Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Tillamook Bay receiving its designation as a “Bay of National Significance”. In honor of this momentous occasion TEP will host a special exhibit, titled Discover the Bounty of the Bays, at the Tillamook County Pioneer Museum from August 3rd through September 28th, 2019. The exhibit will feature the history of…
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Coast Guard conducts waterways analysis study of Tillamook Bay, seeks public comment, public meeting May 8th
GARIBALDI, OR. — Coast Guard officials are seeking public comment while conducting a waterways analysis and management system (WAMS) review of Tillamook Bay. The Coast Guard uses WAMS to validate the adequacy of the existing aids to navigation (ATON) system, as well as to get a better understanding of the uses of each waterway and general safety issues. WAMS focuses…
Tillamook Bay Watershed Council Speaker Series Resumes Tonight, March 26th at Tillamook Library Taking on Knotweed
The Tillamook Bay Watershed Council (TBWC) will resume its 2019 Speaker Series tonight, Tuesday March 26th with special guest Troy Abercrombie, Weed Coordinator for the Tillamook County Soil and Water Conservation District (TCSWCD). Troy will give a report on the district’s watershed-scale efforts to eradicate Japanese knotweed from the Nestucca and Tillamook River basins. This approach is showing promising results,…
Seeking Volunteers to Help Improve Hoquarton Slough Parks – Work Party March 2nd
Calling all volunteers! The City of Tillamook, the Tillamook Bay Watershed Council (TBWC), Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP), and the Tillamook County Historical Society (TCHS) have joined forces to organize a series of volunteer work parties aimed at improving and maintaining Tillamook’s historic waterfront parks. You can join the fun on Saturday, March 2nd, for the first work party at Hoquarton…
Tillamook Bay Watershed Council Feb. 26th Speaker, Fish Use of Southern Flow Corridor
The Tillamook Bay Watershed Council is pleased to announce that we have re-scheduled Stan van de Wetering as our February speaker. Since the completion of Tillamook’s landmark Southern Flow Corridor project in 2017, Stan and his team of fisheries scientists have been studying the way fish use the restored tidal channels. With specialized nets and techniques, the team spent months…
Celebrate Tillamook Estuaries Partnership’s 25th Anniversary at Feb. 23rd Event
Join Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) on Feb. 23 at Pacific Restaurant for a seafood feast, fun trivia, and silent auction and help support educational programs in Tillamook County Twenty-five years ago Tillamook Bay was designated as a “Bay of National Significance” by the Environmental Protection Agency. This designation secured Tillamook Bay’s spot in the National Estuaries Program, which works to…
Celebrate the Bounty on the Bay Feb. 23 — Become a 2019 sponsor and help support clean water, abundant wildlife, and vibrant communities in Tillamook County
Twenty-five years ago Tillamook Bay was designated as a “Bay of National Significance” by the Environmental Protection Agency. This designation secured Tillamook Bay’s spot in the National Estuaries Program, which works to protect and restore the water quality and ecological integrity of 28 estuaries located along the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Coasts and Puerto Rico. To celebrate this milestone with…
Tillamook Bay Watershed Council – Jan. 29th Speaker & Meeting; Council Coordinator’s Report
Upcoming events: January 29th – Speaker Series & Monthly Meeting: The Ecology of Tide Gates with Jon Souder, OSU Extension. Tillamook County Library, 6-8PM Join Tillamook Bay Watershed Council for the first speaker in the 2019 series with a scientific look at Oregon’s tide gates that considers their benefits as well as their effects on estuarine habitats and migratory fish….
The Longest-Running Tillamook Holiday Tradition You’ve Never Heard of: Tillamook Bay Christmas Bird Count to Take Place Dec. 15th; Join This 100+ Year Tradition
By James Billstine Every year in December a group of… well, some would say intrepid, some would say, perhaps more accurately, neurotic enthusiasts spread out over a 15 mile diameter circle in Tillamook County to count birds. They come from all corners of the state to participate in the Tillamook Bay Christmas Bird Count, whose boundary circle reaches from the…
It’s National Estuaries Week – Sept. 15 – 22!
Now in its 30th year, National Estuaries Week (NEW) is a nationwide celebration of our bays and estuaries and the many benefits they provide to local communities. TEP is joining with local partners and organizations throughout the country to host local events in celebration of National Estuaries Week, from beach cleanups to marsh restoration events to kayaking tours. See what’s…
