By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Izzy Bur kneels on the ground to avoid the brunt of a howling wind that rakes across the salt-spray meadow overlooking the ocean south of Rock Creek. With the fingers of one hand gently grasping the gossamer wings of a butterfly she uses the other to write a number across the […]
Siuslaw National Forest
Siuslaw National Forest names new leader from BLM
CORVALLIS – A U.S. Bureau of Land Management official from Springfield has been named supervisor of the Siuslaw National Forest. Rebecca Brooke, who has served as the BLM’s upper Willamette field manager the past five years, replaces Robert Sanchez who led held the Siuslaw’s supervisor job since 2018. Sanchez recently accepted a position as deputy […]
It’s snowy plover nesting season on the Oregon coast as threatened shorebirds rebound with help of beach restrictions
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal Oregon’s cutest shorebird has made a big rally over the past two decades, from the verge of extinction to expanding its range. Western snowy plovers, which nest in beach sand on the Oregon coast and resemble a palm-sized cotton ball with legs, reached an estimated population of 483 in […]
Siuslaw National Forest joins state and Lincoln County in closing all recreation sites
After monitoring use at Siuslaw National Forest recreation sites the past 10 days, agency officials announced Tuesday they are tightening restrictions by closing all developed Forest Service recreation sites in support of state and local directives asking that people stay home during the coronavirus pandemic. The directive follows similar closures of Lincoln County and Oregon […]
Volunteers from Oregon and across the country converge on Cape Perpetua to restore historic shelter
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The 17-foot log rests on scaffolding 800 feet above the Pacific Ocean. A crew of retirees and Forest Service employees hefts the big log into place so it can be pushed and pulled through two 11-inch holes in the peak of the West Shelter perched high on the edge of Cape […]
Historic preservation volunteers descend on Cape Perpetua shelter for two weeks
Volunteers from a national historic preservation group will spend the next two weeks replacing the roof and doing other smaller restoration work on the West Shelter high on Cape Perpetua. The rock shelter was built in 1933 by the Civilian Conservation Corps and today is popular for its spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean. […]
Cape Perpetua center remains open during government shutdown
The Cape Perpetua Visitor Center is open — one of the few U.S. Forest Service facilities on the Oregon coast not affected by the shutdown of large swaths of the federal government. The center two miles south of Yachats is open its regular hours — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. seven days a week. It is […]