With high fire danger levels in the Tillamook State Forest, several forest roads off of Highway 26 and Highway 6 will be temporarily closed to drive-in access, and likely other roads could…
Category: Environment
EARLY SEPTEMBER HEAT WAVE SIGNALS RENEWED FIRE DANGER; ALL ZONES AT HIGH FIRE DANGER BEGINS THURSDAY, SEPT. 3
OIOpublisher With the continued dry weather and fuels conditions, we will be going to IFPL Level 3 in weather zones NW2 and NW3, and to IFPL 2 in NW1, starting at 1:00…
HUNTER KILLED BY ELK – TILLAMOOK COUNTY
On Saturday, August 29, 2020 Mark David (66) from Hillsboro was archery hunting on private property in the area of Trask Road E in Tillamook. David wounded a 5X5 bull elk but…
Tierra Del Mar Volunteers Organize “Beach Watch” Campaign
By Edmund Ruttledge Volunteers in Tierra Del Mar have started a “beach watch” campaign to document illegal overnight camping on the beach, reckless driving and vehicles entering an area where no vehicles…
Anglers: Two additional days added to Columbia River Subarea recreational Pacific halibut fishery
SALEM, Ore – Anglers now have two more days to fish the Columbia River Subarea all-depth recreational Pacific halibut fishery. The fishery currently is open each Thursday and Sunday through September 30…
ODFW hosts virtual public meeting on commercial nearshore fishery Sept. 9th
NEWPORT, Ore. – ODFW will discuss the commercial nearshore black and blue rockfish fisheries during a virtual public meeting Wednesday, September 9. The meeting runs 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Geared primarily…
Sars-CoV-2 virus detected in the sewage at Nehalem Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant
Nehalem Bay Wastewater NBWA – Your local sanitary sewer district – 08/28/2020 The results are in for August, week ending 8/11/2020 and 8/19/2020. The report for the second week of August shows…
It’s Pesticide Season in Tillamook County
By Nancy Webster, North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection When will our “Dark Waters” be filmed? For those who have seen that 2019 movie, which covered DuPont Chemical Company knowingly dumping industrial…
Celebrate 10 Days of Tuna on the North Oregon Coast: The Friends of Netarts Bay is hosting two virtual events Aug. 26 & Aug. 27 to kick off the Tuna celebration
Tis the season for tuna, and along the North Oregon Coast that means a time to celebrate the rich bounty of the Pacific Ocean. Albacore tuna is the third most valuable fishery…
Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue Receives Donations – Family of Michelle Casey Turn Tragedy into Fundraising Tribute
On May 19, 2019, 21-year-old Michelle Casey fell while taking photos at the Neahkhanie Mountain overlook. Despite the best efforts of the rope rescue teams from Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue and…