Starting New Year's Day, anglers will be required to use barbless hooks until further notice when fishing for salmon, steelhead and cutthroat on a large section of the Columbia River.
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) joins America's State Parks in sponsoring First Day Hikes in 22 Oregon State Parks on New Year's Day. Park rangers or volunteers will lead most of the hikes. Day-use parking fees are waived for all visitors at participating parks Jan. 1 only.
Two endangered sea turtles that washed ashore on the north Oregon coast in stormy weather have been moved to the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport. Both turtles are extremely cold and in critical condition.
Cigarette butts litter Astoria city parks and one leader is asking smokers to stop leaving them behind. City Councilor Karen Mellin told her fellow council members this week that she is taking an active role in the county tobacco-free committee saying the small task force is a good starting point.
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Friday, May 24, 2013
Published on 21 December 2012
Federal health regulators say a genetically engineered salmon that grows twice as fast as the normal is unlikely to harm the environment, clearing the way for the first approval of a genetically engineered animal for human consumption.
Published on 21 December 2012
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1) announced today that she has been appointed as a member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce for the 113th Congress.
Published on 21 December 2012
Washington State fishery managers have approved an end-of-the-year razor clam dig over four evenings, leading up to and including New Year's Eve. They also announced a tentative schedule for additional digs in 2013, subject to prior testing for marine toxins.
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