The Tillamook County Sheriff’s office is currently assisting the Oregon State Police, Nestucca Fire-Rescue and the U.S. Coast Guard with the search and possible recovery of a man that fell into the…
Category: Environment
SURVEY: Department of Land Conservation and Development wants to hear your thoughts on Oregon’s Land Use Planning Program
OIOpublisher May 2023 will mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of Senate Bill 100 which created Oregon’s visionary land use planning system and established the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD)…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Offshore longleader gear fishery bag limit increases to 15 fish per day beginning March 1
The recreational offshore longleader gear fishery daily bag limit will be increasing from 10 to 15 fish per day beginning on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. ODFW staff worked with our federal partners…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Initial Columbia River recreational spring Chinook seasons set
(February 22, 2023- CLACKAMAS, Ore.) – Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington adopted recreational spring Chinook seasons for the Columbia River during a joint state hearing today. Effective March 1 (downstream of Bonneville Dam) and April 1 (upstream…
STATE FORESTS TRUST OF OREGON HELPS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EXPERIENCE AND ENHANCE UNIQUE STATE-MANAGED FORESTS
“I named this one Daisy and that one there Lucy,” said high school student Laura Hernandez, pointing to two Douglas-fir seedlings she had just planted. “I am for sure going to come…
SECOND BUSIEST CAMPING AND DAY-USE YEAR IN HISTORY FOR OREGON STATE PARKS IN 2022
SALEM, Ore— Oregon State Parks experienced its second busiest camping and day-use year in history during its centennial in 2022. Visitors logged 2.97 million camper nights, which is 1.8% less than the…
Free Fishing President’s Day Weekend, Feb. 18-19
SALEM, Ore.—Make fishing part of your three-day weekend plans. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday of President’s Day Weekend, Feb. 18-19, 2023. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag or Columbia River Basin…
OP/ED: Board of Forestry Meeting Votes 4-3 to stay on track with Habitat Conservation Plan
By Robert Van Dyk, Wild Salmon Center There was a very close vote in the Board of Forestry meeting yesterday (2/15/23), with three members voting to delay for at least two years and…
Field Research Becomes Fur Seal Rescue
Olympic National Park, Washington — A field excursion led by Seattle Aquarium researchers along the Olympic Peninsula quickly turned into a life-saving mission. Seattle Aquarium’s Senior Conservation Research Manager Shawn Larson was leading…
OP/ED: WHY THE SUDDEN OREGON DEPT. OF FORESTRY MEETING TODAY? Addressing Inaccuracies in Industry Op/Ed
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Pioneer posted the Oregon Forest and Industries Council “press release” as an Op/Ed, along with several reponses to the inaccurate information and scare tactics contained in the commentary. See…