(The Dalles, OR) – The lower Deschutes River will be open for spring Chinook salmon from May 5-20. “This is exciting news for anglers as the last spring Chinook season on the Deschutes…
Category: Environment
Seven Capes Bird Alliance April Bird Walks – The Knoll in Lincoln City April 10th; Tillamook Bay Wetlands April 11th
Seven Capes Bird Alliance welcomes birders of all abilities to discover the joy of spring as migrating songbirds arrive – walks in Lincoln City and Tillamook on April 10 & 11th. Friday,…
Haystack Rock Awareness Program & Friends of Haystack Rock Welcome Back Puffins Celebration April 18th
Celebrate the seasonal return of Tufted Puffins and raise awareness about their conservation. The Haystack Rock Awareness Program, in partnership with the Friends of Haystack Rock, is excited to announce the 2026…
TILLAMOOK BAY WATERSHED COUNCIL: Bay to Basin Speaker Series April 8th Focus on Salmon
Please join Tillamook Bay Watershed Council for their Bay to Basin speaker series. This FREE event will feature Habitat Restoration Biologist Cyndi Curtis and Sr. Program Manager for Wild Fish Kirk Blaine…
US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 63 – Tillamook Bay: Do you have your Oregon Boaters Education Card? Class at NCRD April 11th
Oregon Boaters are required to take a boating safety course and carry a Boater Education Card. This law applies to all boaters who operate a motorboat with over 10 horsepower (hp). Youths…
OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY: VOLUNTEERS HELP KEEP STATE FOREST SHOOTING LANES MAINTAINED AND OPEN
(TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST, OR) — More than 55 volunteers helped clean and restore the Wolf Creek Shooting Lanes and nearby forest roads on March 21. Volunteers removed graffiti from boulders, replaced vandalized…
Grant McOmie, longtime outdoor reporter for KGW, has died
EDITOR’S NOTE: I’ve had the opportunity to work with Grant on several wonderful stories – from his feature on Karla Steinhauser to the Smiley Salmon Harvest – it seems most any time…
NORTH COAST COMMUNITIES FOR WATERSHED PROTECTION PRESENTS COASTAL FUTURES: The Path Forward Saturday April 18th
North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection (NCCWP) invites the North Coast community to participate in a live event, “Coastal Futures: The Path Forward,” presented by students in the Master of Landscape Architecture…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Invasive quagga mussels found on boat at ODFW’s Ashland inspection station
(SALEM, OR) – ODFW staff at the Ashland Boat Inspection Station found quagga mussels on a motorboat that was being transported from Lake Havasu, Arizona into Oregon on March 21, 2026. This was the first instance…
HAIKUING IN OREGON WITH CHUCK MCLAUGHLIN – SPRING
EDITOR’S NOTE: Mike Randall’s call to haiku (see link below) reminded me that Barbara McLaughlin had shared Chuck McLaughlin’s haikus at his celebration of life, and I had always wanted to enshrine…
