Newport, Oregon—The Oregon Coast Aquarium admitted a juvenile brown pelican Thursday night, June 13th that was found snared in a fishing hook and line. Civilians transferred the large bird to the Aquarium…
Category: Oregon Coast
CoastWatch Program Names New Volunteer Coordinator
The Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition has announced that the new volunteer coordinator for the group’s CoastWatch Program is Jessica (Jesse) Jones. She replaces long-time coordinator Fawn Custer, who is stepping into a…
Calling all beach lovers! Help to remove harmful microplastic from Neahkahnie Beach in Manzanita June 8 & 9
Volunteers & Donations Needed to Support Microplastic Removal on Neahkhanie Beach June 8 & 9, 2019, 10am – 4pm Meet at the end of Laneda Avenue, downtown Manzanita Bring a refillable water…
The “Blue Tide” is Upon Us…
Newport, Oregon— The “Blue Tide” is upon us, as beaches all along the Oregon coast are strewn with an aquamarine layer of jelly-like organisms especially apparent at low tide. These are the…
North Coast Land Conservancy awarded $600,000 toward Rainforest Reserve
A $600,000 grant awarded this week by the US Forest Service Community Forest Grant Program moves North Coast Land Conservancy one step closer to conserving 3,500 acres of forest in the mountains…
Oregon Coast Aquarium and Senior Advocates for Generational Equity (SAGE) to Host The Future of Our Oceans with Dr. Sylvia Earle at PSU Campus
Newport, Oregon – The Oregon Coast Aquarium and SAGE will co-host The Future of Our Oceans with renowned marine biologist, oceanographer and author, Dr. Sylvia Earle, on Sunday, May 19th at the…
ODFW to host public meetings on coastal fall Chinook regs in Nehalem, Tillamook, Newport
TILLAMOOK – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) will host a series of public meetings to this month to discuss 2019 fall Chinook fisheries on Oregon’s mid and North coast….
Active Recovery Efforts and Beach Restrictions Help Endangered Snowy Plovers
Newport, Oregon – On Thursday, May 2, the Oregon Coast Aquarium treated an injured female Western snowy plover found at a plover nesting site in Oregon Dunes Overlook. Researchers with the Oregon…
Federal, State and Local agencies continue response to Ann Kathleen incident
BANDON, ORE. — Members of the Unified Command responding to the Ann Kathleen incident continue containment and cleanup operations on the coast near Bandon, this week. The four fisherman aboard the Ann…
SMALL SHIPWRECK ASHORE ON SOUTH OREGON COAST DRAWING RESPONSE FROM STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES
Bandon OR — A 64-foot wood and fiberglass fishing vessel, the Ann Kathleen out of Westport, Washington, caught fire while at sea Thursday, May 2, off the southern Oregon coast south of…
