NEWPORT, Ore – The ocean commercial Dungeness crab season opener is delayed until at least Dec. 16 for the entire Oregon coast. Pre-season testing shows crabs are too low in meat yield in some areas. Elevated…
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Trying to See: Bird Brains – Bufflehead Battles and Kauai Chickens
By Michael Randall Taking time to notice little things gives one both pleasure and pain. Near my home, I watch through a thin tangle of newly budding willows as the sun sets…
TRYING TO SEE: From BB Guns to Bird Waltzing
By Michael Randall When I was around ten years old and had a new BB gun, I shot at a robin high up in a walnut tree. I was stunned to see…
TRYING TO SEE: Bird Brains
By Michael Randall A long time ago in a public park far away, back when I thought birds were just a minor part of the landscape, I saw a white something in…
Mussel Harvesting Opens From Washington Border to North Side of Siletz Bay 10/28/22
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announce mussel harvesting is open from the Washington border to the north side of Siletz Bay, in…
Portion of Skipanon River opens to hatchery coho retention
(October 18, 2022- TILLAMOOK, Ore.)—The Skipanon River, in Warrenton, which is typically closed to salmon fishing, is opening to hatchery coho retention from the Harbor Street Bridge upstream to the Alt 101…
Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS – October 2022 Events: Art of Growing Oysters; Mean, Green, Digging Machines: Green Crab on the Oregon Coast; Crabbing Netarts Bay with WEBS and TEP; Wintering Birding on the Bay: A Drawing Excursion
Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS fall community events are underway! Join us this month for some coastal fun, including our crab-focused events for fall crabbing season! You can learn more about the…
OHA lifts health advisories for Short Sand, Rockaway beaches Sept. 29
PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) today September 29, 2022, lifted public health advisories for contact with ocean water at Short Sand and Rockaway beaches, both located in Tillamook County. The health authority issued the…
OSP FISH & WILDLIFE SEEKING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE WITH POACHED ELK – COLUMBIA COUN
(News Release from Oregon State Police; Posted on FlashAlert: September 29th, 2022 7:00 AM) On September 23, 2022, at approximately 6:40 a.m., OSP Fish & Wildlife Troopers received information that a large bull elk…
More salmon fishing opportunity on the lower Columbia River starting Oct. 1
(CLACKAMAS, Ore.) —Salmon fishing for Chinook and hatchery coho will reopen from Buoy 10 to Bonneville Dam starting Saturday Oct. 1, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington decided September 28, 2022. Managers…