Continuing our tour of North Coast hiking trails, I ventured up to Soap Stone Lake. Tucked away just off Highway 53, before the junction with Highway 26, lies a hidden gem of…
Category: Explore Nature
A Hidden Gem: The Minor Peak of Saddle Mountain
In the heart of Oregon’s coastal range, the minor peak of Saddle Mountain stands as a testament to the quiet grandeur of nature. This hidden gem, often overlooked in favor of its…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Anglers relish catching data for research in Oregon’s Marine Reserves Program
Newport, Ore. – Joe Zoellin knows that, on this day, he is a man of privilege. Zoellin’s jigging for rockfish from a charter boat atop a Cape Falcon reef that normal anglers aren’t…
NEHALEM BAY FIRE & RESCUE COMES TO AID HIKER, ROPE & MEDICAL RESCUE FRIDAY JUNE 30th
Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue was dispatched to a medical call with pack out on Neahkahnie Mountain on Friday morning June 30th at 9:36 am. Crews responded and provided medical and technical…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Fall salmon regulations for coastal rivers announced today June 29th
Alternative 2 selected, allowing for additional harvest in some rivers SALEM, Ore.—After evaluating survey feedback and other comments, ODFW today June 29, announced fishing regulations for 2023 fall Chinook and coho fisheries…
SUMMERTIME LEARNING AND FUN AROUND NETARTS BAY! TIDE POOL DISCOVERY DAYS COMING UP & MUCH MORE IN JULY
This July, Friends of Netarts Bay Watershed, Estuary, Beach, and Sea (WEBS) is hosting fun, educational events designed to help locals and visitors explore the wonders of Netarts Bay. WEBS will be…
Holiday low tide series means one last chance for good razor clamming on Clatsop beaches
ASTORIA, Ore – A low tide series begins Friday through the Fourth of July holiday giving clammers a last chance to harvest this year’s “super-sized” razor clams before the conservation closure begins 12:01 a.m. July…
Oregon Legislature supports efforts to keep more local seafood local
SALEM – When consumers sit down for seafood dinners on the Oregon Coast, local fare isn’t just assumed; it’s expected. The shocking reality is that 90 percent of the seafood on plates…
USFWS to host Open Houses in OR & CA regarding Sea Otter Reintroduction – in Garibaldi June 21st; Elkaha Alliance Presentation at NCRD in Nehalem June 21st
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will host 16 public open houses (see list and links to rsvp below) with communities in Northern California and Oregon this June to gather input on the…
Tillamook Estuaries Partnership: Nurturing Natives to Restore Threatened Butterfly Species Habitat with Flowers – Volunteer Event June 22nd
Did you know that Tillamook County is home to a threatened species of butterfly? The Oregon silverspot butterfly lives in pockets of coastal grassland along the Pacific Coast and relies on a…