Join SOLVE and thousands of volunteers on March 24 as we clean up litter and marine debris from the entire Oregon coast! Since 1986, this home-grown tradition of twice-yearly beach cleanups has…
Category: Oregon Coast
Whale Watching Spoken Here – Spring Whale Watch Week March 24-31
Gray whales are visible from Oregon’s shore nearly year-round, but this a special week – from March 24-31. The spring Whale Watch Week along the Oregon coast is recognized as some of…
Port of Tillamook Bay Approves Salmonberry Trail Rail Line Use Agreement, Extends Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad Lease
Over several years and through negotiations with dozens of stakeholders to ensure Tillamook County’s valuable assets remain protected, last evening, March 20th, the Port of Tillamook Bay Commissioners agreed in a 3-2…
Surfers in Distress Rescued at Cape Kiwanda on Saturday, Feb. 17
PACIFIC CITY, OR – On Saturday, February 17, 2018 at about 4:18 p.m., Tillamook 9-1-1 received a report of a surfer, later identified as Sunny Hatch, 22, from Portland, had become separated…
Festival to showcase Oregon State University marine education and research
by Kaety Jacobson & Amanda Gladics, Oregon Sea Grant Oregon State University will continue to commemorate its 150th anniversary with nearly two weeks of free activities in mid-February centered around the university’s…
Emily Reed Shipwreck Making Appearance on Rockaway Beach Again
Every now and then the sands on the beach shift just right, revealing a shipwreck more than 100 years old – actually nearly on the anniversary of it’s wreck, 110 years ago….
Preparedness Fair to Address Local Readiness to be held Saturday Jan. 27
Several clichés came to mind – timing is everything and always be prepared … with the early morning tsunami watch today, it seems that many people would greatly benefit from attending a…
Alaskan Earthquake Triggers Coastal Tsunami Watches, Evacuations; All Clear, Watch Cancelled at 4:20 am
At 12:32 am Alaskan Time (1:31am PST) a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck 175 miles SE of Kodiak in the Gulf of Alaska, prompting a tsunami warning for Alaska’s southern coast and a tsunami watch…
Epic Ocean Waves Battered Oregon Coast Jan. 18 – Don Best Images of Twin Rocks
From Cape Disappointment on the Long Beach Peninsula down to Lincoln City, and beyond, record-breaking ocean waves driven by storms at sea and high tides wreaked havoc on Thursday January 18th. One…
MAN SWEPT AWAY OFF ROCKS IN DEPOE BAY
News Release from Oregon State Police Posted on FlashAlert: January 18th, 2018 2:00 PM On January 18, 2018 at approximately 11:20am the Oregon State Police responded to Depoe Bay for a report…
