Fish passage, stream restoration, native plants, outreach and education, 2017 has been a year of activity in the Lower Nehalem watershed. To celebrate, Lower Nehalem Watershed Council invites the community to our…
Category: Nature & Outdoors
UPDATE: Japanese Boat Removed from Arcadia Beach
According Ben Cox, Manager of Nehalem Bay State Park, the Japanese boat that washed ashore on Arcadia Beach, south of Cannon Beach on December 2nd was removed from the beach on December…
Manzanita Golf Course Conservation Easement, A Gift to the City of Manzanita, Community
Compiled by Laura Swanson, Editor, Tillamook County Pioneer Manzanita had a special city council meeting December 20th to approve the conservation easement presented by Pine Grove Properties (Tony Erickson and Jim Pentz)…
East students win “Kiss the Pig” challenge, Additional funds sought for Bud’s Fitness Trail
By Chelsea Yarnell What’s more motivating then seeing your school principal kiss a pig? Not much. That was the deal that Tillamook Junior High School Principal Melissa Radcliffe and East Elementary Principal…
Whale Spoken Here – Whale Watch Week Dec. 27-31
Gray whales are visible from Oregon’s shore nearly year-round, but two weeks every year are special! The winter and spring Whale Watch Weeks along the Oregon coast are recognized as some of…
OSP IS WARNING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DANGERS OF USING GPS WHILE TRAVELING. THE PHONE BASED MAPPING SOFTWARE OR WINDOW MOUNTED GPS UNITS COULD LEAD MOTORISTS INTO A DANGEROUS SITUATION DURING WINTER MONTHS
News Release from Oregon State Police Posted on FlashAlert: December 18th, 2017 10:50 AM Highway 22 is currently closed and motorists traveling between Central Oregon and the Willamette Valley are being urged…
Coast Guard responds to bulk carrier aground in Columbia River near Crims Island
WARRENTON, Ore. — Coast Guard personnel responded to a vessel aground in the Columbia River near Crims Island at river mile marker 54.5, Thursday night. The 656-foot Liberian-flagged KM London ran aground…
Coast Guard rescues injured surfer near Agate Beach, Ore.
WARRENTON, Ore. — A Coast Guard aircrew rescued an injured surfer who was stranded on rocks near Agate Beach in Newport, Wednesday morning. The injured surfer was safely hoisted by an aircrew…
ODF sends fire engines and personnel to help suppress large Southern California wildfire
ODF has sent 25 engines and over 60 firefighting personnel to help in the effort to suppress big wildfires in Southern California. The Oregon firefighters traveled from various points around the state…
Final Port for First Ichimaru on North Oregon Coast Beach
The US Coast Guard reported a derelict vessel had come ashore between Hug Point and Arcadia Beach sometime around 2:50 p.m., Saturday December 2nd. A fiberglass boat lying on its top, covered…