(SALEM, Ore.)— Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday of the first weekend of June – June 3r and 4th, 2023. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag or Columbia River…
Category: Nature & Outdoors
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: Memorial Day Weekend Starts with High-Speed Chase, Forest Fire, Oh My! And it’s only Saturday …
May 27, 2023 – 4:20 pm Unfortunately, it’s already shaping up to be a busy Memorial Day Weekend for your Tillamook County First Responders! High speed car chases, ATV crashes at Sandlake,…
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY: Lincoln County’s Nye Beach health advisory lifted May 26
PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority (OHA) today lifted a public health advisory for contact with ocean water at Nye Beach in Lincoln County. The health authority issued the advisory May 23, after water samples showed higher-than-normal…
Staying safe in warmer weather for Memorial Day weekend and beyond
OHA offers tips for preventing injury, illness while spending time outdoors PORTLAND, Ore.—While higher temperatures offer opportunities for enjoying the outdoors in Oregon, they can also present a variety of health risks….
Marine Debris Surveyors: 5th & 6th grade class from Tillamook’s East School surveys Cape Lookout Beach
Story, Photos & Vidoe By Don Backman “This is real science,” Denise Harrington, retired Tillamook teacher now National Oceanic and Atmospheric Teacher at Sea Fellow (TASAA fellowship) for the National Marine Sanctuary…
Cannon Beach Fire District Update Details of May12th Tragedy – Boys Wading, Not Swimming – Incident Serves as Warning to Dangers of Ocean
By Laura Swanson From Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District – Updated information as of Tuesday, May 16 for the May 12th Surf Rescue press release* “We would like to amend our…
City of Rockaway Beach Invites Community Input on Salmonberry Trail Project May 17th
By Robin Swain Exciting times in Rockaway Beach! The City has been diligently working on several projects to uplift our community. The focus for this week is the Salmonberry Trail Project. The…
Welcome to the Oregon Coast – Please Recreate Safely, So You Can Come Back and Enjoy Our Awesome Coast Again & Again
By Laura Swanson Here we are again … the warm weather hits and visitors swarm the beaches, bays and rivers. And it’s already happened – yesterday afternoon at Tolovana, just north of…
CANNON BEACH FIRE DISTRICT: High Angle Rescue at Ecola Park Saturday, May 13th
On May 13th at approximately 12:10 pm, Cannon beach Fire District and Seaside Fire & Rescue were dispatched for a man and a dog stuck on a cliff on the Indian Beach…
CANNON BEACH FIRE DISTRICT: Water Rescue South of Tolovana Beach Wayside, 3 Rescued, 1 Missing, Friday May 12th
Yesterday, May 12, 2023, at approximately 3:50 pm, Cannon Beach Fire District and Seaside Fire’s Surf Rescue Team were dispatched for a group swimming in the ocean south of Tolovana Beach Wayside…