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Hwy 229 going East towards Siletz. Use caution as a partial road collapse occurred during the flooding. 📷 Samantha Ann
12/11/2025

Hwy 229 going East towards Siletz. Use caution as a partial road collapse occurred during the flooding.

📷 Samantha Ann

📌 Mapleton OregonSearch continues for Eric Aguilar in Mapleton Oregon. Today marks 5 days SAR has been out in the area u...
12/11/2025

📌 Mapleton Oregon

Search continues for Eric Aguilar in Mapleton Oregon. Today marks 5 days SAR has been out in the area using dogs and drones.

Due to the landscape dangers and heavy rain Lane County SAR is not asking for volunteers at this time. Any information related to him missing, you’re asked to call LCSO at 5416824150.

📍 Waldport OregonOregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is asking for the public's help to locate the person(s) ...
12/11/2025

📍 Waldport Oregon
Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is asking for the public's help to locate the person(s) responsible for the waste of one cow elk in Lincoln County near Waldport.

On November 28, 2025, Fish and Wildlife troopers responded to a report of a dead cow elk in the Alsea Unit of Siuslaw National Forest, near the end of USFS Road 3462 off USFS 58 Boundary Road.

The elk was found shot and abandoned, with its entire body remaining. Nearby, the remains of a bull elk’s intestines suggested it had also been shot and possibly taken by the same individual.

The investigation pointed to a shooting timeframe between November 22 and 24, indicating illegal hunting activity in the remote area.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Oregon State Police Dispatch at 1-800-452-7888, call *OSP (*677) from a mobile phone, or email [email protected]. Reference case number SP25-482212.

The federal government denied a petition to list Chinook salmon along the Oregon and Northern California coasts as endan...
12/10/2025

The federal government denied a petition to list Chinook salmon along the Oregon and Northern California coasts as endangered.

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) review process for Oregon Coast and Southern Oregon/Northern California Coastal Chinook salmon ESUs has resulted in a series of substantial findings. Initially petitioned in August 2022 to list these ESUs as threatened or endangered, a positive 90-day finding was issued in January 2023, indicating that listing may be warranted for the overall ESUs but not specifically for spring-run Chinook salmon.
A subsequent status review, led by the NWFSC, was initiated and has culminated in the December 2025 finding that both ESUs do not warrant listing, as they are at low risk of extinction. This conclusion is based on their high abundance, well-distributed populations, and resilience despite threats, with no significant or at-risk portions of their range identified.

New update from Jim Rice of NOAA Fisheries Portland via Michael Milstein of NOAA Fisheries Portland email correspondence...
12/10/2025

New update from Jim Rice of NOAA Fisheries Portland via Michael Milstein of NOAA Fisheries Portland email correspondence to Oregon Coast Explored.

“A Pacific white-sided dolphin stranded alive on the beach in Port Orford this past Sunday 12/7 (it was initially reported to me as a live whale). It died soon after coming ashore and was collected from the beach, brought to the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology in Charleston on Monday, and was necropsied by stranding network volunteers on Monday. I don’t yet have the results of the necropsy, and the histopathology will likely not be available for several weeks.” -Jim Rice

📷 Kai Druzdzel

Any mammal stranding must be reported to the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network (OMMSN) at 1-866-ORCANET (1-866-672-2638)

Update: ⚠️ 📌 Georgia State CoastA critically endangered North Atlantic right whale may not survive a severe entanglement...
12/10/2025

Update: ⚠️
📌 Georgia State Coast

A critically endangered North Atlantic right whale may not survive a severe entanglement, scientists say.

The 3-year-old male named "Division" was spotted by researchers from a plane off Georgia's Jekyll Island earlier this month with fishing line wrapped around its head and through its mouth. The gear is also cutting into its blowhole and causing "severe injury," according to biologists.

Responders from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources were able to remove some, but not all of the fishing gear from the whale. They attached a tracking buoy to the remaining rope to further track the whale.

The rescue team stated that they’ll continue to monitor the whales health and try to remove the remaining line if weather permits them to do so.

There are estimated to be 384 right whales left in the world. 🐳
📷 NOAA Fisheries

⚠️ OR 229 road closure due to high water between milepost 9 and 15 north of Siletz.Old Wheeler-Mohler Road is CLOSED due...
12/10/2025

⚠️ OR 229 road closure due to high water between milepost 9 and 15 north of Siletz.

Old Wheeler-Mohler Road is CLOSED due to an active landslide. The road has been repaired but is gated for emergency use only.

Sandlake Road (between Pacific City and Tierra Del Mar) is now open to one lane with automatic signal device for traffic control.

Who’s ready for summer!? 😉 Is everyone still afloat with all this rain from the atmospheric river? Below is a current sc...
12/10/2025

Who’s ready for summer!? 😉 Is everyone still afloat with all this rain from the atmospheric river? Below is a current screen shot from trip check showing numerous hazards and road closures. Best to check the site before heading out from LC to Astoria and places along the river.
PS. Go around if the road is flooded. And report any hazards to ODOT.

Search continues in Mapleton for missing mushroom picker. SAR ended the search last night at 5pm according to his wife A...
12/10/2025

Search continues in Mapleton for missing mushroom picker. SAR ended the search last night at 5pm according to his wife Amanda.
Due to the landscape dangers and heavy rain Lane County SAR is not asking for volunteers at this time. Any information related to him missing, you’re asked to call LCSO at 5416824150.

📌 Clatsop county, Oregon Late November, troopers from the Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division parked off High...
12/10/2025

📌 Clatsop county, Oregon

Late November, troopers from the Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division parked off Highway 26 in the Clatsop State Forest, among the mountains of the Oregon Coast Range. 🏔️
The troopers were preparing a decoy made to resemble a "spike" — a young male elk. (Spikes under 3 points are illegal to kill in this area) 🦌
Troopers said 20 people took a shot at the decoy and trying to illegally harvest a coastal elk. Some of the hunters had elk harvest tags for non coastal areas. 👮 🚔
Penalties may included a $6000.00 dollar fine or 1 year in jail.

📌 Port Orford OregonA deceased Pacific white-sided dolphin came ashore near the Port of Port Orford on December 7th. Or...
12/10/2025

📌 Port Orford Oregon

A deceased Pacific white-sided dolphin came ashore near the Port of Port Orford on December 7th.
Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network and the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology came out to document the animal and transport it for a necropsy. 🐬

• Report sightings to the Stranding Network at 1-866-767-6114.

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