News Archive
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Buoy 10 Chinook Fishery Will Not be Extended
August 30, 2010 CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Oregon and Washington fishery managers announced today that they will be unable to extend retention of chinook salmon in the popular Buoy 10 fishery beyond the scheduled closure date of 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 31. The fi... Continue Reading
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Three Wild Coho Fisheries to Open on Oregon Coast
August 25, 2010 SALEM, Ore. – A forecast for large numbers of returning coho salmon will allow anglers to harvest wild coho in three fisheries along the Oregon Coast beginning Sept. 1 and Oct. 1. The three fisheries re: Siletz River, mainstem open fro... Continue Reading
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Lighthouse group plans symposium
By Lori Newman, Editor Wednesday, August 18, 2010 While many are worried that the U.S. Coast Guard will decide to remove the handcrafted Fresnel lens from Winchester Bay’s lighthouse, Friends of Umpqua River Light is going ahead with plans to host a... Continue Reading
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Cannon Beach History Center and Museum Adds Depression Era Exhibit
EXHIBIT TELLS THE STORY OF OREGON’S DEPRESSION The Great Depression hit Oregon's coast like a giant sneaker wave. Businesses shut down, families moved across country to find work and displaced workers were offered relief through government prog... Continue Reading
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Portion of Oregon Coast Reopened to Razor Clam Harvesting
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife have reopened a portion of the coast to recreational razor clam harvesting, from Tillamook Head south to Cascade Head. Shellfish samples taken from the area indicat... Continue Reading