By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com First-time visitors to Driftwood Beach State Recreation Site north of Waldport will see what appears to be the perfect spot to enjoy an afternoon picnic — […]
Environment
Host of agencies, biologists getting ready for another season of research into endangered silverspot butterfly south of Yachats
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com For the second year in a row, an open-air laboratory is being nurtured south of Yachats as part of a decades-long effort to save the Oregon […]
Yes, April was cold and wet in Yachats area as weather sets marks for rain and low temperatures
If April showers do really bring May flowers, then hopefully we’re in for a treat this month. But no one is sure what the coldest April in years means. Rainfall […]
Fireside Motel owners start on RV project for workers — and help coastal stream restoration at the same time
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – Ten months after getting approval from the city, the owners of the Fireside Motel are clearing a small section of their property to see […]
Oregon State University names new leader of its Sea Grant Program in Newport, Corvallis
By OSU News Service Karina Nielsen, the leader of a marine science center at San Francisco State University and an Oregon State University alumna, has been named director of Oregon […]
Newport-based researchers return from 38 days of gathering data on salmon and ocean conditions in the North Pacific
By JOSHUA PARTLOW/The Washington Post During a typical fall, almost a million chum salmon pour into Alaska’s Yukon River, a torrent of wild fish that has sustained the economy […]
After years picking trash along Highway 101 and in Florence, man on a mission turns his attention to Highway 126
LOUIS KRAUSS/Eugene Register-Guard FLORENCE — Take a drive from on Highway 126 east out of Florence and you’ll see something strange — trash bags tied to the metal reflector […]
Wind turbines are likely in the future off Oregon’s coast, as state, federal officials begin studies — and fishing groups eye warily
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com It will likely take at least a decade to plug electricity generated by floating, deep-ocean wind turbines into Oregon’s power grid. But big steps are underway […]
Scientists say U.S. warning system for West Coast tsunamis is in need of major changes, updates to be effective
By DIANA LEONARD/The Washington Post The United States’ tsunami system is in need of a major update, with ongoing problems that include outdated software, delayed alerts and poor communication […]
State officials, researchers and fishing industry warn about population spike in unwanted green crabs along Oregon coast
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com European green crabs are by no means strangers to Oregon’s coastal waters. The voracious and habitat-destroying invasive species has been found in crab pots here, particularly […]