High bacteria levels prompt OHA recommendation to avoid water contact PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is issuing a public health advisory today for unsafe levels of fecal bacteria in ocean waters at Cannon Beach and Tolovana State…
Category: Environment
Golf, Gardens, and Gatherings: Crowd assembles to discuss community effort to determine the future of closed Alderbrook Golf Course October 24, 2022
EDITOR’S NOTE: See the video link below. By Don Backman for the Tillamook County Pioneer At noon, on October 24th, over 150 people from the local communities assembled at Hydrangea Ranch on…
CoastWatch & Oregon Shore Conservation Coalition Present Free Webinar Oct. 25th – Plant Life of the Oregon Dunes
Coast-lovers and plant-lovers everywhere are invited to attend a free webinar, “Plant Life of the Oregon Dunes: Past, Present & Future,” on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 6 p.m. The speakers for this…
Portion of Skipanon River opens to hatchery coho retention
(October 18, 2022- TILLAMOOK, Ore.)—The Skipanon River, in Warrenton, which is typically closed to salmon fishing, is opening to hatchery coho retention from the Harbor Street Bridge upstream to the Alt 101…
VOLUNTEER NEEDED FOR COUNTY OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SALEM, Ore.–The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is seeking a citizen-at-large member for the County Opportunity Grant Program Advisory Committee. The committee awards funds to county projects that support recreational vehicle…
Monday, Oct. 17 – “Reclaiming Our Public Trust Rights” – A Zoom Forum with Prof. Mary Wood
North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection and the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition are honored to host a special webinar with author and legal theorist Mary Christina Wood of the University of Oregon School…
OREGON STATE PARKS ENDS 2022 WITH THE CENTENNIAL CREATIVE CHALLENGE
SALEM, Ore.—The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) offers one more way to celebrate 100 years of state parks. Share your love for the state’s special places and your artistic style via…
“Reclaiming Our Public Trust Rights” A Zoom Forum with Professor Mary Wood Oct. 17th
North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection and the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition are honored to host a special webinar with author and legal theorist Mary Cristina Wood of the University of Oregon…
Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS – October 2022 Events: Art of Growing Oysters; Mean, Green, Digging Machines: Green Crab on the Oregon Coast; Crabbing Netarts Bay with WEBS and TEP; Wintering Birding on the Bay: A Drawing Excursion
Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS fall community events are underway! Join us this month for some coastal fun, including our crab-focused events for fall crabbing season! You can learn more about the…
Two Simultaneous Rallies to Protest Industrial Forestry Practices: Seaside & Portland on October 6th
Join North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection on Thursday, October 6, 2022, to take action against TIAA (and other Wall St. corporations invested in timber corporations) for their destructive practices and hypocrisy!…
