7 Tips For Whale Watching Along The Oregon Coast
Jan.11.2021
Twice a year, approximately 20,000 gray whales migrate along the Oregon Coast as they journey from feeding grounds to Alaska to breeding grounds in Baja California, Mexico, and then back to Alaska. Distance covered is about 1,300 miles, which ranks as the largest migration of any animal. The best viewing times are winter (mid-December through January) and late March to June, when the gray whales return north with their calves. Because of the large numbers of gray whales migrating, this article will focus on the gray whales. Here are my seven tips for gray whale watching along the Oregon Coast.
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KLCC s Brian Bull reports on the theft of interpretive signs from four parks in Lincoln County.
The 2 x 3 signs – along with their metal bases - were stolen from Fogarty Creek State Park, Otter Crest Scenic Viewpoint, Boiler Bay Scenic Viewpoint, and the Devils Punchbowl State Natural Area between Christmas Eve and December 30th of last year.
A base minus its interpretive sign.
Credit Oregon State Police
Jered Mangini, Park Manager for Beverly Beach State Park management unit, told KLCC the thefts come at a bad time.
“We have gone through some budget cuts and stuff where my management unit budget does not have roughly $7,000 to get them all redone, explained Mangini.