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,…
Category: Nature & Outdoors
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
OIOpublisher 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…
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…
OREGON SHORES CONSERVATION COALITION Events for Final King Tides of Season – Webinar 1/18 and Presentation 1/20 at Tolovana Hall
CoastWatch Program Manager Jesse Jones will be joined by two representatives from The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) for this final king tides event of the season, kicking of the…
Rescuers Unable to Locate Man Swept Out of Netarts Bay Today, January 17th
(January 17, 2023 – 4:00pm) At 8:57am this morning, January 17, 2023, Tillamook County Sheriff’s Deputies, Netarts-Oceanside Fire-Rescue, Oregon State Parks and the United States Coast Guard (USCG) responded to a water…
Storm Damage Causes Closure of Old Growth Big Cedar Trail Boardwalk in Rockaway Beach
By Robin Swain High winds from the storm that hit the Oregon Coast December 27, 2022, wreaked much damage in Rockaway Beach and the rest of the county. Downed trees across power…
Manzanita Polar Plunge 2023: Hundreds Gather to Plunge into the New Year with a Dunk in the Pacific Ocean
Janice Gaines-Ehlen has been doing this polar plunge for years. Initially with just a handful of friends over a dozen years ago, and now with HUNDREDS of “friends”. What started out as…
OREGON STATE PARKS CLEAR DEBRIS AND REPAIR DAMAGE AFTER HIGH WINDS THIS WEEK; TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT PARKS IN TILLAMOOK, CLATSOP COUNTIES
SALEM, Ore— Oregon State Parks’ crews worked hard to clear hazard trees and downed trees from park entrances and trails this week after a windstorm delivered gusts of up to 75 miles…
OREGON STATE PARKS OFFER FIRST HIKES, FREE PARKING – Otters. You could meet otters, a variety of birds, maybe elk or deer! New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2023
Join us outdoors on New Year’s Day for First Day Hikes. Choose from 24 hikes in 21 parks across the state. All hikes will be guided by a park ranger or volunteer…
OREGON SHORES CONSERVATION COALITION: Volunteers Needed – Cleanup Debris on Short Sand Beach, Oswald West State Park
Volunteers needed! If you’ve recently visited Short Sand Beach at Oswald State Park, you’ve likely noticed the giant metal work platform that has washed up. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is…