ASTORIA, Ore. — The U.S. Coast Guard fined a recreational boater last Thursday for crossing the restricted Tillamook Bay bar in March in Garibaldi. On March 31, 2022, at approximately 11:30 a.m.,…
Category: Explore Nature
Heroes on the Water: Paddle. Fish. Heal.
Photos & Story by Don Backman “He’s got a fish on.” “Yep, there’s fish in here,” Shannon Anderson, event coordinator for the North Oregon Coast Chapter of Heroes on the Water commented,…
Merkley, Wyden Announce $750,000 in Federal Funds for Tillamook County Fish Passage Projects
Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden today announced a total of $750,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding headed to three fish passage projects in Tillamook County. All…
Facilities and Trails Listening Sessions
Dan Haag, Trails & Outdoor Recreation Coordinator for Tillamook County Visitors Association, is hosting four listening and engagement sessions throughout Tillamook County in late April and early May. These sessions seek to gather community…
Tillamook Les Schwab Tire Donates to Tillamook Anglers to Support Salmon for Food Bank Program
Albert Wilhite of Les Schwab Tire Center in Tillamook presents Jerry Dove former president of the Tillamook Anglers with a check for $500 to provide supplies for Tillamook Anglers Salmon for Food…
TELC hosts 5K Color Fun Run to benefit local childcare program
Tillamook Early Learning Center (TELC) invites the community to add a little color to their lives to benefit local families enrolled at the Tillamook childcare center and preschool. The 501(c)3 nonprofit will…
A yearly cycle: What’s going on outside? Birds and Gardens in my Nehalem Neighborhood
EDITOR’S NOTE: What are you seeing outside your window? Questions about gardening? Please send to editor@tillamookcountypioneer.net and we’ll check with Master Gardeners and other long-time local gardeners. Watch for more gardening news!…
UPDATE: Coast Guard suspends search for missing man from sinking fishing vessel 35 miles off Florence, OR; Crew member found, deceased
NORTH BEND, Ore. –The Coast Guard suspended search efforts at 12:30 a.m. Sunday for the master of a 32-foot fishing vessel that sank approximately 35 miles offshore Florence late Friday night. The…
Coast Guard searches for one person from sinking fishing vessel 35 miles off Florence, OR
NORTH BEND, Ore. — The Coast Guard is searching for the master of a 32-foot fishing vessel that sank Saturday morning approximately 35 miles offshore Florence. Missing is Mike Morgan, 68. Watchstanders…
Major Funding From New Infrastructure Law for Tillamook Bay — $62 million included in Army Corps plan to repair South Jetty
Since 2009, the Port of Garibaldi, Tillamook County Commissioners and other partners have been advocating for the repair to Tillamook Bay’s South Jetty. On January 26, 2022, it was announced that the…
