By Dan Haag Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve have hired Hannah Buschert of Cannon Beach as their new Outreach Coordinator. Buschert takes over the reins from Christine Smith, who held the…
Category: Nature & Outdoors
Trailkeepers Workshop at Cape Lookout State Park Sat. Dec. 15th
Trailkeepers of Oregon to hold half-day “Scout School” at Cape Lookout State Park Saturday 12/15, 8:30am-12:30pm Part of the Trailkeepers of Oregon (TKO) trail workshop series, TKO Scout School is a half…
Oregon Coast Trail Public Open Houses to be Held in Coos Bay 12/10, Tillamook 12/11 & Portland 12/13
Considered by many as the “crown jewel” of Oregon’s long-distance trails, the Oregon Coast Trail (OCT) stretches from the Columbia River in the north to the California border in the south, almost…
The Longest-Running Tillamook Holiday Tradition You’ve Never Heard of: Tillamook Bay Christmas Bird Count to Take Place Dec. 15th; Join This 100+ Year Tradition
By James Billstine Every year in December a group of… well, some would say intrepid, some would say, perhaps more accurately, neurotic enthusiasts spread out over a 15 mile diameter circle in…
Conservancy expands habitat reserves in Tillamook and Clatsop counties
North Coast Land Conservancy expanded two of its existing habitat reserves when it closed on two land acquisitions in November. A gift of land northeast of the community of Neskowin, in southern…
Explore Nature Series Celebrates its 4th Season
Imagine being able to trek through the forests of the Tillamook Coast with a mushroom foraging expert, hike Bayocean Spit with a local historian, kayak Netarts Bay in search of sand dollar…
Oregon State Parks Parking Fee Waived for ‘Green Friday’ Nov. 23rd
Play for free at all Oregon State Parks on Nov. 23 in celebration of ‘Green Friday.’ State Parks are waiving day-use parking fees in 25 Oregon State Parks the day after Thanksgiving….
SALMONBERRY TRAIL MEETING SET FOR DECEMBER 7 IN SALEM
News Release from Oregon Parks and Recreation Dept. SALEM, Ore. – The Salmonberry Trail Intergovernmental Agency (STIA) will meet to discuss the proposed Salmonberry Trail corridor 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec….
Air Quality Alert issued November 15 at 2:44PM PST by NWS Portland – in effect until MIDNIGHT Friday Nov. 16
…OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ADVISORY, IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST FRIDAY NIGHT… The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued air quality advisories for much of…
Commercial Dungeness crab season delayed – Wednesday, November 14, 2018
NEWPORT, Ore. – The traditional Dec. 1 opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season will be delayed until at least Dec. 16 along the entire Oregon coast as testing shows crabs are…
