OIOpublisher From Board of Commissioners & Staff of Neahkahnie Water District Please be aware that our natural spring fed flows are in significant decline and summer usage is high. Conservation measures are…
Category: Environment
NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: A Variety of Concerns for Our Environment
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 8/21/2023 Hello Neighbors and Friends, Susan and I enjoyed a busy Saturday along the Central Coast starting with a stop at the vibrant Newport Farmer’s Market. From…
Early Railroad Logging Book Event Marks the Arrival of Local Historical Classic at Tillamook County Pioneer Museum
By Neal Lemery; Photos & Video by Don Backman The Whitney Company Along the Kilchis River: A First Hand Telling of Logging in the 1920s, a long awaited historical book, premiered August…
Wildlife Center of North Coast Intaking Common Murres, Other Injured Seabirds
With the ODFW announcement yesterday requesting that the public not handle, “leave alone”*, common murre chicks (jumplings – see below for more information.) The Pioneer reached out to the Wildlife Center of…
Biologists ask people not to disturb or pick up fledgling common murres on Oregon beaches
Oregon coast visitors are seeing many dead and dying fledgling common murres right now on state beaches. Some commercial fishermen report also seeing this at sea. At this time of the year,…
Ultimook Track Club brings back Tillamook Bay Run August 19th; Still time to register
Returning after a several year hiatus, the Tillamook Bay Run returns August 19, 2023 under the management of the Ultimook non-profit. The Tillamook Bay Run is located on the beautiful Tillamook Bayocean…
Manzanita and Nehalem, Collaborative Efforts Amidst Level Two Water Conservation
Manzanita and Nehalem in Oregon are taking proactive measures to address water conservation and emergency preparedness. With Nehalem at a level two for water conservation and facing low surface water, the collaboration…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY Fresh Water Monitoring Alert- CLATSOP COUNTY: Recreational use advisory issued for Cullaby Lake Aug. 14
PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued a recreational use health advisory today for Cullaby Lake due to the presence of a cyanobacteria bloom. The reservoir is in Clatsop County. People should avoid swimming and…
Sea Turtles Forever’s Crusade to Protect Marine Life from Microplastic
Marc Ward, the founder of Sea Turtles Forever, stood on a beach in Costa Rica, surrounded by the tragic sight of 100 sea turtles, dead and filled with microplastics. “I was on…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY – Lost Creek Fire, Coal Creek Basin, Tillamook State Forest Update Monday, Aug. 14
Lost Creek Fire Update – 0800, August 14, 2023 Smoke was reported at approximately 5:45pm Sunday night. Nehalem Fire and Oregon Department of Forestry responded to the Lost Creek area in Cook…