OIOpublisher By Cara Mico Humans are adaptable and extreme weather is part of life on Earth, but the average climate has shifted so drastically in the last century that our infrastructure and…
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Guadalupe Fur Seal Receives Care at Oregon Coast Aquarium
Newport, Oregon — An injured Guadalupe fur seal is on the road to recovery thanks to the collaborative efforts of the Oregon Coast Aquarium (OCAq), the Marine Mammal Stranding Network (MMSN), and SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation,…
Fish and Wildlife Service Completes Sea Otter Study, Outlines Next Steps
PORTLAND, Oregon – Under a directive from Congress, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service evaluated the feasibility of reintroducing sea otters to their historical range along the West Coast of the contiguous United…
Review of Kayak Tillamook County – Netarts Bay Clamming Excursion
By The Ardent Gourmet Joe Gallo, aka Crazy Joe Gallo, a mobster of course, was shot to death at Umberto’s Clam House in Little Italy, NY in 1972. His poor family bought…
Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS Dollar for Dollar Matching Gift Challenge June 15 – September 15, 2022
The Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS (Watershed, Estuary, Beach and Sea) is excited to kick off this summer with our first-ever Matching Gift Challenge! The Charles Becker Foundation has generously offered to…
AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE WILLAMETTE AND LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER VALLEYS UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY
Southwest Clean Air Agency Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Lane Regional Air Protection Agency Relayed by National Weather Service Portland OR 1157 AM PDT Tue Jul 26 2022 Lower Columbia-Greater Portland Metro…
It’s Spray Season: A Free Educational Event on Zoom
Join North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection’s Upcoming Meeting We are excited to announce a free educational event (hosted on Zoom) which will feature a talk by Deke Gundersen, Ph.D. a toxicologist…
ODFW urges sport crabbers to mark gear, orca entangled in unmarked sport crab gear
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists and fishery managers want to decrease whale entanglements in non-commercial crabbing gear. While commercial gear is marked and there is a decrease in entanglements in…
Dory Days Wraps Up in Pacific City
The 62nd annual Pacific City Dory Days, a celebration of dory boats and community spirit, is wrapping up today. The festival was hosted by the Pacific City-Nestucca Valley Chamber of Commerce and…
ODFW razor clam conservation closure in effect July 15, Clatsop County Beaches Only
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife annual razor clam conservation closure is now in effect from July 15 through September 30, 2022. This razor clam closure is for the Clatsop Beaches only, from the…