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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Postcards tell the story of Regatta
In one image from the summer of 1895, a sailing steamship glides along the Columbia River, decorated by…
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The Monthly Stack: Castle Rock, Arch Cape
For some shorebird colonies nesting among the North Coast’s churning seas, home is a castle in the Pacific.…
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In search of agates
During one summer week I spent visiting with family friends along the central coast of Oregon, I discovered…
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The Columbia River’s sand islands
The Columbia River has historically been home to many a Sand Island, from the mouth of Baker Bay…
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