Lights Out Alert! Over the next few weeks, millions of birds will migrate through Oregon’s skies. Help keep them safe by turning off your outside lights and drawing your blinds. Why is…
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The Salmonberry (Trail) is Blooming
By Lynnee Jacks If you’re feeling restless and uncertain about the state of things, take a walk. Listen to the birds and let it rain a little on your bare skin. Take…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: 2026 Ocean Salmon Seasons
The Pacific Fishery Management Council finalized their recommendations for 2026 ocean salmon seasons on Sunday, April 12. The adopted seasons are available at the PMFC’s website, and graphics of the Oregon recreational and commercial…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Spring Chinook reopens below Bonneville Dam for three days – April 11, 12 & 13
(CLACKAMAS, OR) — Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington took joint state action today to add another three days of recreational spring Chinook salmon fishing in the mainstem Columbia River downstream of Bonneville Dam….
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: First spring Chinook season in the Lower Deschutes since 2018 to open May 5-20
(The Dalles, OR) – The lower Deschutes River will be open for spring Chinook salmon from May 5-20. “This is exciting news for anglers as the last spring Chinook season on the Deschutes…
Seven Capes Bird Alliance April Bird Walks – The Knoll in Lincoln City April 10th; Tillamook Bay Wetlands April 11th
Seven Capes Bird Alliance welcomes birders of all abilities to discover the joy of spring as migrating songbirds arrive – walks in Lincoln City and Tillamook on April 10 & 11th. Friday,…
TILLAMOOK BAY WATERSHED COUNCIL: Bay to Basin Speaker Series April 8th Focus on Salmon
Please join Tillamook Bay Watershed Council for their Bay to Basin speaker series. This FREE event will feature Habitat Restoration Biologist Cyndi Curtis and Sr. Program Manager for Wild Fish Kirk Blaine…
US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 63 – Tillamook Bay: Do you have your Oregon Boaters Education Card? Class at NCRD April 11th
Oregon Boaters are required to take a boating safety course and carry a Boater Education Card. This law applies to all boaters who operate a motorboat with over 10 horsepower (hp). Youths…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Invasive quagga mussels found on boat at ODFW’s Ashland inspection station
(SALEM, OR) – ODFW staff at the Ashland Boat Inspection Station found quagga mussels on a motorboat that was being transported from Lake Havasu, Arizona into Oregon on March 21, 2026. This was the first instance…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE INFORMATION UPDATE 3/11/26: Ocean Salmon Commercial Troll & Recreational Sport Season Alternatives
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) met March 4-9 to develop three alternatives for ocean salmon seasons along the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California. On March 9 the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC)…