By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com A massive die off of the iconic sunflower sea star has resulted in the species’ new listing as critically endangered by a key international conservation organization. […]
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More federal and state campgrounds open this week, but Cape Perpetua Visitor Center remains closed indefinitely
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Camping at the coast is back. Sort of. State and federal campgrounds, along with much of the rest of the coastal economy, have been shut down […]
Marine mammal experts remind public not to disturb seal pups on beaches
By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service Habor seal pups venturing onto Oregon’s beaches this spring need some social distancing, too. Young seal pups are at risk from well-meaning people who mistakenly […]
Parks workers will begin removing barriers Friday to beach day-use areas after state OKs Lincoln County reopening plan
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Oregon State Parks will begin reopening day-use areas Friday along U.S. Highway 101 in Lincoln County after the county got state approval Thursday of its reopening […]
Oregon Hatchery Research Center near Alsea helps contribute to new groundbreaking study on how salmon find their way home
Oregon State University researchers, including the director of the Oregon Hatchery Research Center near Alsea, are a step closer to solving one of nature’s most remarkable mysteries: How do salmon, […]
Three-year study of Oregon resident gray whales show ocean conditions have big effect on their condition
By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service NEWPORT — Three years of “health check-ups” on Oregon’s summer resident gray whales shows a compelling relationship between whales’ overall body condition and changing […]
OSU Sea Grant awards $1.15 million for five coastal research projects
Oregon Sea Grant, the marine research, public engagement and education program at Oregon State University, has awarded $1.15 million to five OSU scientists to study beach grass, groundfish trawling, sea […]
Oregon Gov. Brown issues executive order to have state agencies begin work on climate issues
By Jake Thomas/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown Tuesday directed state agencies to reduce Oregon’s greenhouse gas emissions through more stringent standards for fuels, new buildings and consumer appliances, imposing by […]
Funding for coastal early-warning earthquake system once again dies in last days of Legislature
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com For the second legislative session in a row, a bill with money to complete an early warning earthquake-alert system along the Oregon coast has failed. The failure […]
Democrats unwilling to refer cap-and-trade to voters as Oregon GOP walkout goes into a third day
By the Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — With Republican legislators absent from the Capitol for the third day over a proposal to reduce Oregon’s greenhouse gas emissions, Democrats in […]