Turkey Vultures are common from Spring though early Fall here on Oregon Coastal Beaches. These graceful soaring birds are a wonder to watch as they ride the air currents up to 4000 feet while smelling the gas (ethyl mercaptan) generated by freshly decomposing meat and fish. Quite a clean-up job [...]
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Fall is well underway here on the beautiful Central Oregon Coast and Winter is right around the corner. This time of year presents viewing opportunity’s that are unsurpassed. Many visitors travel to the Coast to watch spectacular storm and wave action. This is also the [...]
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The Oregon Coast is a great place to observe Sea Lions — both at the Sea Lion Caves near Florence or close to home on Newport’s Bayfront. The Sea Lion Caves [...]
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This weekend, volunteers can choose from more than 160 cleanup and watershed projects on the Oregon coast and inland rivers. This is the first year since the beach cleanups began in the 1980s that it has been expanded to include waterways that lead to the ocean. This is only possible because volunteer [...]
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I would like to introduce you to my neighbor, Bob. Bob is a retired gentleman in his 80′s who appears to be extremely fit. In fact, up until the past few years, Bob was an avid runner. Well, hip problems have slowed him down some so now he does a daily beach walk of at [...]
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This year’s Spring beach cleanup is slated for March 20th. Volunteers come on their own or form up in teams on beaches from Astoria to the California border under the leadership of SOLV. This effort brings nearly 4,000 Oregonians out to help keep our beaches in pristine condition for residents and visitors [...]
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As a Founding Member of the Oregon Coast Aquarium, I take a special pride in their efforts. It was very gratifying to learn that they had managed to restore enough health to two rescued sea turtles that they could be moved to their next level of rehabilitation in San Diego. Maude, a Continue Reading →
