OIOpublisher SALEM, Oregon – Give the gift of unlimited access to Oregon’s state parks with an annual day-use parking permit. Holiday shoppers can buy annual parking permits for only $25 each–that’s $5 off…
Category: Environment
Jetty Creek Watershed Set to Endure Further Clear Cuts this December
55 acres of remaining forest called “The Olympic Line” is set to be removed from the primary drinking water source for Rockaway Beach, Oregon. Rockaway Beach, Oregon – Among all coastal watersheds,…
BOAT CAPSIZES IN NETARTS BAY NOVEMBER 27, ONE RESCUED, ONE MISSING
On Friday, November 27, 2020 at approximately 2:20 P.M., emergency personnel from the Oregon State Police, Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office, Netarts Fire and Rescue, and the United States Coast Guard responded to…
Thanksgiving Search and Rescue Operation Success
Neskowin, OR – On Thursday, November 26, 2020, Thanksgiving Day, at approximately 6:30 PM, Tillamook County Sheriff’s Deputies, along with Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue, were called out to attempt…
Daily Gifts of Giving, Bring Thanks
By Lynn St. Georges I open the garage door and the first bird song I hear is the red-wing blackbirds. There’s not much singing this time of year, only one or two…
Thanks & Giving: Mental Health and the Outdoors
EDITOR’S NOTE: During this season of Thanksgiving, we are reaching out to our writers and readers for inspiration. I don’t need to repeat the theme of this year’s trials and tribulations ……
OP/ED – Part #3 of 3- County Park Fees Increase: Summation and Solutions
EDITOR’S NOTE: Sue Aalykke contacted the Pioneer several weeks ago about gathering information and questions about the County’s recent increase in county park/parking and boat ramp fees in 2021. Aalykke had sent…
PARKING FEE WAIVED AT OREGON STATE PARKS NOV. 27, THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) invites Oregonians to head outside for some fresh air the day after Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, also known as ‘Green Friday.’ OPRD will waive day-use parking fees…
Commercial Dungeness crab season delayed
NEWPORT, Ore. (Nov. 20, 2020) – The Dec. 1 commercial Dungeness crab season is delayed until at least Dec. 16 for the entire Oregon coast as testing shows crabs are too low…
OP/ED: Analysis of Increase in County Parks Day Use Fees (Series 1 of 3)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Sue Aalykke contacted the Pioneer several weeks ago about gathering information and questions about the County’s recent increase in county park/parking and boat ramp fees in 2021. Aalykke had sent…