Nestucca, Neskowin, and Sand Lake Watersheds Council (NNSLWC), Pelican Brewing Company, and Hebo Stewardship Group are hosting a Science Pub event, “Trees, Water and Family,” on Tuesday, March 7 at 6 pm….
Category: Explore Nature
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE REPORTS BOAT STOLEN FROM PORT OF GARIBALDI ON SOCIAL MEDIA, REQUEST CITIZEN ASSISTANCE – IT WORKS! BOAT RECOVERED IN FEW HOURS
EDITOR’S NOTE: I was going to post the Sheriff’s Office social media request for citizens to identify the suspects in this early morning boat theft from the Port of Garibaldi, and then…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Offshore longleader gear fishery bag limit increases to 15 fish per day beginning March 1
The recreational offshore longleader gear fishery daily bag limit will be increasing from 10 to 15 fish per day beginning on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. ODFW staff worked with our federal partners…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH & WILDLIFE: Initial Columbia River recreational spring Chinook seasons set
(February 22, 2023- CLACKAMAS, Ore.) – Fishery managers from Oregon and Washington adopted recreational spring Chinook seasons for the Columbia River during a joint state hearing today. Effective March 1 (downstream of Bonneville Dam) and April 1 (upstream…
SECOND BUSIEST CAMPING AND DAY-USE YEAR IN HISTORY FOR OREGON STATE PARKS IN 2022
SALEM, Ore— Oregon State Parks experienced its second busiest camping and day-use year in history during its centennial in 2022. Visitors logged 2.97 million camper nights, which is 1.8% less than the…
Free Fishing President’s Day Weekend, Feb. 18-19
SALEM, Ore.—Make fishing part of your three-day weekend plans. Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday of President’s Day Weekend, Feb. 18-19, 2023. No fishing/shellfish licenses or tags (including a Combined Angling Tag or Columbia River Basin…
View From Here: Crabbing weather
EDITOR’S NOTE: More memories from a Long Beach Peninsula fisherman’s daughter … By Victoria Stoppiello I sit in the morning gloom, with a hot cup of coffee and the woodstove emitting a…
Crab Fisherman Lost at Sea Stirs Memories of Local Losses; GoFundMe for Family, Link to The Ship Report
EDITOR’S NOTE: I was in the same class in high school as George Vandecoevering. He was a bright light, and every time there is a boat that goes down, or a fisherman…
Ethel May Crab Boat Sinks Near Willapa Bay Entrance; Coast Guard Rescues Two, Search Continues for Missing Crewmember
ASTORIA Ore. – The Coast Guard and other agencies are searching for a missing man who was aboard a vessel in distress Sunday off the coast of Washington near the Willapa Bay…
“It’s been a really odd 48 hours” Astoria Police Chief Kelly; “Victim” Rescued by US Coast Guard from Columbia Bar, Wanted for Stealing Boat, Other Bizarre Incidents in Clatsop County, Seaside Police Make Arrest Friday Evening
EDITOR’S NOTE: The US Coast Guard video went viral in minutes yesterday. It showed a dramatic rescue as a boat rolled in the waves on the Columbia River bar. You can spot…
