Netarts, OR – For many years, the Friends of Netarts Bay Watershed, Estuary, Beach, and Sea (WEBS) has sponsored educational programs for students and the general public centered on Netarts Bay. Before…
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TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Outdoor Recreation – There’s a Map for That!
OIOpublisher Imagine if there was a map that included all the outdoor recreation amenities and trails in Tillamook County. How cool would it be to have a convenient way to find places…
JULY 4TH REMINDER: NO FIREWORKS IN PARKS, ON BEACHES
In advance of the July 4 holiday weekend, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) reminds visitors that fireworks are prohibited in state parks and on Oregon’s ocean beaches at all times, including…
CAPE KIWANDA BEACH PARKING RESTRICTIONS REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH SEPTEMBER
Joint news release // Oregon Parks and Recreation Department + Tillamook County Board of Commissioners Pacific City, Ore. – The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD), in cooperation with Tillamook County, will…
VEHICLE ACCESS ON TWO ROADS OF TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST RESTRICTED DUE TO RISE IN ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES
Tillamook, Ore. – Vehicle access to Smith Creek Road off Highway 6, and Barnsdale Road off Miami Foley Road in the Tillamook State Forest will be restricted due to increasing vandalism, illegal…
Fire Season Start July 1st in the Northwest Oregon Forest Protective Association
Fire season and regulated use will begin on July 1st in the Northwest Forest Protective Association, which includes parts of Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook, Washington, and Yamhill Counties.) Fire restrictions will vary through…
Coast Guard assists after fishing vessel sinks near Florence, Ore.
ASTORIA, Ore. — Coast Guard crews responded to a fishing vessel crew who abandoned ship in the early morning hours Monday June 29th near Florence. At approximately 1:50 a.m., Coast Guard watchstanders…
Coast Guard, good Samaritans rescue 3 on Oregon Coast Saturday
Brookings, Ore. — Crew members from Coast Guard Station Chetco River and good Samaritans rescued three men from a capsized vessel Saturday outside the mouth of the Chetco River. At 10:45 a.m….
ODFW announces two openings added to Central Coast spring all-depth halibut
NEWPORT, Ore. – Two additional openings have been added to Oregon’s Central Coast Subarea, increasing anglers’ opportunity to harvest the quota for the spring all-depth halibut fishery. July 16-18 and July 30-August…
NEW FOREST WATERS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS; LEGISLATIVE ALERT; NEHALEM “BLACK LIVES MATTER” RALLY on JUNE 20
Nehalem Solidarity with Black Lives Matter on Saturday, June 20 (organized by members of the Nehalem community) Join us for a peaceful gathering in downtown Nehalem on Saturday, June 20, from 12:00…