Deer rifle opener this Saturday – Deadline for deer, bear, cougar tag Friday Oregon’s biggest hunting season, rifle deer, opens this Saturday, Sept. 30 statewide. Remember to get your deer tag, and…
Category: Nature & Outdoors
Katrina and Cassandra
By Victoria Stoppiello Victoria Stoppiello is a free lance writer and used information from the Common Dreams News Center website in preparing this essay, which was first published in September, 2005 in…
Oregon Department of Forestry Fire Update – Friday, Sept. 22, 2017
Oregon’s fire preparedness level is lowered from the highest level after a record 40-day run In recognition of decreasing fire activity and more fire resources being freed up, fire officials at the…
FIRST THE GREEN FENCE, NOW THE NATIONAL SWORD – Accepted Recyclable Materials to Change
Remember four years ago when the Chinese “Green Fence” was put up? It was a virtual wall constructed to prevent mixed and contaminated recyclable materials from entering China. For many years, China…
More Questions than Comments at Scenic Waterway Designation Meeting for Nehalem River
By Julie Chick Nearly 50 people gathered in Nehalem on September 12th to listen to Oregon Parks and Recreation Dept. (OPRD) present the idea of a ‘Scenic Waterway’ designation to a 17-mile…
Tillamook Estuaries Partnership seeks public input on its “Bays of Tillamook County Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan”
(Garibaldi, OR) – The Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) is currently updating the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP). This work is being performed in cooperation with the University of Oregon’s Community Service…
New guidebook, 25 Hikes on Oregon’s Tillamook Coast, launches publishing initiative from Tillamook County tourism
Book answers the number one request at visitor centers, “Where is a good place to hike?” Tillamook, Oregon. September 7, 2017 – Visit Tillamook Coast, the county’s tourism marketing organization, announced today…
Buddy Walk at the Beach promotes Community Inclusion
Seaside, OR: Saturday, September 16, 2016, Sammy’s Place will host the 13th Annual BUDDY WALK® at the BEACH in downtown Seaside at Quatat Park, representing Clatsop, Tillamook, and Lincoln Counties. The BUDDY WALK®…
Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017: Fire danger remains high to extreme throughout Oregon
Red Flag Warnings continue across much of Oregon today, as well as continued extreme heat warnings and air quality alerts. Conditions on the ground remain ideal for new fire starts and…
Oregon Dept. of Forestry – Fire danger this holiday week-end is high to extreme throughout Oregon 9/2/17
There are Red Flag Warnings across much of Oregon today, as well as extreme heat warnings and air quality alerts. As the holiday week-end – and these same conditions – continue, Oregon…
