Considered by many as the “crown jewel” of Oregon’s long-distance trails, the Oregon Coast Trail (OCT) stretches from the Columbia River in the north to the California border in the south, almost…
Category: Explore Nature
The Longest-Running Tillamook Holiday Tradition You’ve Never Heard of: Tillamook Bay Christmas Bird Count to Take Place Dec. 15th; Join This 100+ Year Tradition
By James Billstine Every year in December a group of… well, some would say intrepid, some would say, perhaps more accurately, neurotic enthusiasts spread out over a 15 mile diameter circle in…
Conservancy expands habitat reserves in Tillamook and Clatsop counties
North Coast Land Conservancy expanded two of its existing habitat reserves when it closed on two land acquisitions in November. A gift of land northeast of the community of Neskowin, in southern…
Explore Nature Series Celebrates its 4th Season
Imagine being able to trek through the forests of the Tillamook Coast with a mushroom foraging expert, hike Bayocean Spit with a local historian, kayak Netarts Bay in search of sand dollar…
Slay Belles Ring on Dec. 8: Tillamook Coast Derby Dames invite you to their inaugural roller derby bout
The Tillamook Coast Derby Dames – Tillamook’s premier roller derby team – are hosting their inaugural bout against the Hood River Alter Egos on Dec. 8 at Tillamook High School. Doors open…
Oregon State Parks Parking Fee Waived for ‘Green Friday’ Nov. 23rd
Play for free at all Oregon State Parks on Nov. 23 in celebration of ‘Green Friday.’ State Parks are waiving day-use parking fees in 25 Oregon State Parks the day after Thanksgiving….
SALMONBERRY TRAIL MEETING SET FOR DECEMBER 7 IN SALEM
News Release from Oregon Parks and Recreation Dept. SALEM, Ore. – The Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency (STIA) will meet to discuss the proposed Salmonberry Trail corridor 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec….
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU from the 2018 Manzanita Open & Eugene Schmuck Foundation
During this time of Thanksgiving, the Eugene Schmuck Foundation wishes to THANK each and every person that helped make the 31st Manzanita Open Golf Tournament a fantastic event. We have now distributed…
Commercial Dungeness crab season delayed – Wednesday, November 14, 2018
NEWPORT, Ore. – The traditional Dec. 1 opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season will be delayed until at least Dec. 16 along the entire Oregon coast as testing shows crabs are…
Emergency regulation changes in NW Zone coastal rivers take effect Nov. 1 to protect low fall Chinook returns
Friday, October 26, 2018 SALEM, Ore.—Fall Chinook fishing is restricted effective Nov. 1, 2018 for coastal rivers in Oregon’s Northwest Zone. Restrictions will be in place from the Necanicum River in the…
