By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com A $5 million grant from the Columbia Sportswear family will allow the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport to dramatically expand its marine life rehabilitation program and […]
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Oregon agency seeks public comment on which coastal beaches it should monitor for pollution issues this summer
The public has until early next week to weigh in on the 18 stretches of beach that the state of Oregon is proposing to monitor this summer for high […]
OSU researchers find out that threatened marbled murrelets talk to each other, which can help with establishing nests
By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News Service Oregon State University researchers who broadcast marbled murrelet calls in mature forests have found that the threatened seabirds’ choice of breeding locations is strongly […]
Newport-based researchers use ‘poop’ samples to monitor health issues of gray whales off Oregon coast
By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service Poop samples are an effective, non-invasive tool for monitoring gray whale reproduction, stress and other physiological responses, a new study from Oregon State University […]
Starting March 11, Oregon residents can start getting early notice of earthquakes on their cell phones via new ‘Shake Alert’ system
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Starting next month, thanks to a multi-state program years in development, Oregon residents will receive cell phone alerts to brace for an impending earthquake. The ShakeAlert […]
Federal agency gives key approval for OSU’s $80 million wave energy testing experiment off the Lincoln County coastline
BY MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service A project to build the nation’s first wave energy testing facility seven miles off the coast in Lincoln County has cleared a critical hurdle […]
$700,000 federal grant will help OSU researchers and business group develop tools for starting new aquaculture operations
Oregon State University has received a nearly $700,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to provide software tools for investors interested in starting aquaculture businesses in Oregon. […]
Risk of erosion and neighbor’s efforts combine to affect decisions on ‘armoring’ coastal properties, OSU researchers find
By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service Neighbors play an influential role in private oceanfront landowners’ decisions to protect their shorelines from erosion and rising sea levels, which could lead to […]
Massive landslide on Alsea River tributary east of Waldport may just have to work itself out over years and years
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A massive landslide on private land that momentarily smothered Fall Creek and damaged a Lincoln County bridge 27 miles east of Waldport in late December, will […]
Landslide that forced evacuation of fish research center and property owners east of Waldport also wiped out county bridge and could move again, say county and state officials
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A landslide that for years has been looming over a unique salmon and steelhead research center 25 miles east of Waldport, gave way during torrential rains […]