Story & Photos By Don Backman Did you know that Garibaldi, Oregon produces some of the best Dungeness crab? This small-town port has taken advantage of its close proximity to the ocean…
Category: Environment
OREGON STATE PARKS: RESPECT NESTING AREAS TO PROTECT THREATENED SNOWY PLOVER MARCH 15 – SEPT. 15
OIOpublisher OREGON COAST, OR – The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and Siuslaw National Forest remind visitors that it is plover nesting season on the Oregon coast March 15 to Sept. 15 — visitors…
North Coast Watershed Association & Local Watershed Councils Trainings for Mapping Community Sourced Ecological Information in Cannon Beach, Nehalem, Warrenton, Astoria
The North Coast Watershed Association (NCWA) and our watershed council partners are hosting a series of training events to teach our community how to use a new mobile application to map ecological…
OP/ED: Waves of Support for Oregon’s Marine Reserves
By Ian Giancarlo, Oceans Advocate, Environment America The Pacific coast runs for hundreds of miles and marks our country’s western border. It makes the perfect home for millions of nesting seabirds, such…
From Muck to Masterpiece – Register Now For A Nehalem Estuary Journey – Clean-up March 9th; Marine Debris Art March 15 & 16
Wheeler, OR – In a collaborative effort to raise awareness and take tangible steps toward conservation of the Nehalem River Estuary, four regional organizations call on you to participate in a Nehalem…
Audubon Bird Walks on March 8 and 9, Lincoln City
With spring approaching, bird activity increases! LINCOLN CITY, Ore. – Audubon Society of Lincoln City will lead bird walks in March that explore both public and private preserves in Lincoln City and…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE TEAM TAKES ON THREE CAPES RELAY, JOINING HUNDREDS OF RUNNERS SATURDAY FEB. 24TH
Photos by Paul Fournier This weekend, the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office had five Deputy Sheriffs participating in the 3 Capes Relay marathon! Detective Sgt. Michelle Raymond, Community Corrections Lt. Ahnie Seaholm, and…
Free Fishing Weekend in Oregon, Feb. 17-18
SALEM, Ore.—Make fishing part of your President’s Day weekend plans with friends and family. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 17-18, 2024. No fishing/shellfish licenses or…
BOEM disregards Oregon objections, pushes forward with offshore wind energy areas on South Oregon Coast near Coos Bay & Brookings
(NEWPORT, Ore.) Despite overwhelming opposition from tribes, fishing organizations and coastal communities, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the release of the final wind energy areas (WEAs) off Oregon’s south…
Seaside Aquarium to Perform Necropsy on Fin Whale Washed Ashore at Sunset Beach, Plea to Public to Keep Distance
The Seaside Aquarium posted a plea om social media this afternoon, Monday February 12, 2024 – Please help us protect the Fin whale that stranded dead at Sunset Beach State Park in…