History Articles

In Memoriam: Jack Broome

broome_jack_and_althea.jpg We regret the passing, but celebrate the life, of one of Oregon Shores’ original activists and leaders. Jack Broome passed away in June at the age of 97. Jack was a prominent Oregon architect for decades. He is the “B” in Boora Architects, originally Broome, Oringdulph, O'Toole, Rudolf, and Associates, a major firm that made...Read more
Phillip Johnson's view when the idea for CoastWatch came to him.\Photo by Dennis White.

Sitka Center History Includes CoastWatch

Phillip Johnson's view when the idea for CoastWatch came to him.\Photo by Dennis White. Since 1970, the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, on Cascade Head near Otis, has served as a refuge for artists and conservation thinkers and an incubator for creative concepts. The Center has just published a book, As Natural as the World Will Allow , authored by Sharon...Read more
Otter Rock Marine Reserve, with the location of the condo being auctioned just to the left.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.

Benefit Auction for Condo in Eclipse Path Concludes

Otter Rock Marine Reserve, with the location of the condo being auctioned just to the left.\Photo courtesy of ODFW. Our benefit auction for an oceanfront condo stay during eclipse week has now concluded. Thanks to all those who bid on a chance to see the celestial event of the century, spend a week on one of the most beautiful stretches of the Oregon coast, and...Read more
Photograph of Nestucca Spit on the Oregon Coast.

Mother’s Day March Celebrates Beach Milestone

Oregon Shores will be celebrating the 50 th anniversary of the Oregon Beach Bill throughout 2017. Our first anniversary event, though, honors an occasion that preceded the Beach Bill campaign, but served as a prelude to the struggle to keep Oregon’s beaches open, natural, and public. On this Mother’s Day, May 14, we will take a memorial beachwalk at what is now Bob Straub State Park in Pacific...Read more