Newport, Oregon — A recently stranded loggerhead turtle who received care at the Oregon Coast Aquarium took flight to SeaWorld San Diego last weekend. Early this February the Oregon Coast Aquarium (OCAq)…
Category: Nature & Outdoors
Keep feeders clean to avoid sickening birds
EDITOR’S NOTE: There have been multiple articles in Washington, Oregon and California (more recently an article on OPB) calling for removing bird seed feeders due to spreading salmonella and other diseases, but…
Save money by starting vegetable seeds at home; FREE Seeds available at Tillamook Libraries, and other locations
EDITOR’S NOTE: Our recent cold temperatures and frozen precipitation makes Spring seem a long ways off, but it’s not! And now is the time to get seeds started for your garden. Tillamook…
Announcing the winners of this season’s Oregon King Tide Photo Contest
CONGRATULATIONS to Tamara Enz and Bill Hassell on their 2nd and 3rd place photos featuring Tillamook County locations – Nehalem River and Rockaway Beach. NEWPORT – After receiving over 400 eligible submissions,…
Oregon Coast Aquarium Receives $500,000 Challenge Grant
Newport, Oregon—The Oregon Coast Aquarium has been awarded a $500,000 challenge grant from the Marcia H. Randall Foundation for Phase I of the organizations’ capital campaign. The Aquarium will use the grant…
CONGRESS MOVES TO INVEST IN THE NATION’S ESTUARIES: Reauthorizes the National Estuary Program to recover and grow coastal economies and ensure resilient communities
(Tillamook County, OR ) – On January 13th, Congress reaffirmed its commitment to the National Estuary Program by signing the Protect and Restore America’s Estuaries Act law. Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) and…
OUTBACK WITH BACKMAN: Rogers Peak and Blue Lake Loop hike (December 3rd, 2020)
By Don Backman My hiking buddy is into peak bagging, a fun sport that involves climbing to the top of the tallest hill around just so you can say you did it….
Hampton Lumber Research Project Centers on Improving Pollinator Habitat with Wildflower Plantings in Clearcuts
By James Billstine On the crest of a small hill in the Big Creek Unit near Valley Creek Lane in Knappa, Oregon, an even age timber harvest (clearcut) is in its fourth…
SALMONBERRY TRAIL VIRTUAL MEETING SET FOR FEB. 5
News Release from Oregon Parks and Recreation Dept. The Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency (STIA) will meet virtually to discuss the proposed Salmonberry Trail corridor 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Feb. 5. On the agenda:…
Pacific City Skatepark Construction Breaking Ground in February
Pacific City, OR, January 23, 2021– The Nestucca Valley Community Alliance (NVCA) along with Moment Surf Company and the Cape Kiwanda Longboard Classic (CKLC) will begin construction of Phase One of the…
