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Seven Fun and Funky Science Facts of the Oregon Coast
Published 07/17/21 at 5:55 PM PDT
By Andre GW Hagestedt, editor
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(Oregon Coast) – What s beneath you and above on these beaches will surprise. From things on the beach that glow, sing, flash, and move in mysterious ways, Oregon s coast has quite a few scientific tricks up its sleeve. Here s a mere seven to ponder.
Southern Oregon Coast a Geologic Jigsaw. There s a vast difference between the south Oregon coast and north coast, and it s right under everyone s feet. Up north, it s much easier to describe a lot of the ancient forces that created those landmarks, but down south it s a massive jigsaw in the geologic sense.
N. Oregon Coast Razor Clamming to Remain Closed Through September
Published 07/06/21 at 7:25 PM PDT
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(Seaside, Oregon) – The north Oregon coast s annual conservation closure for razor clams begins soon, yet no one will really know the difference: razor clamming there has been closed for almost a year. This means the area around Seaside and Warrenton (Clatsop Beach) will remain closed to the activity at least through September 30.
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Clatsop Beach means from Tillamook Head in Seaside to the mouth of the Columbia River. The area has been shut down for razor clams since October of last year because of the biotoxin domoic acid, which have been at unsafe levels all year.
Annual razor clamming conservation closure on Clatsop beaches
ASTORIA, Ore – The annual summer conservation closure for razor clams begins Thursday, July 15 through Sept. 30 on Clatsop beaches (from Tillamook Head in Seaside to the mouth of the Columbia River.)
The annual conservation closure allows newly set young clams to establish themselves on the 18 miles of Clatsop beaches. Protecting the clams on these beaches is vital to their population and future clamming opportunities as more than 90 percent of the total razor clam harvest in Oregon occurs here. The annual closure was established in1967.
When razor clamming reopened Oct. 1 last year, a good harvest season was expected as stock assessments showed high abundance with many clams over four inches. However, due to very high levels of domoic acid, razor clamming on Clatsop beaches closed Oct. 30 and remain closed due to continued toxin levels above the closure threshold.
Radar Bunker at Coos Bay s Cape Arago: Living S. Oregon Coast History
Published 07/01/21 at 6:45 PM PDT
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
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(Coos Bay, Oregon) - World War II along the Oregon coast meant some vast changes for everyone – just as throughout the United States. But here, it meant people guarding the shores, often quite literally, with soldiers patrolling beaches on foot and various aircraft keeping an eye on things. It also meant secret or semi-secret installations all over the coastline. Patrol base camps, runways, forts of one kind or another and actual radar stations housed in secret bunkers dotted the region. (Photos Steven Greif, Coos HIstory Museum)