WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS OFFER RECREATION AND WILDLIFE VIEWING WHILE PROVIDING IMPORTANT ECOSYSTEM SERVICES. STORY BY LAUREN ZATKOS People come from all over the country to visit Oregon’s beautiful coastline, with its gorgeous sea cliffs, picturesque island rocks, and famous fishing. But there are other aquatic habitats, just inland of the beach, […]
Author: Emily Kolkemo
Rare Bird Gets Care and a Flight Home
A bird rarely seen in Oregon, a Nazca Booby, showed up in Newport and hopped a flight back to it southern range. After receiving care at the Oregon Coast Aquarium (OCAq), the Nazca Booby (Sula granti) caught a flight to International Bird Rescue in Los Angeles, California for continued rehabilitation […]
A Bevy of Books: Curry Mammals, On the Hoof, Storm Beat, & Cascade Head
Take refuge from winter storms and curl up with one of these recently published books about wild animals on the south coast, adventures on horseback, the life and times of an Oregon Coast reporter, and ecological lessons learned from Cascade Head. CURRY COUNTY MAMMALS I HAVE KNOWN Want to get […]