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Watching herons on the riverfront
There were five along the Astoria Riverwalk last week. In the early evening hours, silent and stoic, two ... Read more
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Share your fall art with Coast Weekend
In early October, morning mist lingers over the tree line of the Coast Range Mountains. Earlier sunset walks ... Read more
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The Monthly Stack: Three Arch Rocks, Oceanside
When conservationist and photographer William L. Finley, along with friend and fellow outdoorsman Herman Bohlman, rowed a dory ... Read more
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A look at undersea kelp forests
Resembling the tall canopy of an old-growth forest, blades of bull kelp tower in thick groves under Northwest ... Read more
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Sea stars face challenges on rocky shores
Negative tide cycles are set to continue throughout fall on the North Coast, inviting favorable conditions for visiting ... Read more
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Oswald West’s remade cabin
The summer getaway of former Oregon Gov. Oswald West, a log cabin once situated on a slope overlooking ... Read more
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Trees belong to the wind
The krummholz effect, sometimes used to refer to subalpine trees found growing in solitude among the rocky terrain ... Read more
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The Monthly Stack: The Needles, Cannon Beach
The Needles, the southern neighbors in the shadow of Haystack Rock, are home to a labyrinth of intertidal ... Read more
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Give wildlife space on the shore
During the spring and summer months, a new generation of harbor seal pups try their flippers in the ... Read more
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A sky full of kites
According to a map of the Washington State International Kite Festival, Northwest winds are expected to blow through ... Read more