OIOpublisher By Don Backman Sitka Sedge State Natural Area is a relatively new State day-use area located between Sandlake and Whalen Island to the north, and Tierra Del Mar, Cape Kiwanda, and…
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Oregon commercial crab fishery to open North of Cape Falcon February 16
NEWPORT, Ore.—After a significant delay, the commercial Dungeness crab fishery will open in the most northern section of Oregon’s coast as of Feb. 16, 2021. This area has remained closed to commercial…
Announcing the winners of this season’s Oregon King Tide Photo Contest
CONGRATULATIONS to Tamara Enz and Bill Hassell on their 2nd and 3rd place photos featuring Tillamook County locations – Nehalem River and Rockaway Beach. NEWPORT – After receiving over 400 eligible submissions,…
Oregon Coast Aquarium Receives $500,000 Challenge Grant
Newport, Oregon—The Oregon Coast Aquarium has been awarded a $500,000 challenge grant from the Marcia H. Randall Foundation for Phase I of the organizations’ capital campaign. The Aquarium will use the grant…
More Mud-Slinging in Tierra Del Mar: Facebook Pulls a “Two-Face” – Last Minute Notice of Weekend Work
By Edmund Ruttledge In a late Friday email message to community members in Tierra Del Mar, Facebook revealed the, “…HDD rig, mud pump, mud recycling unit and pit pump will be in…
Historic Oregon Timber Negotiation Underway
(Salem, OR) — Governor Kate Brown kicked off the first in a series of negotiation sessions this month as part of a groundbreaking agreement between forestry representatives, conservation leaders, and fishing organizations…
CONGRESS MOVES TO INVEST IN THE NATION’S ESTUARIES: Reauthorizes the National Estuary Program to recover and grow coastal economies and ensure resilient communities
(Tillamook County, OR ) – On January 13th, Congress reaffirmed its commitment to the National Estuary Program by signing the Protect and Restore America’s Estuaries Act law. Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) and…
OUTBACK WITH BACKMAN: Rogers Peak and Blue Lake Loop hike (December 3rd, 2020)
By Don Backman My hiking buddy is into peak bagging, a fun sport that involves climbing to the top of the tallest hill around just so you can say you did it….
Hampton Lumber Research Project Centers on Improving Pollinator Habitat with Wildflower Plantings in Clearcuts
By James Billstine On the crest of a small hill in the Big Creek Unit near Valley Creek Lane in Knappa, Oregon, an even age timber harvest (clearcut) is in its fourth…
Coastal Alliance Says, “Enough is Enough” on the Facebook Drilling
By Edmund Ruttledge, Tierra Del Mar resident In a comprehensive email message addressing the fracout at Facebook’s drilling site in Tierra Del Mar, the Oregon Coastal Alliance (ORCA) has stated, “enough is…