SALEM, Ore.—Make fishing part of your three-day weekend plans. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday of President’s Day Weekend, Feb. 18-19, 2023. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag or Columbia River Basin…
Category: Nature & Outdoors
OP/ED: Board of Forestry Meeting Votes 4-3 to stay on track with Habitat Conservation Plan
By Robert Van Dyk, Wild Salmon Center There was a very close vote in the Board of Forestry meeting yesterday (2/15/23), with three members voting to delay for at least two years and…
Field Research Becomes Fur Seal Rescue
Olympic National Park, Washington — A field excursion led by Seattle Aquarium researchers along the Olympic Peninsula quickly turned into a life-saving mission. Seattle Aquarium’s Senior Conservation Research Manager Shawn Larson was leading…
Response to commentary – See the Forest for the Trees – “OP/ED: Oregon Dept. of Forestry Mishandles Plan for State Forests; Data Reveals Plan Forces Budgets into the Red”
“There is no good reason that the most productive forestland in the state of Oregon cannot produce sustainable funding for local governments, jobs, timber supply and environmental services such as critical wildlife…
Oregon Coast Aquarium Mourns Loss of Nuka the Northern Sea Otter
Newport, Oregon — The Oregon Coast Aquarium is saddened to announce the passing of Nuka, the Aquarium’s resident northern sea otter. Nuka passed following an emergency veterinary procedure, which was carried out…
Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife & Tillamook Estuaries Partnership: Eelgrass in Tillamook Bay Presentation Feb. 22nd
Tony D‘Andrea from the ODFW Shellfish team will be in Tillamook on Feb 22nd to discuss Eelgrass in Tillamook County watersheds.Topics of Tony’s presentation will include the life cycle of Eelgrass, common…
Sitka Center Online Resident Talk February 7, 2023 4pm via Zoom
(OTIS, OR – January 18, 2023) Sitka Resident Talks are an opportunity for the community to learn about the artists and scientists working in residence at the Sitka Center for Art and…
February 8 Science Pub Features Oregon Kelp Alliance: Learn about efforts to restore our underwater kelp forests at Pelican Brewing, Pacific City
PACIFIC CITY, Ore. – Audubon Society of Lincoln City and the Oregon Kelp Alliance will host a Science at the Pub presentation: Working for Healthy Kelp Forests in Oregon Wednesday, February 8,…
Another Gray Whale Washes Up on North Oregon Coast on Crescent Beach near Cannon Beach Saturday, January 21st; Updates – Necropsy Reports on Sperm Whale, Baby Gray Whale
Reports from Seaside Aquarium While preforming the necropsy on the baby gray whale the Coast Guard reported a third whale floating about a mile offshore. Saturday afternoon the whale washed ashore on…
Support experiential education opportunities for Tillamook County students by becoming a volunteer STEAM – science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics – Coach! Training Feb. 9th
This Volunteer STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics) Coach Training is for new and returning STEAM Coaches who want to volunteer for spring and summer programs. Across the county, a partnership of…
