The waters off the Oregon Coast are home to at least 17 species of sharks. But not all sharks are created equally; these creatures come in all sizes, shapes, colors and notoriety….
Category: Nature & Outdoors
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: Get Outside and Explore Nature
By Sayde Moser-Walker, Creative Content Specialist, Explore Nature The Explore Nature Series is a collaboration of environmental organizations working together to provide meaningful, nature-based events that showcase the uniqueness of Tillamook County…
SALMON SUPERHWY: New public-private partnership will invest $1.2M in Tillamook County to reconnect aquatic habitat and improve water quality
TILLAMOOK, Ore.—Trout Unlimited (TU), Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA), USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and other partners in the Salmon SuperHwy program will combine forces to address aquatic connectivity and water…
Seasonal Jobs with Tidepool Ambassador Program Available
Jobs provide excellent career-oriented experience for anyone interested in natural resource interpretation or education. Manzanita, OR: The Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve has two seasonal, part-time job opportunities for the new Tidepool Ambassador Program. The…
WORDS OF WISDOM: Making The Rounds
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here are some of Neal’s thoughts about ways to make every day Earth Day – plant a tree. A friend mentioned that she was planting a tree this year on…
Tufted Puffins Have Returned to Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach
Haystack Rock is home to the largest Tufted Puffin breeding colony in Oregon. In early April approximately 100 individual puffins show up at Haystack Rock. Most of the puffins have already found…
OUTBACK WITH BACKMAN: Earth Day Edition 2021 – A Visit with Big Trees
Photos and Video by Don Backman From Laura Swanson: As an editor, when there are significant days or times, I’ll send out a prompt to the Pioneer’s contributors and ask them to…
‘Hybrid in a Haystack’ Explores Newly-Discovered Beachgrass, Join Netars Bay WEBS virtually on Earth Day April 22nd
Beach grass. It’s not exactly the main reason we visit the beach, yet we all know it’s there billowing in the wind. But did you know there are two dominant beachgasses of…
Lower Nehalem Community Trust Organizes Highway 101 Cleanup in Wheeler on Earth Day, April 22nd
Wheeler, OR – Lower Nehalem Community Trust (LNCT) will hold a roadside cleanup on Earth Day, April 22, 2021 from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm. Parking and check-in will be located at…
Water Rescue Hug Point, Cannon Beach, April 14, 2021
On April 14, 2021 at 1:36 pm, Cannon Beach Fire volunteers were dispatched to a report of 2 young children stuck on a cliff at Hug Point State Park. Upon arrival, Incident…
