(SALEM, OR) —Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 14 and 15, 2026. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags, endorsements or validations are required on…
Category: Nature & Outdoors
We are the “Illegal” Immigrants Here …
By Jamie Corvus Thank you to those who allowed yourselves to be touched by my last piece of writing. And there were so many of you. Stay with me, if you will. We…
SEASIDE AQUARIUM REPORTS 46-FOOT FIN WHALE AT SUNSET BEACH TODAY FEB. 7
A 46-foot fin whale washed ashore this morning north of Sunset Beach near Warrenton, Oregon. The whale had been dead for quite some time prior to washing ashore. A necropsy will be…
Tillamook State Forest Browns Camp OHV campground to transition to reservations-only system
Browns Camp Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) Campground, managed by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), will transition from a first-come, first-served model to a reservation-only system when it reopens for the season…
Bay to Basin Speaker Series by Tillamook Bay Watershed Council starts Jan. 21
Please join the Tillamook Bay Watershed Council for the start of our Bay to Basin speaker series. This FREE event will feature local Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife Fish Habitat Restoration…
King Tides – Another round happening January 1st – 4th!
These extremely high tides occur when the moon’s orbit comes closest to the earth, the earth’s orbit is closest to the sun, and the sun, moon and earth are in direct alignment,…
GUIDED FIRST DAY HIKES SET FOR NEW YEAR’S DAY IN 25 OREGON STATE PARKS; TILLAMOOK COUNTY STATE PARKS HOST FIRST HIKES AT OSWALD WEST, SITKA SEDGE
SALEM, Oregon— Whether you prefer a moderate hike through a desert landscape or a paved wooded trail inside city limits, Oregon State Parks has a First Day Hike for you on New Year’s Day, Thursday Jan. 1. In Tillamook…
OREGON STATE PARKS: WINTER WHALE WATCH WEEK RETURNS TO THE OREGON COAST DEC. 27-31
Oregon State Parks will host Winter Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast Saturday, Dec. 27 through Wednesday, Dec. 31. Trained Oregon State Park volunteers will be stationed at 14 sites along the Oregon Coast from 10 a.m….
LETTER TO EDITOR: About Whale Entanglements
In conversations I’ve had with people in the past week, it’s been hard to find someone who wasn’t following the news around the young humpback whale that washed ashore near Yachats. It’s…
Seven Capes Bird Alliance Offers Your Data Is for the Birds Webinar Series: Giving Back to Birds by Contributing Observations to eBird Dec. 3rd
Do you want to become a community scientist? Seven Capes Bird Alliance invites you to attend the last session in our fall webinar series, Your Data Is for the Birds, all about…