As another severe wildfire season continues with no end in sight, Oregon has 16 active, large wildfires on the landscape, according to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center. Several other states – in…
Category: Logging & Forestry
Oregon Dept. of Forestry – Fire Update for Tuesday, July 17
ODF fights multiple lightning fires in Southwest Oregon after stopping Silver Creek Fire’s spread ODF’s Incident Management Team 2 was dispatched overnight to take command of a series of fires in Josephine…
BURN BAN NOTIFICATION
The Tillamook County Fire Defense Board in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Forestry will enter into a county-wide burn ban on all open debris pile burning on July 15, 2018. On…
Oregon Dept. of Forestry – Fire Update for Saturday, July 7, 2018
Increased fire activity across Oregon Increased winds, hot and dry conditions, holdover lightning fires and fireworks have all contributed to increased fire activity. All ODF districts and protective associations are officially in…
Letter to the Editor: POISON IN PARADISE
Do you know Oswald West State Park? A place of pristine beauty on the North Oregon Coast where you can still glimpse old growth trees, a clear running stream, and a beach,…
Restoration of Garibaldi Lions Lumbermen’s, Railroaders Park – The Last Hurrah for Pat Patterson
By Laura Swanson, Editor, Tillamook County Pioneer At 94-years-young, (Gerald) Pat Patterson arrived in Tillamook County as a Coast Guardsman in 1943 at the brand new Garibaldi station during World War II….
Summer greetings from the forest! Tillamook Forest Center Readies for Season
This summer will bring a new kind of art exhibit to the Tillamook Forest Center. From June 13th through September 2nd, visitors are invited to explore sculptural installations both inside the center…
FREE FORESTRY & PESTICIDE MONITORING WORKSHOP June 13th
Rockaway Beach Citizens for Watershed Protection invites the public to a free pesticide monitoring workshop given by Oregon Wild at the North County Recreation District (NCRD) on Wednesday, June 13th, at 5:30…
Celebrate Route 6: GREAT SPEAKER SERIES ON EXPLORING FOREST USES JUNE 16th at Tillamook County Pioneer Museum
As part of the “Celebrate Route 6” schedule of events, the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum will be hosting a discussion on Oregon’s forests on Saturday, June 16 at 3 pm in the…
Stand Up for Trees! …and water and our beautiful planet! Wed. April 25th
Laurie Hoff Schaad, Healing Arts Practitioner, Wednesday evening April 25th from 6:30 – 9:30 Come join us to take a powerful and joy-filled stand on behalf of trees, water, and our natural…