, fossils, all paint a valuable picture of…
OREGON DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE Recreational Shellfish Alert 6/21/24: North Coast Opens for Bay Clam Harvesting, and South Coast Re-Opens for Razor Clam Harvesting
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce a new shellfish opening today June 21, 2024. Bay clamming has been re-opened on the north coast. Levels…
SEASIDE AQUARIUM UPDATE: Ongoing Research of Hoodwinker Sunfish Specimen that Washed Ashore near Gearhart in Early June
From Seaside Aquarium: As you may know by now, Monday June 3rd, a Sunfish washed up on the beach in Gearhart. (See link below to the original story about this rare Sunfish.)…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE HOSTS JUNE 27 PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS HATCHERY RESILIENCY – Virtual Option Available
EDITOR’S NOTE: Tillamook County has THREE state-operated fish hatcheries that provide vital fish stocks to our “land of many waters.” Please show up and speak up to make sure that our hatcheries…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE – COMMERCIAL TROLL SALMON ACTION NOTICE 6/18/24 – CLOSURE FROM CAPE FALCON TO US/CANADA BORDER
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in consultation with the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC), the State of Oregon, the State of Washington, and fishery representatives met June 18, 2024 via conference call and…
ORCAS IN TILLAMOOK BAY – FATHER’S DAY VISIT, SUNDAY JUNE 16th (Photos & Video)
EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s that time of the year … Orcas sighted in Tillamook Bay (over the last few years, we have regular visits from Orcas during June.) We follow various social media…
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY: Public more confident connecting increasing heat, wildfires with climate change than other extreme weather events, study finds
By Molly Rosbach, OSU (CORVALLIS, Ore.- June 13, 2024) — Oregon State University researchers found that U.S. adults are fairly confident in linking wildfires and heat to climate change, but less confident…