Yep, it’s that time of year again! We’ve swung all around the mandala of seasons and ended up back again in these early and glorious days of summer rain, gentle mists, amazing cloud formations, all ...

LONG BEACH PENINSULA — It’s nearly the Fourth of July, which means it’s nearly fireworks season along this sliver of the Washington coast. But as the long July 4 holiday weekend approaches, when tens ...

The Trump administration is backing off from its plans to remove a decade-old ocean monitoring system Oregonians rely on for fishing, recreation, science and emergency services. The National Science ...

ILWACO — Local organizations, businesses and individuals came together earlier this month to assist the newest Ilwaco High School graduates in continuing their education. Some $154,000 in community ...

Salmon hang outside the Pacific Salmon Charter office following a successful opening day of the ocean recreational season on Saturday, June 20, at the Port of Ilwaco.

The first of four Ilwaco Art Walks will take place at selected galleries June 28. The theme for the first Artwalk is “Summer Color.” Participating galleries are Ilwaco Artworks, 109 First Ave. N and ...

ASTORIA — The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team will host a beached bird surveyor training session in Astoria at Clatsop Community College in Towler Hall Room 310 on June 26. RSVP to ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A pair of proposed projects in Ilwaco and Long Beach would be in line to receive millions of dollars in congressional funding if a request submitted by one of the state’s two ...

At the Pacific Conservation District, European green crab are a common topic of discussion. In recent weeks, through Facebook posts, research publications and newspaper articles, we have seen an ...

Burrowing shrimp are a well-documented native pest species in Willapa Bay that have been a nuisance to bottom-culture shellfish farmers for over a century. Methods for controlling shrimp populations ...

PACIFIC COUNTY — Voters on the Long Beach Peninsula are raring for change, according to initial election results released on Tuesday night. With 3,808 ballots having been counted across Pacific County ...

Every winter, storms hit the coast near North Cove in north Pacific County. Residents watch nervously as waves creep closer to the only road that connects them to the rest of Pacific County. State ...