By Butch Freedman The seal pup stared straight at us today. It appeared to be smiling, as it coasted with the current down the shoreline. The day before when Stacy and I…
Category: Environment
NORTH COAST COMMUNITIES FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION: “Free to Grow” Film Event June 4th at Bay City Arts Center
Is your drinking water safe? UPCOMING EVENT – On Thursday, June 4th, Old Grove Films, Beyond Toxics, and North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection collaborate on an event presenting a screening of…
THE SANDSTONE JOURNAL: Tell me your thoughts on God (then we can talk about AI)
On the Vatican’s AI Manifesto* and the mirror it holds to our unbelief. By Lynnee Jacks If you are concerned about AI’s threat to humanity but you are not thinking about God,…
US COAST GUARD RESCUES HIKER FROM CLIFF ON GOD’S THUMB, LINCOLN CITY, OREGON (VIDEO)
(SEATTLE, WA) A Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Facility Newport rescued a 25-year-old female hiker from a cliff on God’s Thumb in Lincoln City, Oregon, Sunday. At…
U.S. COAST GUARD AUXILIARY FLOTILLA 63: Hosts Vessel Safety Check in Recognition of National Safe Boating May 30th at Port of Garibaldi
USCG Auxiliary Flotilla 63 is proud to sponsor a Complimentary Vessel Safety Check Event to help promote the 2026 National Safe Boating Campaign. This yearlong campaign promotes the value of voluntary, consistent…
NORTH COAST COMMUNITIES FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION MONTHLY MEETING TUESDAY MAY 26 AT 6PM IN ROCKAWAY BEACH
Is your drinking water safe? This Tuesday come join us for North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection project updates and to meet with fellow citizens who are concerned about pesticide spraying in…
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: ENHANCED SNEAKER WAVE THREAT MAY 24 – 26
A long period swell will impact our waters starting Sunday May 24th through Tuesday May 26th. Sneaker waves can surprise beachgoers, running up on the beach significantly farther than other waves. They…
NORTH COAST COMMUNITIES FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION MONTHLY MEETING TUESDAY MAY 26 AT 6PM, ROCKAWAY BEACH
Is your drinking water safe? Join us for North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection project updates and to meet with fellow citizens who are concerned about pesticide spraying in watersheds and in…
OP/ED: How Important are Salmon and Steelhead to You?
By Scott Gordon, Friend of Tillamook Bay When young salmon and steelhead leave the five rivers that feed Tillamook Bay, they do not simply sprint from freshwater to the Pacific. They pause,…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Columbia River spring Chinook fishing open Friday-Monday of Memorial Day Weekend
(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) —Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added several days of recreational spring Chinook fishing on the mainstem Columbia River during a joint state hearing today, May 20, 2026. With these additional…
