Newport, Oregon – On Thursday, May 2, the Oregon Coast Aquarium treated an injured female Western snowy plover found at a plover nesting site in Oregon Dunes Overlook. Researchers with the Oregon…
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Oregon Coast Trail Party – Cape Falcon – May 1st
OIOpublisher Come join Trailkeepers of Oregon as we continue work on the Oregon Coast Trail at Oswald West State Park! With your help we’ll be doing brushing, user trail decommissioning, and tread…
Pacific City Pathway Work Party Friday April 26th
Tillamook Off-Road Trail Alliance is proud to announce the completion of The Pacific City Pathway! We would like to invite you to help finalize and buff out this gorgeous new hiking trail….
North Coast bird monitoring trainings — Snowy Plover Patrol & Black Oystercatcher Trainings Sat. April 20th
If you enjoy bird-watching and want to combine that interest with helping protect birds and habitats, you’re in luck. A multitude of training opportunities and monitoring events are set to kick off…
States Approve 2nd Spring Chinook Re-opener on Lower Columbia
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington added two additional days, Saturday April 20 and Sunday April 21, to the lower Columbia spring Chinook fishery. The…
‘Bring Back the Natives’ to Celebrate Earth Day Plant Sale and Potting Party April 20th Focuses on Restoring Native Plants to the Area
Don’t do it for yourself; do it for the birds and the bees. Native plants – those that occur naturally in a region in which they evolved – are the foundation of…
Clamming Clinic on April 20th – You’ll DIG IT! Learn clamming techniques & more …
EDITOR’S NOTE: Explore Nature events are FREE; registration is required. Spaces are limited, but there are available for the April 20th clamming clinic. See link to register below. By Sayde Moser-Walker My…
Tillamook Anglers – 30th Annual Fin-clipping Video – April 13, 2019
Video by Don Best There are many “experienced” volunteers at the 30th annual Whiskey Creek Fish Hatchery fin-clipping event. This young lady has been coming for “years”; her efficient technique and stayed…
Tillamook Anglers – 30th Annual Fin-Clipping Photo Essay – Photos by Don Best
By Laura Swanson Photos & Video By Don Best The volunteers descended on Whiskey Creek Volunteer Fish Hatchery on Saturday morning April 13th – lining Whiskey Creek Road, and filling the parking…
Clatsop Beaches Open for Razor Clamming 4/12/19
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce the opening of razor clam harvesting on the Clatsop County beaches. Razor clamming is now open from…