Salmon spotted Nov. 7 in Thompson Creek as they make their return to spawn this fall. Fall means many things on the Oregon Coast. A significant one, in the natural world, is the return of salmon, who migrate from
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Oregon Wildlife Spotlight: Green Herons
Posted on November 1, 2022A green heron hanging out at Neacoxie Creek in Seaside. Photos by Neal Maine We recently bid farewell to another migratory bird species, as the green herons have recently withdrawn from the northern Oregon Coast for the winter. Green
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Being a Site Steward: My 10th Summer on Wahanna Marsh
Posted on September 12, 2022Contributed by Volunteer Site Steward Jeff Roehm Wahanna Marsh after 30 years of conservation. A little more than a year ago, Stewardship Director Melissa Reich reminded me that I’d soon be starting my 10th summer as a volunteer
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Wildlife Spotlight: The Osprey
Posted on August 31, 2022This year’s only young osprey at the Reed Ranch nest site. In early August, nature photographer, biologist and naturalist Neal Maine had a chance to check up on the family of ospreys who reside parttime at North Coast Land
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Rainforest Reserve Offers Opportunity for Petaltail Research
Posted on July 29, 2022A black petaltail dragonfly in the Rainforest Reserve. Photo by Terri Neal Dr. Christopher Beatty, an evolutionary ecologist, has been studying petaltail (Petaluridae)—a rare family of dragonflies—for more than a decade. It started when he was a master’s student
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North Coast Land Conservancy starts second phase of Boneyard Ridge restoration project
‘A rare and precious place:’ 3,500-acres set aside for ‘Rainforest Reserve’ conservation
NCLC Acquires Rainforest Reserve
NCLC Contributes to Conservation of 2,500 Acres of Coastal Forestland
Arch Cape Forest awarded $2 million grant