By JES BURNS/Oregon Public Broadcasting NEWPORT — Engine trouble can be a real drag. Especially when you’re just a few days into a week-long journey to the Great Pacific […]
Environment
“Things will die.” The text messages that helped bring down the big poaching ring operating in Lincoln County and the Coast range
By TESS RISKI/Willamette Week On Nov. 13, 2019, Willy Hollings dashed off a quick text message to a friend. “The 7 mag did some work on the way home today,” […]
Three-year OSU study of wild and hatchery coho salmon genetics could help improve with how state hatcheries operate
By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service NEWPORT – A new study of the genetic profiles of wild and hatchery coho salmon demonstrates important distinctions in how the two types of […]
Coalition of mid-coast governments and organizations release draft plan for water use, conservation — with a $120 million price tag
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Adam Denlinger has spent the past 40 years helping provide customers and businesses with the water they need to survive and flourish. Across those decades, he […]
“Princess,” the surviving peregrine falcon from Yaquina Head nest is rehabilitated and released from Cape Perpetua
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Tens of thousands of people, glued to a live-streamed video feed, watched in horror three months ago as one peregrine falcon chick after another fell from […]
Oregon ready to submit plan to NOAA that aims to limit humpback whales getting tangled in commercial crab lines
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Since 2013, only seven humpback whales are known to have become tangled with commercial crabbing gear in Oregon’s coastal waters. The number seems small, but humpbacks […]
OSU wins federal grant to help lead research program on environmental resiliency of coastal communities
By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service The National Science Foundation has selected Oregon State University and the University of Washington to lead a research program focused on increasing resiliency among […]
After repairing mechanical issues, Newport-based researchers set sail again Thursday in search of rare beaked whales
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com NEWPORT — In the inky darkness a couple hundred miles off the Oregon coast, Lisa Ballance slept soundly as the research expedition she led sailed toward […]
First year of Yachats swallow nesting boxes project gets “encouraging” results despite hot weather’s toll on young ones
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com Two types of swallows enjoyed more housing options in Yachats this year, thanks to the work of residents Jim Welch and Wally Orchard. In early spring, […]
University of Oregon and state agency develop new website to help coastal residents identify tsunami evacuation routes
By Victoria Sanchez/OU News Service The University of Oregon has partnered with the state to build a web-based platform that directs Oregon coastal communities to evacuation routes in the event of a tsunami. The UO InfoGraphics Lab and Location […]