Habitat Restoration, Water Quality Monitoring, a Native Plant Nursery, the Explore Nature series of events, Bounty on the Bay – Would you like to learn more about these programs and projects of…
Category: Nature & Outdoors
Tree Removal at Nehalem Bay State Park Airstrip for Safety Improvements
Safety improvement work at the Nehalem Bay airstrip inside Nehalem Bay State Park began January 30. The project involves removing underbrush along both sides of the 2350-foot airstrip, and clearing out about…
Local Author Victoria Stoppiello reading for 11th year at Astoria’s Fisher Poets Gathering Feb. 23 & 24
Second printing of “This Side of Sand Island: Reflections on Fish, Finns and Finding out about Family on the Lower Columbia” will be available at Astoria’s Fisher Poets Gathering, and directly from…
Beautiful Creations for Beautiful Creatures A New Spin on Flowers – Unique Crowns and Wearable Art Just in Time for Valentine’s Day
By Laura Swanson, Editor Tillamook County Pioneer It’s looming – the big “V” Day – Valentine’s Day. When we show our love for partners, friends, family, fur-babies, any and all our loved…
Nehalem Bay Garden Club Meeting Feb. 27 Features Nationally-Known NPR’s “Doyenne of Dirt” Ketzel Levine
The Nehalem Bay Garden Club will have a very special meeting this month on Tuesday, Feb.27, 1:30 p.m. at Calvary Bible Church, 560 Laneda Ave., Manzanita. The speaker will be Ketzel Levine,…
Festival to showcase Oregon State University marine education and research
by Kaety Jacobson & Amanda Gladics, Oregon Sea Grant Oregon State University will continue to commemorate its 150th anniversary with nearly two weeks of free activities in mid-February centered around the university’s…
Working Together for Rails AND Trails
By Jack Mulder, Port of Tillamook Bay Commissioner Would you like to ride your bike on a trail from Banks to Tillamook? Or explore the remote Salmonberry Canyon? How about a stroll…
Emily Reed Shipwreck Making Appearance on Rockaway Beach Again
Every now and then the sands on the beach shift just right, revealing a shipwreck more than 100 years old – actually nearly on the anniversary of it’s wreck, 110 years ago….
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad Message to Port of Tillamook Bay – 2/1/18
by Jessica Jung, General Manager, Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad • The Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad understands the difficulty the Port of Tillamook Bay faces with this trail project. We have welcomed the…
Alaska Earthquake, Tsunami Scare Jan. 23 Raises LOTS of Questions
By Lt. Gordon McCraw, Tillamook County Emergency Management Director The recent tsunami scare has raised awareness but also raised some questions and concerns. I will try to address those that I have…
