Wetlands Articles

Condos at Cape Kiwanda.

Public Invited to Comment on DLCD Policy Agenda

Condos at Cape Kiwanda.\Photo by Sonja Peterson. The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) has opened a public comment period for the agency’s 2023-25 Draft Policy Agenda. The Policy Agenda defines the agency’s proposed policy work for the 2023-25 biennium. Public comments or suggestions are welcome. The draft updated policy agenda is...Read more
Seaside from the air

Public Input Sought on Coastal Management Program

Seaside from the air.\Photo by Briana Goodwin, with support from Lighthawk. The Oregon Coastal Management Program (OCMP) is a key player in planning and managing Oregon’s coastal resources. Oregon Shores interacts continually with the OCMP in pursuing many aspects of our work. It is housed with the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD), but in...Read more

State's Water Strategy under Review

Stream near Cape Perpeuta.\Photo by Heron Marychild. Oregon’s statewide plan for water management and allocation is known as the Integrated Water Resources Strategy. It is currently up for review and updating. A survey and series of public meetings have been conducted to give the public an opportunity to weigh in on how we manage water for people, plants,...Read more
Alsea River in winter.

Lindly Park Plan Raises Resource Management Questions

Alsea River in winter.\Photo by Bonnie Moreland. The future of Don Lindly Park, a largely natural area bordering the Alsea River in Lincoln County, is being decided. Members of the public have two opportunities to weigh in, on Feb. 28 and...Read more
Annie Merrill in the field.

Oregon Shores Adds Land Use Coordinator

Annie Merrill in the field, studying oysters and eelgrass. Oregon Shores will greatly enhance our capacity to tackle important land use and shoreline management issues in 2023. Long-time Executive Director Phillip Johnson is taking on a new role, that of Conservation Director (while a new Executive Director, Elise Newman, will handle the administrative side of...Read more