Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced July 29, 2022 they secured funding for essential community projects across Oregon in the Fiscal Year 2023 Senate Appropriations bills. A total of 111 Oregon community-initiated…
Category: Tillamook Bay
Coast Guard to hold Town Hall June 1st in Garibaldi to Report on Coastal Reign Tragedy Investigation
Thirteenth Coast Guard District staff members from Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay are scheduled to host a Town Hall at Garibaldi City Hall Wednesday, June 1 at 6 pm to discuss the…
Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) researching shellfish in Tillamook Bay
Residents and visitors to Tillamook Bay will see ODFW biologists on the sand and in the bay through October conducting new surveys of bay clams and estuary habitat. The biologists are with…
US Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 63 – Tillamook Bay Conducting Courtesy Vessel Safety Checks During National Safe Boating Week, Sat. & Sun. May 21-22
Garibaldi, Oregon (May 2022) – USCG Auxiliary, FL 63 is proud to sponsor Courtesy Vessel Safety Checks to help promote National Safe Boating Week, May 21-27, the official launch of the 2022…
Coast Guard tows, fines boater after crossing restricted bar in Garibaldi
ASTORIA, Ore. — The U.S. Coast Guard fined a recreational boater last Thursday for crossing the restricted Tillamook Bay bar in March in Garibaldi. On March 31, 2022, at approximately 11:30 a.m.,…
TILLAMOOK ESTUARIES PARTNERSHIP – Celebrate the Bounty of the Bays – National Estuary Week Sept. 18-25 – Send us your Estuary Moments
By Laura Swanson Everything Estuary … Neal Lemery’s poem was inspiration for the idea that we all experience Estuary Moments – we are so lucky to live here and get to see…
CELEBRATE THE BOUNTY OF TILLAMOOK COUNTY’S BAYS – Free Raffle Ticket Giveaway!
Tillamook Estuaries Partnership (TEP) is raising awareness about our local bays as we approach National Estuaries Week, September 18-25. Each week, a different estuary will be profiled on social media. Viewers have a…
Orcas Make Appearances in Tillamook Bay – during Orca Awareness Month; Learn more about Transient Killer Whale Project Presentation Fri. June 18th
“The whales are part of the T049A matrilineal group and are part of the coastal west coast transient population. The big male is T049A1…you can see a small notch on the trailing…
Coast Guard announces formal investigation into Coastal Reign capsizing
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard announced today a formal marine casualty investigation has been convened into the marine casualty of the commercial fishing vessel Coastal Reign which capsized February 20, 2021 resulting in the loss of two lives. Rear…
Two Perish in Coastal Reign Capsizing on Tillamook Bay Bar February 20th
By Laura Swanson, editor The 38-foot fishing boat the Coastal Reign capsized near the mouth of the Tillamook bay at around 4:40 p.m. Saturday, February 20th United States Coast Guard officials announced….