Halloween day—Thursday, Oct. 31—North Coast Land Conservancy staff members are heading to Tillamook to plant seeds of native plants, re-pot seedlings, or do whatever else needs to be done at Northwest Oregon…
Category: Environment
Coast Guard rescues 5 from sailboat off Oregon coast
OIOpublisher SEATTLE — The Coast Guard rescued five adults aboard a disabled sailing vessel Wednesday, October 16th, 20-miles west of Yaquina Bay, Oregon. At approximately, 5:15 a.m. watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector…
Advisory: High Surf Advisory until 11:00PM Thursday
The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a High Surf Advisory, which is in effect from 11 AM today Oct. 16th to 11 PM PDT Thursday, Oct. 17th. * SEAS…Wave heights…
Partnership Launches Community‐Financed Solar Project for Local Schools: Solar and Batteries will Provide Emergency Power for Neah‐Kah‐Nie School District
The Oregon Clean Power Cooperative, in partnership with Bonneville Environmental Foundation and Neah-Kah-Nie School District, is launching a new project to install solar and backup batteries at two Neah-Kah-Nie School District schools….
On the hunt for the wild mushroom
By Dana Zia, The Golightly Gourmet There are many amazing things about this beautiful place that we live in. The majestic trees, clean water, vibrant wildlife, (including the elk that eat my…
Trask Hatchery closed due to construction
Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 TILLAMOOK, Ore. – Recreational fishermen who are planning to fish the Trask River at the popular “hatchery hole’ adjacent to the Trask River Hatchery when it opens on…
Inspire a future scientist! Become a Science Coach Volunteer – Training Oct. 24th
Tillamook, OR. – Science Coach (n): a community volunteer who believes all students should have access to hands-on, inquiry-based learning experiences in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and who is passionate…
Oct 10th Marine Debris and Microplastics in our Watersheds – LNWC Speaker Series
DOROTHY HORN PRESENTS AT THE LOWER NEHALEM WATERSHED COUNCIL OCTOBER SPEAKER SERIES Manzanita, Oregon – On October 10th the Lower Nehalem Watershed Council Speaker Series will feature PhD candidate Dorothy Horn from…
Steely New Sentinel Greets Guests at Blue Heron Cheese & Wine, Commemorates Company’s 40 Years
By Laura Swanson There’s a new addition at the Blue Heron Cheese & Wine Company – and it’s not a new farm animal. It’s sure to become an iconic part of a…
Join the fungi frolic at Circle Creek Conservation Center in Seaside, Oct. 25th
North Coast Land Conservancy Land Steward Eric Owen knows his mushrooms. Join him for NCLC’s final “On the Land” outing of 2019 at a Fall Fungi Frolic at Circle Creek Conservation Center…