By Ed Ruttledge, Tierra Del Mar Facebook representative, Stephen Uy, admitted November 13th that a second cable has severed offshore from its drilling site in Tierra Del Mar. (See statement from Stephen…
Category: Oregon State Parks
BIG WAVES PROMPT BEACH SAFETY ALERT – HIGH TIDES, STORMY WEATHER PROMPTS SNEAKER WAVE WARNING FORNOV.13-14
With sneaker waves predicted Nov. 13-14 on the north Oregon Coast, followed by a “king tide” event Nov. 15-17, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) urges beachgoers to be safe. The…
COUNTY SEEKS PUBLIC OPINION ON VEHICULAR BEACH ACCESS IN SOUTH TILLAMOOK COUNTY
(TILLAMOOK, OR. October 5, 2020) The COVID-19 pandemic and Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s Emergency Stay-at-Home Order prompted the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners’ emergency closure of vehicle access to county beaches in…
FATAL HIKING INCIDENT OSWALD WEST STATE PARK SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th
On Sunday, September 27, 2020 at approximately 1:48 P.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a person who fell from a cliff, into the ocean, at Devil’s Cauldron trail…
OREGON STATE PARKS BEGINS TO ASSESS WILDFIRE AND WINDSTORM DAMAGE
The devastating wildfires that continue to level the Oregon landscape have so far burned about 900 acres of state park land, most of it undeveloped forest, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department…
WILDFIRES CLOSE SOME STATE PARKS AND PROMPT STATEWIDE FIRE BAN FOR ALL STATE PARKS
Dangerous fire conditions and spreading wildfires across the state has prompted Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) to issue a statewide fire ban and close some parks. Park Closures – The following…
OREGON STATE PARKS OFFERS SAFETY REMINDERS FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND
SALEM, Ore.—The long Labor Day Weekend is the last big outdoor vacation for many Oregonians. Although nothing is typical in 2020, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department encourages everyone to follow the…
OSWALD WEST, NORTH COAST BEACHES – Saturday August 22nd – PARKING LOTS FULL at 10 am
By Laura Swanson Good Morning Sunshine! With coffee and double dark chocolate zucchini muffins (I’ll post that recipe next), we decided to check out the parking lots at Oswald West this morning….
AGENCIES TAKING MEASURES TO CONTROL PARKING CONGESTION, TRASH AT OREGON STATE PARKS ON NORTH COAST
Salem, Ore – Visitor traffic on Oregon’s north coast has spiked to extraordinarily high levels in August, causing problems with parking congestion and trash. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is working…
Leaders’ Responses to Overwhelmed Communities — Tillamook County Commissioner Bill Baertlein & Oregon State Parks Director Lisa Sumption
EDITOR’S NOTE: Our email and messenger inboxes have been filling with stories, letters, photos and videos of the invasion this weekend, during the summer and that continues today. South County resident Lynnae…
