The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in consultation with the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC), the States of Oregon and Washington, and fishery representatives met today August 31, 2026, via conference call and…
Category: Environment
OREGON DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (DEQ): Oregon Recycling Modernization Act Upheld as Constitutional
This week, August 28, 2026, the United States District Court for the District of Oregon ruled that Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act is constitutional, allowing the state to continue implementing…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Mussel harvest closure Cape Blanco to CA coast
(SALEM, OR) – Mussel harvesting is now closed from Cape Blanco to the California border the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today. Recent…
SEASIDE AQUARIUM & WILDLIFE CENTER OF THE NORTH COAST: It’s Jumpling Season! Common Murre Wash Ashore on Local Beaches
EDITOR’S NOTE: A quick scroll through social media this morning finds multiple posts about all the dead birds washing ashore from Gearhart to Netarts and on down the coast. Oregon Dept. of…
NORTH COAST COMMUNITIES FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION PRESENTS: The North Coast Temperate Rainforest Isn’t Disappearing – It’s Gone
North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection (NCCWP) is sponsoring a presentation of aerial photographs by Richard Felley entitled: The North Coast Temperate Rainforest Isn’t Disappearing — It’s Gone Tuesday, August 25,…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: RECREATIONAL OCEAN SALMON ACTION NOTICE COLUMBIA SUB-AREA CLOSURE EFFECTIVE AUGUST 25TH
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in consultation with the States of California, Oregon and Washington, the Pacific Fishery Management Council, and fishery representatives met today via conference call and have taken the…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Hatchery Chinook only for Buoy 10 anglers Aug. 25-Sept. 2 after strong early season
After a “lights out” early season for the Buoy 10 fishery at the mouth of the Columbia River, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington are adjusting regulations to manage Chinook harvest…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: ODFW Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery Update 8/20/26; Regulatory changes ocean commercial Dungeness crab fishery to address whale entanglements
Since 2019, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has been implementing measures to reduce the risk of whale entanglements in the commercial crab fishery. These measures are foundational to…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: ODFW to host public meetings in Tillamook Sept. 2 and Port Orford Sept. 3 on commercial nearshore fisheries
(NEWPORT, OR) – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is holding two public meetings to discuss the commercial black and blue rockfish and nearshore fisheries. The meetings will be held in…
EFM announces acquisition of 29,000-Acre Nehalem Rainforest, Expanding Climate-Smart Forestry Portfolio on Oregon’s North Coast
Acquired by the EFM-Sojitz Forest Fund, EFM Fund IV, and private investors, the 29,000-acre property expands opportunities for sustainable timber production, carbon sequestration, and conservation at scale. (PORTLAND, OR), – EFM…
