Gray whales are on the move along the Oregon coast headed south to their winter grounds off Baja California, Mexico. Let trained volunteers help you spot the migrating whales during the Oregon…
Category: Nature & Outdoors
Community Partnerships Build Trails Throughout Tillamook County – Trailkeepers “Scout School” Coming Up Dec. 15th
OIOpublisher By Laura Swanson From the beginning of the Tillamook County Wellness efforts, an emphasis has been on simple, easy changes folks can make that will have a positive impact on their…
New Outreach Coordinator takes over at Cape Falcon Marine Reserve
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…
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….