The Nehalem Bay Garden Club will have a very special meeting this month on Tuesday, Feb.27, 1:30 p.m. at Calvary Bible Church, 560 Laneda Ave., Manzanita. The speaker will be Ketzel Levine,…
Category: Environment
Festival to showcase Oregon State University marine education and research
by Kaety Jacobson & Amanda Gladics, Oregon Sea Grant Oregon State University will continue to commemorate its 150th anniversary with nearly two weeks of free activities in mid-February centered around the university’s…
Working Together for Rails AND Trails
By Jack Mulder, Port of Tillamook Bay Commissioner Would you like to ride your bike on a trail from Banks to Tillamook? Or explore the remote Salmonberry Canyon? How about a stroll…
Emily Reed Shipwreck Making Appearance on Rockaway Beach Again
Every now and then the sands on the beach shift just right, revealing a shipwreck more than 100 years old – actually nearly on the anniversary of it’s wreck, 110 years ago….
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad Message to Port of Tillamook Bay – 2/1/18
by Jessica Jung, General Manager, Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad • The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad understands the difficulty the Port of Tillamook Bay faces with this trail project. We have welcomed the…
Alaska Earthquake, Tsunami Scare Jan. 23 Raises LOTS of Questions
By Lt. Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Management Director The recent tsunami scare has raised awareness but also raised some questions and concerns. I will try to address those that I have…
Adventurous Wind Surfer in Rockaway Beach – 1/25/18
Photos by Don Best With snow on the Coast Range, many coastal residents were stoking their fires today, but Don Best caught this adventurous wind surfer taking advantage of continued big surf…
Coast Guard responding to oil sheen in Astoria, Oregon
ASTORIA — Coast Guard and local salvage personnel continue cleanup of oil sheen on the Columbia River near Astoria, Monday January 22nd. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River’s Incident Management Division team from…
Diver rescued from Tillamook Bay by local law enforcement officers during marine patrol
Tillamook Bay-On January 22, 2018 around 1:09pm, a Marine Deputy from the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office and an OSP Fish and Game Trooper were conducting a routine marine patrol in the Crab…
Alaskan Earthquake Triggers Coastal Tsunami Watches, Evacuations; All Clear, Watch Cancelled at 4:20 am
At 12:32 am Alaskan Time (1:31am PST) a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck 175 miles SE of Kodiak in the Gulf of Alaska, prompting a tsunami warning for Alaska’s southern coast and a tsunami watch…