The tiny critters that keep elk alive
Elk have been on the Oregon Coast a long, long, long, long time. Scientists believe elk migrated from Asia to North America over Beringia—better …
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Hidden inhabitants of Circle Creek
Nature photography requires patience and perseverance. Neal Maine knew that when, one recent day, he headed out to Circle Creek Conservation Center in search of …
Conserve the Oregon Coast: Win some Mountain Magic
Mount Hood or the Blue Ridge Mountains? You choose! North Coast Land Conservancy is selling raffle tickets for a chance to win a week of …
Transforming lives by saving the land
“Find out what it is you believe in, and just stay with it,” Neal Maine said at an event at Beach Books celebrating the release …
NCLC helps a young forest on Tillamook Head age gracefully
At daybreak on Nov. 6, fifteen men armed with chainsaws climbed into pickup trucks and drove up a gravel road onto Boneyard Ridge on Tillamook …
Dancing upon shadows
There’s a spot along Klootchy Creek east of Seaside where Gearhart naturalist Neal Maine has been dropping in to observe water striders on the calm …
Strawberry Fields Forever
Coastal prairie is the preferred habitat for beach strawberry, Land Steward Eric Owen explained to a reporter. But it can be challenging to get new …
Fall Fungi Frolic delivers mycological treasures
“Mushrooms are super cool, super important parts of our ecosystems,” Land Steward Eric Owen told participants at NCLC’s Fall Fungi Frolic Oct. 25. Read the …
May nature’s wonders never cease
My first job on the Oregon Coast was tagging Chinook salmon on the Nehalem River. I would stand in the middle of the cold …