July 19, 2018 – Immediate Release ** OPRD is prohibiting all campfires and open flames in all state park properties effective 10 a.m. today (7/19/2018). The ban is in response to Governor…
Category: Nature & Outdoors
Local conservation groups stage Beach Walk & BioBlitz
OIOpublisher By Dan Haag On Monday, July 16, 34 people gathered on Neah-Kah-Nie Beach for “Conserving Our Land, Beach and Sea Walk and BioBlitz.” It was a chance to get an up-close…
Attn. ARTISTS: Oregon Coast Visitors Assoc. and SOLVE Survey About Re-Purposing Marine Debris
The Oregon Coast Visitors Association (OCVA) and SOLVE are partnering to explore the potential of re-purposing large amounts of marine debris by gathering, sorting, storing and offering it free to artisans and…
Oregon Dept. of Forestry – Fire Update for Tuesday, July 17
ODF fights multiple lightning fires in Southwest Oregon after stopping Silver Creek Fire’s spread ODF’s Incident Management Team 2 was dispatched overnight to take command of a series of fires in Josephine…
BURN BAN NOTIFICATION
The Tillamook County Fire Defense Board in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Forestry will enter into a county-wide burn ban on all open debris pile burning on July 15, 2018. On…
Seabird Science Hike Friday, July 20 at Os West State Park
Oswald West State Park is the gateway to the Cape Falcon Maine Reserve. Together, these areas create a corridor of conservation stretching from the land three miles into the sea. Join us…
History of Surfing the North Oregon Coast Saturday, July 21
The Nehalem Valley Historical Society presents this FREE event on Saturday July 21st from 3 to 5 pm. Come to the historic Pine Grove Community Center to hear Dan R. Matthews present…
BIOBLITZ – Free event: Conserving Our Land, Beach & Sea Walk – Monday, July 16
Explore a conservation corridor during this easy beach walk near Manzanita, Oregon. Learn, enjoy the coastline, and help us build our understanding of what is living on the coastal edge! Monday July…
Coast Guard aircrew rescues stranded hiker from Hug Point cliffside Monday July 2nd
WARRENTON, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued a hiker stranded on a cliffside near Hug Point on the Oregon Coast, Monday evening, July 2nd. An aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from…
Vandalism to Garibaldi’s Big G
Garibaldi Fire & Rescue and Port of Garibaldi On June 30th, volunteers with Garibaldi Fire & Rescue went up to the “G” to repair the three vandalized fixtures. Someone had completely smashed…