SEATTLE —The Coast Guard urges boaters to be ready this National Safe Boating Week as summer nears the Pacific Northwest. This year National Safe Boating Week takes place Saturday through May 28. National Safe Boating Week promotes safe boating practices for recreational…
Category: Environment
OHA and DEQ finalize 2021 Oregon beach monitoring list; Two more Tillamook County beaches added to list, Oceanside and Cape Kiwanda
PORTLAND, Ore.—The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) is proposing a list of beaches to be monitored for bacteria during the 2021 season. The proposed list the OBMP, based at the Oregon Health Authority Public Health…
New beach driving restrictions start in south Tillamook County, Cape Kiwanda fence improved
Pacific City, Oregon – The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission approved a new rule restricting driving on some beaches in south Tillamook County around Cape Kiwanda. A new fence atop the…
Perspectives on Complex Forest Structure, Water Quality, and Native Fish Webinar May 24th
Nehalem, OR – Lower Nehalem Community Trust (LNCT) will host a webinar on May 24, 2021 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. The public is invited to attend and submit questions during the program….
Coast Guard medevacs fisherman 25 miles off Tillamook Bay, OR Tuesday May 11th
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 19-year-old crew member aboard the 38-foot commercial fishing vessel Joseph Tuesday afternoon 25 miles west of Tillamook Bay. At approximately 1:40 p.m. on Tuesday May 11th,…
ODFW announces bag limit reduction for sport bottomfish effective Monday May 10th
NEWPORT, Ore – Effective Monday, May 10 the general marine bag limit is reduced to five fish (from six) per angler per day for sport bottomfish. The sub-bag limit of one China, copper, or…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Annual Walking Groups Kick-Off May 9th
By Ariel Slifka, AmeriCorps VISTA Summer is just around the corner and that means the Tillamook County Wellness walking groups are starting up again! Join the annual kick-off event on Sunday May…
NOTICE of PESTICIDE SPRAYING in BOB’S CREEK AREA NEAR NEHALEM
Stimson Lumber has given notice to the Oregon Department of Forestry of their intention to spray pesticides in the Bob’s Creek area near Nehalem. The FERNS notification number is 2021-511-03147. This spraying…
Discover ‘Sharks of the Oregon Coast’ May 6th at 6 pm with Netarts Bay WEBS Virtual Program
The waters off the Oregon Coast are home to at least 17 species of sharks. But not all sharks are created equally; these creatures come in all sizes, shapes, colors and notoriety….
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Get Outside and Explore Nature
By Sayde Moser-Walker, Creative Content Specialist, Explore Nature The Explore Nature Series is a collaboration of environmental organizations working together to provide meaningful, nature-based events that showcase the uniqueness of Tillamook County…