EDITOR’S NOTE: From Nehalem Bay State Park – There has been an uptick in dog-walking traffic within the Snowy Plover Management Area. Locals and visitors are asked to refrain from intruding on…
Category: Oregon State Parks
HISTORIC CEMETERIES COMMISSION WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS – Lisa Sears, Tillamook County Joins Commission
Three commissioners have been appointed to the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries. Lisa Sumption, director of Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, which houses the Oregon Historic Cemeteries made one appointment last fall and…
THREE NORTH COAST TRAILS TO STAY CLOSED UNTIL 2023 DUE TO 2020 STORM DAMAGE
Three sections of the north coast trail system in Tillamook County will remain closed until at least spring 2023 while crews remove dangerous trees left from the September 2020 windstorm. A trail at…
New beach driving restrictions start in south Tillamook County, Cape Kiwanda fence improved
Pacific City, Oregon – The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission approved a new rule restricting driving on some beaches in south Tillamook County around Cape Kiwanda. A new fence atop the…
New ADA Transition Plan will guide Oregon State Parks improvement projects
A new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan guides Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) in removing physical barriers to park access over the next 25 years. Helena Kesch, ADA Coordinator…
Year-Round Closure of Motorized Vehicles on Tierra Del Mar Beach
By Ed Ruttledge, Tierra Del Mar resident At its meeting on April 14, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission took action that has closed the beach to motorized traffic at Tierra Del…
PROTECT THREATENED SHOREBIRD, SNOWY PLOVER RESPECT NESTING AREAS MARCH 15 – SEP. 15
Beachgoers are urged to help recovery efforts of the threatened western snowy plover by staying on the wet sand at snowy plover beaches during nesting season, March 15 – Sep. 15. Beachgoers will…
SPRING BREAK KICKS OFF WHALE WATCHING SEASON; WHALE WATCH WEEK PROGRAM CANCELED DUE TO PANDEMIC
The spring whale migration kicks off in late March and will last into June, but the whale watching experience will look different this year due to the pandemic. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) canceled…
Oregon Parks Grants Facebook Extension at Tierra Del Mar
By Ed Ruttledge, Tierra Del Mar community member In a late Friday (March 12, 2021) email message, Chris Havel, the Associate Director, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) advised community members in…
How would proposed beach driving restrictions in South Tillamook County affect you? Deadline to submit comments Fri. Feb. 12th
Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is accepting comments through Feb. 12 about a proposed rule change that would ban driving on two sections of beach in south Tillamook County. As a resident…
