It’s time for some Fall cleaning! The Tillamook County Fairgrounds, in collaboration with the Bye Bye Mattress Program, will be hosting a free mattress and box spring recycling event on Saturday, October…
Category: Environment
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Fall bear eat-a-thon is on – keep bears, people and pets safe by securing trash
OIOpublisher Now that autumn weather has replaced hot summer days, bears have begun their annual fall eat-a-thon, known as hyperphagia, to prepare for winter. This intense feeding period begins in late summer when berries…
Seven Capes Bird Alliance Offers Your Data Is for the Birds Webinar Series, Begins Oct. 8th
How Can Photography Help Us Learn More About Oregon’s Seabirds? Presented by Will Kennerley, OSU LINCOLN CITY, Ore. – Did you know that your observations can become meaningful data that scientists use…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE Host Public Meetings to Receive Input on 2026 Recreational Bottomfish and Pacific Halibut Seasons; See Survey Links below
As a reminder, ODFW staff will be hosting in person meetings October 6, 7, and 8 to discuss the 2026 recreational bottomfish and Pacific halibut seasons with anglers. The meeting on October 8 will be…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Razor clamming opens Oct. 1 on Clatsop beaches
ASTORIA, Ore. – Clatsop beaches reopen for razor clam harvesting Oct. 1 following the annual conservation closure that began July 15. Before harvesting razor clams or any shellfish, always call the Shellfish Safety Hotline at 1-800-448-2474 or…
OREGON DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE RECREATIONAL SHELLFISH ALERT 9/26/25: Mussel Harvesting Closes On The Central and Northern Oregon Coast
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce a new shellfish closure. All harvest of mussels has closed from the Columbia River to the north jetty…
FRIENDS OF NETARTS BAY WEBS: A Beach Cleanup – Celebrating National Public Lands Day Saturday Sept. 27
Celebrate National Public Lands Day by cleaning up the beach from Oceanside to Netarts with the Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS and Oceanside Action Partnership, Saturday, September 27th, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 pm! WEBS and OAP will…
WORLD PREMIERE OF DOCUMENTARY OCT. 4, MANZANITA FILM FESTIVAL: “FREE TO GROW” FOLLOWS IMPACT OF FORESTRY HERBICIDES
Emmy-winning Filmmaker Jesse Andrew Clark’s newest indie doc follows rural Oregon families’ struggles to stay safe from aerial spraying of forestry herbicides. OREGON, USA – Following the success of the pilot episode…
OREGON DEPT. FISH & WILDLIFE: Additional days for Columbia River salmon fishery announced
CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added more recreational salmon fishing days in the mainstem Columbia River during a joint-state hearing on Wednesday September 17, 2025. The decision came…
OREGON DEPT. FISH & WILDLIFE: General Marine Species bag limit reduced begins Sept. 18 to lower risk of an early season closure
NEWPORT, Ore. – The General Marine Species daily bag limit is reduced to three fish beginning Sept. 18 to lower the risk of an early season closure. The one-fish sub-bag limit for…