The City of Tillamook, the Tillamook Bay Watershed Council (TBWC), Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP), and the Tillamook County Historical Society (TCHS) have joined forces to organize the second Waterfront Work Party for…
Category: Nature & Outdoors
North Coast bird monitoring trainings — Snowy Plover Patrol & Black Oystercatcher Trainings Sat. April 20th
OIOpublisher If you enjoy bird-watching and want to combine that interest with helping protect birds and habitats, you’re in luck. A multitude of training opportunities and monitoring events are set to kick…
11TH BIENNIAL NEHALEM ESTUARY CLEANUP A GREAT SUCCESS
By Zac Mallon, Coordinator, Lower Nehalem Watershed Council Wheeler, Oregon – Wow! On Saturday, March 9th, more than a 170 volunteers showed up bright and early for the 11th Biennial Nehalem Estuary…
‘Bring Back the Natives’ to Celebrate Earth Day Plant Sale and Potting Party April 20th Focuses on Restoring Native Plants to the Area
Don’t do it for yourself; do it for the birds and the bees. Native plants – those that occur naturally in a region in which they evolved – are the foundation of…
Clamming Clinic on April 20th – You’ll DIG IT! Learn clamming techniques & more …
EDITOR’S NOTE: Explore Nature events are FREE; registration is required. Spaces are limited, but there are available for the April 20th clamming clinic. See link to register below. By Sayde Moser-Walker My…
Washed Ashore Presents “Art to Save the Sea” – May 6th, Bay City; May 7th, Seaside
Artists and community organizers gather to reclaim the future and ignite powerful social change in consumer and visitor behavior. Everyone who has seen Washed Ashore’s stunning pieces of public art made from…
Tillamook Anglers – 30th Annual Fin-clipping Video – April 13, 2019
Video by Don Best There are many “experienced” volunteers at the 30th annual Whiskey Creek Fish Hatchery fin-clipping event. This young lady has been coming for “years”; her efficient technique and stayed…
Tillamook Anglers – 30th Annual Fin-Clipping Photo Essay – Photos by Don Best
By Laura Swanson Photos & Video By Don Best The volunteers descended on Whiskey Creek Volunteer Fish Hatchery on Saturday morning April 13th – lining Whiskey Creek Road, and filling the parking…
Beyond The Beach: Meet Margaret Minnick
By Dan Haag Earlier this year, Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve welcomed Margaret Minnick, their new coordinator. Margaret takes over for Hannah Buschert, who had to leave us to run her…
Alder Creek Farm Community Plant Sale April 27th
Lower Nehalem Community Trust’s ever popular annual plant sale is coming at the end of this month. Always the last Saturday of April, this has become a favorite with local gardeners. The…