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Public Comment Deadline: Beach Driving in Lincoln City
November 30, 2016
Access at N. 15th St., the other vehicle access point in Lincoln City. Photo by Lois Hartwig.
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is extending the public comment period through Nov. 30 on a proposed rule change that would close a 300-foot section of the beach to motor vehicles...
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Coastal Landscape Planning Meeting
November 22, 2016, Portland
Photo of the Alsea River estuary courtesy of The Wetlands Conservancy.
Those with an interest in big-picture approaches to understanding vast landscapes will want to take note of a meeting taking place in Portland on Nov. 22.
The meeting concerns a “blueprint” for planning a “climate...
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Cannon Beach Salmon Celebration
November 19, 2016, Cannon Beach
Salmon spawning. Photo by Cathy Tronquet.
Everyone is invited to a community festival and potluck dinner, the “Return of the Salmon Celebration,” hosted by the Ecola Creek Awareness Project on Saturday, Nov. 19, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Cannon Beach Community Hall (2nd and Spruce).
To...
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Columbia River Estuary Action Team Meeting
November 17, 2016, Astoria
Photo caption: Looking past Astoria to the bridge and the Columbia River estuary. Photo by Sonja Peterson.
In the wake of the community’s successful resistance to the proposed—and now defeated— "Oregon LNG" export facility, citizens of the lower Columbia area formed the Columbia River...
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15
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Public Hearing on South Coast Mining
November 15, 2016, Brookings
Mining opponents packed a hearing last year in Gold Beach. Photo by Kyle Ashby.
Oregon Shores is fully in support of the south coast conservationists who have been advocating very effectively for a “mineral withdrawal” that would block nickel mining in the headwaters areas of important...
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Public Hearing on Sand Removal Issue in Cannon Beach
October 19, 2016, Cannon Beach
Breakers Point Condominiums, viewed across Ecola Creek, and the dune in question. Photo by Marc Bates.
The proposal to move tons of sand to clear away the view for the residents of the Breakers Point Condominiums, which has roiled Cannon Beach for months (and, periodically, for many years)...
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11
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Rally for Public Ownership of the Elliott State Forest
October 11, 2016, Salem
Scene from the Elliott State Forest. Photo courtesy of Coast Range Forest Watch.
Citizens concerned about preserving the Elliott State Forest near Coos Bay for the public will rally in Salem on Tuesday, Oct. 11, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The occasion is a meeting of the State Land Board,...
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6
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Forested Wetland Restoration Talk
October 6, 2016, Newport
Neacoxie Creek forested wetland area. Photo by Bob Goldberg.
The public is invited to a Newport talk by Jake Robinson of Yankee Creek Forestry to learn about forested wetland and spruce swamp restoration.
Estuaries and wetlands along the Oregon coast have been altered during the past 150...
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Pesticide Discussion
September 16, 2016, Wheeler
Lisa Arkin of Beyond Toxics.
The Rockaway Beach Citizens for Watershed Protection (RBCWP) will host Lisa Arkin, executive director of Beyond Toxics, for a talk on how communities are addressing pesticide issues, at the group’s next meeting, Friday, Sept. 16.
The event, free and open to all,...
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Sitka Sedge State Park Public Hearing, Wilsonville
May 10, 2016, Wilsonville
Sand Lake shoreline in new Sitka Sedge State Park. Photo by Jim Hauge.
This is one of two final public hearings at which the advisory committee for Sitka Sedge State Park will gather input to help plan the new state park, which is being built just south of Sand Lake, north of Pacific City....