The efforts of the Oregon Department Of Fish And Wildlife (ODFW) to conserve the Oregon wolf population are finally paying off. The ODFW has been trying to conserve wolves in Oregon since they were placed on the Federal Endangered Species list in 1974 and the Oregon...
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A Historic Central Oregon Ski Lodge Gets A Second Chance At Life
by Diana Flowers | March 26, 2023 | Architecture, Conservation, History, Interesting, News | 0 Comments
Highway 20 runs from the Oregon coast all the way to the Idaho border, and the section between Corvallis and Bend happens to be one of the most beautiful stretches of road in the state. The Santiam Ski Pass Lodge resides in this area, but you probably only know it as an old, dilapidated building...
Historic “Twilight” Location Finally Getting New Life After Devastating 2011 Fire
by Danielle Denham | February 18, 2023 | Architecture, Conservation, History, Movies/TV Shows, News | 0 Comments
Yes, I was a Twilight fan. I'm not going to say I was a "Twi-Hard" by any means, but in my 20's I enjoyed the books immensely. I also may have seen every movie in the theater as they came out. Not that they were great by any stretch of the imagination, but two things kept me going back. The...
Pixieland: The Northwest’s Forgotten Disneyland of the Oregon Coast
by Danielle Denham | January 14, 2023 | Conservation, Featured, History, Lincoln City, Oregon Coast | 0 Comments
I'm a serious Oregon history buff, especially when it comes to the lost, forgotten, and slightly wacky. Occasionally I find the time to write about the ones with special meaning to me, like lost treasure legends, roadside oddities, and entire areas that have now disappeared beneath bodies of...
Guadalupe Fur Seal Recovering After Being Found Wrapped in Marine Debris
by Paul Hunter | July 28, 2022 | Conservation, News, Wildlife | 0 Comments
A Guadalupe fur seal pup was rescued after being found wrapped in debris on Salishan Beach near Lincoln City, Oregon. The rescue was a collaboration between the Marine Mammal Stranding Network (MMSN), the Oregon Coast Aquarium (OCAq), and SeaLife Response, Rehabilitation, and Research (SR³). The...
Celebrate Oregon State Parks 100th Birthday This Year
by Danielle Denham | April 14, 2022 | Adventures, Beaches, Camping, Climbing, Conservation, Hiking, History, Kayaking, Road Trips, Waterfalls | 0 Comments
Happy Cenntenial Birthday! As of April 2022, the Oregon State Parks system has officially been in place for 100 years, and it all started with a meager five-acre donation in 1922. Today that acreage encompasses over 100,000 with 254 park properties all over this place we call home. Read on for...
