Coastal Conservation News Archive

watkins_howard_marguerite_bandon.jpg We’re saddened to report the death of Howard Watkins, a principal figure in Oregon Shores’ history. For more than two decades, from the ‘70s into the early years of this century, he served the organization as president, treasurer, and in many other roles. During much of that time, until her death in 1999,...Read more

North Spit wetlands near Jordan Cove site. (No photo credit.) Less than a week after the Jordan Cove Energy Project’s proposed LNG (liquefied natural gas) project appeared dead, having received a final denial from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the hopes of opponents, including Oregon Shores, were dashed. Jordan Cove announced that it would...Read more

cape_lookout_looking_north_dennis_hoffman.jpg Oregon Shores strongly supports Senate Bill 281, which would provide funding for the Ocean Science Trust. The bill has passed out of the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee April 10 with a referral to Ways and Means. That committee is the one where actual decisions about...Read more

beach_walkers_kirt_edblom.jpg The Environmental Lobby Day for this year’s legislative session, when the state's conservation groups come together to make their voices heard in Salem, has come and gone (it took place March 23). But the legislatiive session continues, and Oregon Shores is tracking a number of bills that affect the coast. Led by board...Read more