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…
Category: Environment
Monkeyface prickleback could be world record; Fish caught by Tillamook woman April 1st
OIOpublisher (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…
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…
SPRING WHALE WATCH WEEK RETURNS TO THE OREGON COAST FOR SPRING BREAK 2024 – MARCH 23-31
OREGON COAST, Oregon— Oregon State Parks will host Spring Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast Saturday, March 23 through Sunday, March 31. Trained Oregon State Park volunteers will be stationed at 15 sites along the Oregon…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE INFORMATIONAL UPDATE: Ocean Salmon Seasons Alternatives – Recreational & Commercial
(March 19, 2024) On March 11 the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) adopted a range of ocean salmon fishing season alternatives for the 2024 fishing year (May 16, 2024-May 15, 2025). The alternatives also reflect…
SPACES AVAILABLE! Food Roots Spring Break Garden Club at Alder Creek Farm – March 25-29
Limited spaces are still available for the Food Root’s Spring Break Garden Club at Alder Creek Farm for kids pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. In partnership with Oregon Food Bank and the Lower…
Marine Reserves: Essential for Conservation or a Threat to Fisheries?
Audubon Society of Lincoln City and Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition invite you to a free, live webinar about marine reserves on Thursday, March 21, 2024, from 6:30-8 p.m. Marine reserves are in…