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Installation of rare blue whale skeleton gets underway at OSU's Hatfield Marine Science Center
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (884+ words) The blue whale washed up dead on the southern Oregon Coast more than a decade ago. The 70-foot blue whale washed ashore in November 2015 near Gold Beach, Oregon. Researchers from Oregon State University's Marine Mammal Institute have been working to…...
As drought worsens, Western states brace for wildfires, water shortages
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (1202+ words) From the Rockies to the Cascades to the Sierra Nevada, mountainsides across the West are sparsely covered by the snow that usually blankets the high country well into the summer. Water levels in Lake Mead have fallen as the Colorado…...
Restoring Our Kelp Forests Series
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (268+ words) newportnewstimes. com Learn more about this series, register for upcoming presentations, and listen to recordings of past sessions at sevencapes. org/restoringourkelpforests. On Thursday, May 7, 6-7: 30 p. m. , Seven Capes Bird Alliance presents Life in the Kelp: Predators, Prey, and Ecosystem Balance with…...
Oregon faces longer fire season due to historic heat, drought, fire experts warn
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (674+ words) The Riverview Fire in La Pine in March was the first big wildfire of 2026." Gov. Tina Kotek (center) and Kacey KC, the new director of the Oregon Department of Forestry (left), at a briefing on the wildfire season at the…...
New research reveals increased wildfire risk for more than 400 communities in Northwest
1+ week, 1+ day ago (466+ words) Fire damage in the city of Detroit, Oregon, and the Oregon Cascades can be seen in this aerial image." A new wildfire risk assessment tool that takes social vulnerability into account indicates more than 400 communities in the Pacific Northwest are…...
Wildfire Awareness Campaign lanced in Lincoln, Benton counties
1+ week, 1+ day ago (284+ words) May is Wildfire Awareness Month and Lincoln and Benton counties are partnering to launch a coordinated campaign encouraging residents to take steps now to prevent wildfires and prepare their homes and families. With current conditions across Oregon, fire experts are…...
Tech-savvy STEM students prone to letting AI do their thinking for them. OSU study finds
1+ week, 2+ day ago (489+ words) University students with traits coveted in STEM fields are also the ones most prone to relying on artificial intelligence to the detriment of their cognitive skills, according to a new study by scientists at Oregon State University. Researchers in OSU's…...
Restoring our Kelp Forests
1+ week, 3+ day ago (436+ words) newportnewstimes. com On Wednesday, May 7, 6-7: 30 p. m. , Seven Capes Bird Alliance presents Life in the Kelp: Predators, Prey, and Ecosystem Balance with Miles Rough. A large marine epidemic known as sea star wasting disease hit the Oregon coast in 2014. This outbreak caused…...
Weather: Wave warning, temperatures rising
1+ week, 5+ day ago (164+ words) Public warning signs have been posted along beach entrances in Lincoln City following a High Surf Advisory from the National Weather Service (NWS). Warning signs were placed along beach entrances in Lincoln City advising the public of the High Surf…...
Sheriff's Tip of the Week: Wildfire Preparedness
2+ week, 2+ day ago (48+ words) newportnewstimes. com Wildfires can happen every year in Oregon, and it is important to be ready. Here are 10 easy things you can do to get prepared during May's Wildfire Awareness Month. View our 4-22-26 E-Edition right here!...