NEWPORT, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is helping investigate the entanglement of a young humpback whale stranded earlier this week near Yachats. The whale was entangled in gear attributed by…
Category: Environment
NOAA Fisheries: Experts Euthanize Oregon Humpback Whale After Unsuccessful Attempt to Free it from Beach
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Scientists, veterinary students and members of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians worked together to disassemble the whale Tuesday. Tribal members performed ceremonies for the whale, and collected some of…
Beached Juvenile Humpback Whale in Yachats
Since Saturday evening, November 15th, many on the Oregon Coast and regionally, have been following the fate of a living beached humpback whale in Yachats, Oregon. Volunteers poured in from throughout the…
LOWER NEHALEM COMMUNITY TRUST & TILLAMOOK ESTUARIES PARTNERSHIP SALMON-SPOTTING WALK NOV. 21
Join LNCT and Beverly Scoggin—a habitat restoration coordinator with Tillamook Estuary Partnership—for a walk to look for spawning salmon on November 21st! We will learn about salmon life cycles, local habitat concerns,…
FRIENDS OF NETARTS BAY WEBS: Winter Wreath-Making Workshop Dec. 7th – Limited Space, Registration Required
Join Friends of Netarts Bay Watershed, Estuary, Beach and Sea (WEBS) on Sunday, December 7th, for our annual Winter Wreath-Making Workshop. Come embrace the season and leave with your own handcrafted creation using…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Mussel harvest reopens coastwide
NEWPORT, Ore – Mussel harvesting is now open coastwide from the Washington border to the California border the Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today. Marine biotoxin…
Juvenile Humpback Whale Washes Ashore in Neskowin November 4th; Necropsy Performed, Likely Malnourished
EDITOR’S NOTE: With our recent storms, there have been some interesting things wash ashore. A young humpback whale first beached at Neskowin on November 4th, but reports are that the King Tides…
This Saturday Nov. 8 – The People vs. Agent Orange – FREE Showing at the Tillamook Library
On Saturday North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection (NCCWP) will be showing the film The People vs. Agent Orange at the main branch of the Tillamook County Library located at 1716 3rd…
FRIENDS OF NETARTS BAY WEBS: Traditional Ecological Knowledge on the Oregon Coast – part of The Lifeways of the Tillamook Series with Stephanie Craig Nov. 1st at Tillamook County Pioneer Museum
Saturday, November 1st, Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS is honored to host Stephanie Craig, cultural practitioner and tradition-keeper, basket weaver, consultant, educator, and founder of Kalapuya Weaving and Consulting and Rooted Way at…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: OHA issues alert for Cannon Beach at Gower Creek
Sewage spill could increase risk of exposure to fecal bacteria PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) at Oregon Health Authority is issuing an alert for Cannon Beach at Gower…