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
...read moreSalmon 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
...read moreA 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 Photos by Neal Maine We recently bid farewell to another migratory bird species, as the green herons have recently withdrawn from the northern Oregon Coast for the winter.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
...read moreContributed 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
...read moreThis 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
...read moreA 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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