TILLAMOOK, Ore.—Trout Unlimited (TU), Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA), USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and other partners in the Salmon SuperHwy program will combine forces to address aquatic connectivity and water…
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Seasonal Jobs with Tidepool Ambassador Program Available
Jobs provide excellent career-oriented experience for anyone interested in natural resource interpretation or education. Manzanita, OR: The Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve has two seasonal, part-time job opportunities for the new Tidepool Ambassador Program. The…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Making The Rounds
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here are some of Neal’s thoughts about ways to make every day Earth Day – plant a tree. A friend mentioned that she was planting a tree this year on…
Year-Round Closure of Motorized Vehicles on Tierra Del Mar Beach
By Ed Ruttledge, Tierra Del Mar resident At its meeting on April 14, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission took action that has closed the beach to motorized traffic at Tierra Del…
Tufted Puffins Have Returned to Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach
Haystack Rock is home to the largest Tufted Puffin breeding colony in Oregon. In early April approximately 100 individual puffins show up at Haystack Rock. Most of the puffins have already found…
OUTBACK WITH BACKMAN: Earth Day Edition 2021 – A Visit with Big Trees
Photos and Video by Don Backman From Laura Swanson: As an editor, when there are significant days or times, I’ll send out a prompt to the Pioneer’s contributors and ask them to…
‘Hybrid in a Haystack’ Explores Newly-Discovered Beachgrass, Join Netars Bay WEBS virtually on Earth Day April 22nd
Beach grass. It’s not exactly the main reason we visit the beach, yet we all know it’s there billowing in the wind. But did you know there are two dominant beachgasses of…
MAKING EVERY DAY EARTH DAY: Greening your kitchen for a brighter tomorrow
EDITOR’S NOTE: Earth Day – every time I hear that term, I immediately think “well, every day is Earth Day.” And that has been a marketing slogan for Earth Day, so the…
OHA seeks input on which Oregon beaches to monitor in 2021: OHA invites public comment on proposed beach locations through April 26
PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority’s Beach Monitoring Program invites public comment on a list of beaches it is proposing to monitor this summer. The OHA Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) works with the…
Lower Nehalem Community Trust Organizes Highway 101 Cleanup in Wheeler on Earth Day, April 22nd
Wheeler, OR – Lower Nehalem Community Trust (LNCT) will hold a roadside cleanup on Earth Day, April 22, 2021 from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm. Parking and check-in will be located at…
