Much of the original forested floodplain along the Oregon side of the lower Columbia River has long since been logged off and diked for pasture. Blind Slough Swamp Preserve is an exception….
Category: Oregon Coast
Beyond The Beach: Q & A with Oregon State University Biology Professor Dr. Sally Hacker
By Dan Haag Oregon’s King Tides Photo Project is winding down. The final King Tides are February 18 – 20, 2019. On Sunday, February 10 from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm at…
Oregon King Tides & The Future of Our Beaches Presentation Feb. 10th
Join us in learning more about Oregon’s King Tides Photo Project (Fawn Custer, Oregon Shores-CoastWatch). Sunday, February 10, 2019 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm Hoffman Center for the Arts 594 Laneda Ave.,…
Haystack Rock Awareness Program (HRAP) Readies for 2019 Season Launch Feb. 1st
The Haystack Rock Awareness Program (HRAP) is excited to announce its 34th season on the beach! Having educated over one million visitors and tens of thousands of students over those years, the…
COASST Beached Bird Training Sessions in Astoria Jan. 26, Tillamook Jan. 27
Join the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) in Astoria or Tillamook, OR and help make a difference for the environment! Upcoming Dates Sat JAN 26 – 10:00 AM – 4:00…
142ND FIGHTER WING TO CONDUCT TEMPORARY NIGHT FLYING OPERATIONS JAN. 22-24
PORTLAND, Oregon – The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Fighter Wing will conduct routine F-15 Eagle night training missions starting Jan. 22 through Jan. 24, 2019. Night training allows the Citizen-Airmen pilots…
King Tides – North Tillamook County – Nehalem and Wheeler Jan. 20th
Photos & Videos by Don Best January 20, 2019 – 11:30 – 1 pm The King Tide today January 20th – the Nehalem River flowed over Hwy 101 – beginning before 11:30…
Volunteer Photographers Wanted! Photograph king tides this winter season – Next set – Jan. 20-22
By Dan Haag The second series of king tides, the highest high tides of the year, is coming up January 20-22, 2019. Residents and visitors to Oregon’s coast are invited to capture…
Open forums on repair, replacement of tide gates to be held at various locations; Tillamook on Jan. 17th
A work group formed in September 2016 to discuss repair and replacement of tide gates and associated infrastructure on the Oregon Coast and the lower Columbia River will host a series of…
Coast Guard to investigate capsizing on Yaquina Bay Bar in Newport, Ore.
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard is investigating the capsizing of the commercial fishing vessel Mary B II, which lead to the deaths of three fishermen at the entrance of Yaquina Bay in…
