(January 6, 2023- NEWPORT, OR) – Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery season opens from Cape Falcon to Cape Arago on Jan. 15 after having passed all tests for the crab being ready…
Category: Environment
Storm Damage Causes Closure of Old Growth Big Cedar Trail Boardwalk in Rockaway Beach
By Robin Swain High winds from the storm that hit the Oregon Coast December 27, 2022, wreaked much damage in Rockaway Beach and the rest of the county. Downed trees across power…
Manzanita Polar Plunge 2023: Hundreds Gather to Plunge into the New Year with a Dunk in the Pacific Ocean
Janice Gaines-Ehlen has been doing this polar plunge for years. Initially with just a handful of friends over a dozen years ago, and now with HUNDREDS of “friends”. What started out as…
Barview Jetty Store Offers Free Steelhead Fishing Seminar Tuesday Jan. 3rd from 2 to 4 pm
Visit Barview Jetty Store, south of Rockway Beach for this fun, FREE fishing seminar on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023, 2-4 pm Tim Reilly with Douglas Rods and Amato Publishing will be on hand to share…
OREGON STATE PARKS CLEAR DEBRIS AND REPAIR DAMAGE AFTER HIGH WINDS THIS WEEK; TREES DOWN THROUGHOUT PARKS IN TILLAMOOK, CLATSOP COUNTIES
SALEM, Ore— Oregon State Parks’ crews worked hard to clear hazard trees and downed trees from park entrances and trails this week after a windstorm delivered gusts of up to 75 miles…
OREGON STATE PARKS OFFER FIRST HIKES, FREE PARKING – Otters. You could meet otters, a variety of birds, maybe elk or deer! New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2023
Join us outdoors on New Year’s Day for First Day Hikes. Choose from 24 hikes in 21 parks across the state. All hikes will be guided by a park ranger or volunteer…
NETARTS-OCEANSIDE SANITARY DISTRICT: Sewage Spill in Netarts Bay Tuesday, Dec. 27; Bay Closed to Commercial Shellfish Harvesting
The Netarts-Oceanside Sanitary District experienced a sewage spill at its Netarts pump station early in the afternoon of Tuesday, December 27, 2022. The Oregon Department of Agriculture closed Netarts Bay to commercial…
OREGON STATE PARKS TO HOST IN PERSON WHALE WATCH WEEK FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2019
OREGON COAST, Oregon— For the first time since 2019, Oregon State Parks will host Whale Watch Week in person along the Oregon Coast Dec. 28 – Jan. 1. Every year thousands of Gray whales migrate…
Ocean commercial Dungeness crab season opening delay continues until Jan. 15, 2023
(December 22, 2022 -NEWPORT, Ore) – The ocean commercial Dungeness crab season remains closed until at least Jan. 15, 2023. Round three of pre-season testing shows crabs still remain too low in…
OREGON DEPT. FISH & WILDLIFE: 2023 Recreational Bottomfish Season Set
On Friday, December 16, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission finalized the 2023 recreational bottomfish season and regulations. Bag Limits General marine fish bag limit -5 fish New in 2023. No sub-bag limit for…
