A conversation about Boneyard Ridge
Astoria public radio station KMUN host Roger Rocka interviewed NCLC Executive Director Katie Voelke on 8/8/16 about this landmark acquisition of forestland on Tillamook Head. Listen to …
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Boneyard Ridge buy a good step
Editorial, Daily Astorian: “These are islands of continuity in a fast-changing world. We all are grateful for the foresight, generosity and diligence involved in creating …
Dodging cow pies and spying on beaver: A visit to Crosel Creek
A bit beyond Astoria High School lies one of North Coast Land Conservancy’s lesser-known properties. This wetland on the Lower Columbia is both heavily impacted …
Land conservancy finalizes conservation of Tillamook Head preserve
North Coast Land Conservancy finalized its acquisition of 340-acre Boneyard Ridge on Tillamook Head today (July 27). Permanent conservation of what had been a commercial …
Three new plant species identified on Onion Peak
Like Saddle Mountain and neighboring Neahkahnie Mountain, Onion Peak hosts an unusually diverse mix of plants. Since the 1970s, botanists had identified some 268 species …
Back to the future: Elk on the Oregon Coast
Elk have a long history on the northern Oregon Coast—much longer than humans. And they got along well with humans here, sharing the landscape, for 10,000 …
NCLC helps landowner conserve coastal forest in Tillamook County
On June 7, North Coast Land Conservancy received a donation of 36 acres of forestland just east of Neskowin, in southern Tillamook County. The property includes …
Fens, sloughs, marshes and more
What is the difference between a fen and a bog? Field ecologist Kathleen Sayce answered this and other questions during her presentation “Into the Fens: …
New wetlands at Clear Lake are thriving—with a little help from humans
In 2013 North Coast Land Conservancy acquired the last un-conserved lake on the Warrenton peninsula and set about creating new wetland habitat in what had …