After 8 years of working to protect not only the Jetty Creek Watershed in Rockaway Beach, but watersheds up and down the North Coast of Oregon, the ‘Rockaway Beach Citizens for Watershed…
Category: Nature & Outdoors
Major proposal for Oregon’s corporate forestlands to be unveiled; Chuck Willer speaks at Tolovana Hall Feb. 8
OIOpublisher CANNON BEACH — Chuck Willer, executive director of the Coast Range Association, will speak at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at Tolovana Hall, 3779 S. Hemlock St. in Cannon Beach. Willer’s…
Community Garden season starting up at Lower Nehalem Community Trust (LNCT)
February 1st: Registration opens – Join the Lower Nehalem Community Trust’s team of gardeners at Alder Creek Farm growing organic food for home and to share with the community. Our Community Garden…
Oregon King Tides & The Future of Our Beaches Presentation Feb. 10th
Join us in learning more about Oregon’s King Tides Photo Project (Fawn Custer, Oregon Shores-CoastWatch). Sunday, February 10, 2019 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Hoffman Center for the Arts 594 Laneda Ave.,…
Celebrate the Bounty on the Bay Feb. 23 — Become a 2019 sponsor and help support clean water, abundant wildlife, and vibrant communities in Tillamook County
Twenty-five years ago Tillamook Bay was designated as a “Bay of National Significance” by the Environmental Protection Agency. This designation secured Tillamook Bay’s spot in the National Estuaries Program, which works to…
Haystack Rock Awareness Program (HRAP) Readies for 2019 Season Launch Feb. 1st
The Haystack Rock Awareness Program (HRAP) is excited to announce its 34th season on the beach! Having educated over one million visitors and tens of thousands of students over those years, the…
UPDATE: Rockaway Beach Turtle Jan. 25
The Tillamook County Pioneer just received this update: “Every effort was made to resuscitate the turtle, but unfortunately, the turtle did not make it,” from Tiffany Boothe, Seaside Aquarium. These sea creatures…
COASST Beached Bird Training Sessions in Astoria Jan. 26, Tillamook Jan. 27
Join the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) in Astoria or Tillamook, OR and help make a difference for the environment! Upcoming Dates Sat JAN 26 – 10:00 AM – 4:00…
Turtle Stranded on Rockaway Beach Jan. 24th, Seaside Aquarium Pickup, to Transport to Seattle
By Laura Swanson, Editor, Tillamook County Pioneer It’s 9 am on January 24th, Don Best, well-known local photographer glances out from his Rockaway beachfront property and notices lots of stuff on the…
OREGON STATE POLICE REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN LOCATING PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR WASTE OF THREE COW ELK – TILLAMOOK COUNTY
The Oregon State Police (OSP) Fish and Wildlife Division is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the person(s) responsible for shooting and leaving three cow elk in Tillamook County. On January…