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 Park in Clatsop County. People should avoid…
Category: Environment
Razor clamming reopens Oct. 1 on Clatsop beaches; Entire Oregon Coast to be open for razor clamming
(Monday, September 27, 2021, Astoria, Ore) – Following the annual conservation closure, Clatsop beaches reopen to razor clamming October 1 with good news: domoic acid levels are below the closure threshold and razor…
Back Country Hunters/Anglers (BHA) removes a mountain of garbage from Eckloff Road, helping to address major cause of landowners closing forest access to hunters and fishermen
Story & Photos by Don Backman (some photos provided) “We hauled out 127 bags of garbage,” Sara McClendon, local resident and the Northwest Region Director for the Oregon chapter of Back Country…
LNCT Organizes Highway 101 Cleanup Sept. 30th: Organization’s third highway cleanup of the year!
Wheeler, OR, September 23, 2021 – Lower Nehalem Community Trust will hold a roadside cleanup on Thursday, September 30, 2021 beginning at 8:30 AM and ending at Noon. Parking and check-in will…
OREGON SHORES 50th ANNIVERSARY SERIES: Human Impact on Coastal Landscapes Panel Sept. 30th
The Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition offers a free, online panel discussion of a fundamental topic in coastal conservation—the ways in which human activities have reshaped the land in our region. “Human Impact…
NORTH FORK 53 COASTAL RETREAT & TEA FARM: The Fall Equinox – Finding Balance
By North Fork 53 Tea Farmer Ginger Relax, Bee Well, Happy Fall xoxo Happy Fall Equinox , Did you know that on Wednesday September 22nd – the Fall Equinox there were exactly…
Bud’s Community Fitness Trail cross country meet September 21, 2021 at Tillamook Junior High School
Photos by Don Backman The junior high cross country teams took to Bud’s Fitness Trail at Tillamook Junior High on Tuesday September 21st. The kids were having a lot of fun. There…
Heart of Cartm & SOLVE team up to clean up Nehalem Bay State Park Sat. Sept. 25th
SOLVE’s annual Beach and Riverside Cleanup welcomes neighbors and visitors alike to spend time taking care of Oregon. Heart of Cartm will be leading a team to pick up litter at Nehalem…
$100,000 in tourism grant funding available from Tillamook Coast Visitors Association
Annual marketing grant seeks new projects, addresses sustainability Sept. 22, 2021. Tillamook Coast Visitors Association (TCVA) announced today that $100,000 in marketing grant funds is available to tourism-related businesses and organizations in Tillamook County. This…
TILLAMOOK ESTUARIES PARTNERSHIP – Celebrate the Bounty of the Bays! Online Fundraising Event September 18 – 25, 2021
Tillamook Estuaries Partnership is happy to announce that we are bringing back our annual Celebrate the Bounty of the Bays! We hope you will join us September 18 – 25, 2021 for a special online…
