Press Room Archive
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Clatsop beaches closed to digging for clam conservation
July 15 is the beginning of the annual conservation closure on the Clatsop beaches to protect young razor clams. Since 1967, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has closed the 18 miles of beaches north of Tillamook Head. For many years the closur... Continue Reading
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Dawn Grafe Named 2010 Take Pride in America Federal Land Manager of the Year
Dawn Grafe, Supervisory Park Ranger for the Oregon Coast National Wildlife Refuge Complex, has been selected as the 2010 Federal Land Manager of the Year for the U. S Fish and Wildlife Service. The award is given annually as part of the U.S. Department o... Continue Reading
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Oregon Coast Towns Win NOAA Award
The city governments in two Oregon coastal towns, Bandon and Astoria, have been recognized by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the work each has done to redevelop their waterfronts. Representatives from the two Oregon town... Continue Reading
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Two More All-Depth Days Added to Central Coast Spring Halibut Season
Fishery managers added two days to the all-depth sport halibut fishery off the central Oregon coast. Fishing for Pacific halibut will be open July 1 and 2 at all depths. “The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, National Marine Fisheries and the I... Continue Reading
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How Two Leaders Freed the Beaches
Once I was talking to a class of high schoolers and, as an example of risk-taking, mentioned Olympic gold medalist Dick Fosbury. I got two dozen blank stares. Fosbury was the Medford High and Oregon State high jumper who, in the tumultuous ’60s, liter... Continue Reading