Photos and Video by Don Backman From Laura Swanson: As an editor, when there are significant days or times, I’ll send out a prompt to the Pioneer’s contributors and ask them to…
Category: Environment
‘Hybrid in a Haystack’ Explores Newly-Discovered Beachgrass, Join Netars Bay WEBS virtually on Earth Day April 22nd
Beach grass. It’s not exactly the main reason we visit the beach, yet we all know it’s there billowing in the wind. But did you know there are two dominant beachgasses of…
MAKING EVERY DAY EARTH DAY: Greening your kitchen for a brighter tomorrow
EDITOR’S NOTE: Earth Day – every time I hear that term, I immediately think “well, every day is Earth Day.” And that has been a marketing slogan for Earth Day, so the…
OHA seeks input on which Oregon beaches to monitor in 2021: OHA invites public comment on proposed beach locations through April 26
PORTLAND, Ore.—Oregon Health Authority’s Beach Monitoring Program invites public comment on a list of beaches it is proposing to monitor this summer. The OHA Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) works with the…
Lower Nehalem Community Trust Organizes Highway 101 Cleanup in Wheeler on Earth Day, April 22nd
Wheeler, OR – Lower Nehalem Community Trust (LNCT) will hold a roadside cleanup on Earth Day, April 22, 2021 from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm. Parking and check-in will be located at…
Water Rescue Hug Point, Cannon Beach, April 14, 2021
On April 14, 2021 at 1:36 pm, Cannon Beach Fire volunteers were dispatched to a report of 2 young children stuck on a cliff at Hug Point State Park. Upon arrival, Incident…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY WELLNESS: How A Map Brought A Community Together
by Samantha Goodwin, Northwest Youth Corps GIS Intern In Tillamook County, the problem isn’t finding a place to enjoy the outdoors but rather that there are too many places to choose from….
ANOTHER WARM AND DRY SPRING CARRIES CAUTION
SALEM, Ore. – The adage April showers bring May flowers is being tested this spring. And while the unseasonably dry weather is pulling Oregonians outside, it’s also spurring firefighters into action. 2021…
Salmon SuperHwy: Connecting Communities, One Stream, One Fish at a Time
By Laura Swanson, Editor, Tillamook County Pioneer Tillamook County is often the birthplace for innovative ideas and projects that serve as examples of what can be done when a like-minded group of…
SOLVE BEACH CLEANUPS – April 17th – throughout Tillamook County, Statewide to Celebrate Earth Day
Introducing a new way to celebrate Earth Day – with SOLVE and local volunteer partners to take care of our special places in Tillamook County and throughout Oregon. Join SOLVE and North…
