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Baby Seals Popping Up Around Washington / Oregon Coast - Caution Advised
Published 05/16/21 at 6:55 PM PDT
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(Oregon Coast) – Little baby harbor seals are showing up all over the Oregon coast and it’s time again for Oregon officials to issue the warning: stay away from baby seals.
Seaside Aquarium’s Tiffany Boothe said they are currently monitoring three different pups in their area, which includes parts of the south Washington coast down through Rockaway Beach.
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Curious Travel Tips from Oregon Coast You Haven t Considered
Published 04/19/21 at 9:25 PM PDT
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(Oregon Coast) – From fossils to the curiosities of spring and summer, untamed wildlife and finding less crowds, there s still so much to discover about the Oregon coast, no matter how many times you ve been there.
Seasons change and so do the facets of fun around here. Take a look at some travel tips you probably don t know.
Cape Sebastian on the southern Oregon coast (courtesy Oregon State Parks)
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Even More Orcas, Grays, Coos Razor Clams, Warm Temps: Remarkable Week on Oregon Coast
Published 04/16/21 at 6:45 PM PDT
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(Oregon Coast) – Temps in the 70s and maybe beyond, Orca sightings, gray whales migrating, and razor clamming opening up only in the Coos Bay area: this week and weekend are a brimming with fun times on the Oregon coast.
(Photo courtesy Edith HItchings)
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Friday is seeing temperatures in the 80s for much of the northern half of the Oregon coast and southern Washington coast, and with the inland area poised to keep up a small heatwave this weekend the beaches will be the prime place to go. The nice weather patterns will stick around to some degree this week, and that coupled with things like increasing killer whale sightings and plenty of gray whales, this will be a good week to play hooky
Charleston Marina on South Oregon Coast: Where Placid Meets the Raucous
Published 02/22/21 at 5:46 AM PDT
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff
(Charleston, Oregon) – Calming (ish) breezes, eye-popping sunsets and the distinctive reflections of boat riggings cast on Coos Bay, along with that hypnotizing sound of waves lapping lazily beneath: there s little like the Charleston Marina on the southern Oregon coast. Not even a mile inland along the river mouth from sometimes raucous sands, the marina occupies a different kind of space. It s bustling at times and others devoid of activity; a bit more manmade yet somehow truly rugged all at once.