By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews WALDPORT – The Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue board will soon be asking district residents if they would support a bond ranging from $7 million to $10 million to either remodel its downtown Waldport … [Read more...] about Central Oregon Coast fire board will survey district residents on possible station, equipment bond
Other Yachats Community News
Yachats Ridge supporters again lobby Oregon Parks Commission to purchase, preserve its 1,100 acres
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Proponents of the preservation of Yachats Ridge lobbied the Oregon Parks & Recreation Commission on Wednesday to purchase the 1,100-acre property from two forest landowners. The commission met in Cannon … [Read more...] about Yachats Ridge supporters again lobby Oregon Parks Commission to purchase, preserve its 1,100 acres
Marine mammal groups remind beachgoers to leave baby seals alone
Harbor seal pupping season has started on the Oregon coast and various animal groups are reminding beachgoers that while the seals are adorable or may appear to be abandoned -- do not touch them. The baby seals use time on land to regulate … [Read more...] about Marine mammal groups remind beachgoers to leave baby seals alone
If you build it will ospreys come? After erecting platform Monday, Yachats bird group will find out
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – With the foundation laid it’s now a game of wait-and-see whether efforts will work to entice ospreys to make a home in the heart of Yachats. A flock of volunteers gathered on the northern fringe … [Read more...] about If you build it will ospreys come? After erecting platform Monday, Yachats bird group will find out
It’s seal pupping season along the Oregon coast — and more killer whales sightings by growing number of watchers
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Up and down the Oregon coast, harbor seal pupping season is just getting underway. And while the sight of the small, helpless seals is arresting all by itself, it portends another annual marvel – the … [Read more...] about It’s seal pupping season along the Oregon coast — and more killer whales sightings by growing number of watchers