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Cape Lookout Construction Delayed Till Fall
Cape Lookout State Park will move its construction closure to fall 2025, which means summer campground reservations will reopen. The...

Kiera Morgan
Jul 201 min read


Park Rangers Keep Busy Preparing For Summer Season
The official summer camping season is underway, but the work to prepare Oregon’s more than 250 state parks and campgrounds has been going...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 252 min read


Operation Ship Shape
The Oregon State Marine Board, in partnership with 31 county sheriff’s offices and the Oregon State Police, will be looking for expired...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 1, 20242 min read


Avoid Contact With Tar Balls Found On The Beach
Responders continue surveying and cleanup efforts for a tar-like substance washing up on shorelines and impacting wildlife since Sunday,...

Kiera Morgan
May 27, 20241 min read


Same Day Camping Reservations Available In 2024
Visitors hoping to camp last minute will soon have the chance to view and book same-day campsite openings online statewide starting Jan....

Kiera Morgan
Dec 30, 20232 min read


Fish and Wildlife Commission Projects
The Fish and Wildlife Commission approved funding for 23 projects approved by the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee....

Kiera Morgan
Jan 17, 20221 min read


First Day Hikes And Whale Watching
Guided 2022 First Day Hikes are set for several state parks on Jan. 1, 2022 and the normal $5 day-use parking fee is waived for the 25...

Kiera Morgan
Dec 26, 20211 min read


Give The Gift Of State Parks Parking
Spice up your holiday gift giving this season by selecting from three new parking permit designs. The new permit hangtag designs feature...

Kiera Morgan
Nov 28, 20211 min read


OSU Selected To Lead NOAA Institute For Marine Research
Oregon State University has been selected to host a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration institute focused on collaborative...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 15, 20213 min read


New Beach Driving Restrictions Start In Pacific City
The Oregon State Parks and Recreation Commission approved a new rule restricting driving on some beaches in south Tillamook County around...

Kiera Morgan
May 21, 20212 min read


Salmon River Erosion Control Project
The public is invited to volunteer on November 14, 2020 to work on a project protect the Salmon River and tributaries in the Otis area....

Kiera Morgan
Nov 9, 20202 min read


Barbara S. and Walter F. Brown Memorial Park Open
Lincoln County has opened Barbara S. and Walter F. Brown Memorial Park and Campground on the Siletz River with over 3,500 feet of river...

Kiera Morgan
Aug 6, 20203 min read


Two Cited For Crabbing Violations
Two Fish & Wildlife Troopers contacted two subjects crabbing on the Yaquina Bay Pier in Newport during an evening crab patrol. Upon...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 29, 20201 min read


Lincoln County Parks and Campgrounds Open Today
The Parks Department will open single use camping sites at Moonshine Park, A.W. Jack Morgan Park and Elk City Park. The campgrounds will...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 26, 20202 min read


Additional Openings For Central Coast Halibut
Two additional openings have been added to Oregon’s Central Coast Subarea, increasing anglers’ opportunity to harvest the quota for the...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 23, 20202 min read


Watershed Council Coordinator Awarded
Evan Hayduk, Coordinator of the MidCoast Watersheds Council (MCWC) since 2016, has earned American Fisheries Society’s 2020 Rising Star...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 8, 20203 min read


Central Coast All-depth Halibut Adds Sixth Opening
An additional weekend in July is added to Oregon’s Central Coast Subarea to replace the May 14-16 opening that was cancelled due to...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 5, 20202 min read


Free Fishing Weekend: No Special Events
Fish for free in Oregon the first weekend in June, Saturday and Sunday, June 6-7. No fishing licenses or tags (including a Combined...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 4, 20202 min read


Community Group Challenges Overturn Of Banning Aerial Spraying
On May 28th, an appeal brief was filed with the Oregon Court of Appeals challenging the Lincoln County Circuit Court's decision to...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 3, 20204 min read


Eugene Man Cited For Unlawful Guiding
An Oregon fishing guide had an envelope of cash and clients ready to fish when he was cited for illegal fishing activities on May 19 in...

Kiera Morgan
Jun 1, 20202 min read
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