NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS 30-DAY NOTICE DATE OF NOTICE: April 15, 2019 EXPIRATION DATE: May 15, 2019 A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY OREGON PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT TO COLLECT PUBLIC…
Category: Environment
Tillamook Anglers – 30th Annual Fin-clipping Video – April 13, 2019
OIOpublisher Video by Don Best There are many “experienced” volunteers at the 30th annual Whiskey Creek Fish Hatchery fin-clipping event. This young lady has been coming for “years”; her efficient technique and…
Tillamook Anglers – 30th Annual Fin-Clipping Photo Essay – Photos by Don Best
By Laura Swanson Photos & Video By Don Best The volunteers descended on Whiskey Creek Volunteer Fish Hatchery on Saturday morning April 13th – lining Whiskey Creek Road, and filling the parking…
Beyond The Beach: Meet Margaret Minnick
By Dan Haag Earlier this year, Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve welcomed Margaret Minnick, their new coordinator. Margaret takes over for Hannah Buschert, who had to leave us to run her…
Alder Creek Farm Community Plant Sale April 27th
Lower Nehalem Community Trust’s ever popular annual plant sale is coming at the end of this month. Always the last Saturday of April, this has become a favorite with local gardeners. The…
Clatsop Beaches Open for Razor Clamming 4/12/19
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce the opening of razor clam harvesting on the Clatsop County beaches. Razor clamming is now open from…
For the Love of Fish … Tillamook Anglers Prep for 30th Annual Fin-Clipping Event, Saturday April 13th
By Laura Swanson, Editor It all started in 1987, when the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife held annual fundraiser for the backyard “fish hatchery” program – STEP – Salmon, Trout Enhancement…
PARKING LOT CLOSURE AT CAPE LOOKOUT STATE PARK APRIL 9 – 12
TILLAMOOK, Ore. – The Cape Trail parking lot at Cape Lookout State Park will be closed April 9 – 12 for repairs and repaving. Cape Trail, a 2.3 mile hike along the…
A Holistic Approach to Invasive Species Management Presentation, Today April 7th in Astoria & Nehalem
The Nehalem River Ranch, Lower Nehalem Watershed Council, and Tillamook Estuaries Partnership present, a talk with author Tao Orion – today, Sunday April 7, 2019 at two separate times and locations: Fort…
406 Day: National Campaign for Awareness of Emergency Locator Beacon Importance
SEATTLE – Saturday, April 6, is 406 Day, a national campaign run by NOAA to spread awareness of the importance of emergency position indicating radio beacons, or EPIRBs, and personal locator beacons,…