Don’t let the opportunity slip away to scramble over wet rocks in search of free seafood during a guided workshop in Garibaldi on Sunday, May 2.

I met Meric McNeilus in a local trail running club. Looking to make changes in his life, including to his waistline, Meric approached running with the zeal many have when starting a new venture.

The Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup and SOLVE IT are combining to help celebrate Earth Day. The official day is Thursday, April 22, but you can join one of more than 20 clean-up events scheduled between Garibaldi and Heceta Head this Saturday, April 17.

The news about our pollinators, upon whom we depend for favorite foods from the blueberries and almonds on our ice-cream sundaes to the cucumbers in our salads, has not been good.

What could be a more appropriate way to celebrate Earth Day week than garage sales? How about a guide that can help you plan the most efficient route?

Join Trailkeepers of Oregon and help put the finishing touches to the tsunami evacuation route from Nehalem State Park, this Friday, April 16.

Nutrition can impact your health right now — but did you know it can impact the health of future generations too?

Last week I wrote about Gov. Oswald West, who wrote the bill that made Oregon beaches state property; and Matt Kramer, the journalist who put the issue front and center for Oregonians.

“Up From the Ashes,” an exhibit honoring and sharing the stories from last year’s Echo Mountain fire and its aftermath, opens this Friday, April 9, with an in-person reception at the Lincoln City Cultural Center.

A group aiming to revitalize downtown Toledo has selected seven applicants as the inaugural artists to display their work in new Phantom Galleries along the town’s Main Street.

The Oregon Coast Council for the Arts presents “Concealment and Revelation,” an exhibition of paintings and mixed-media works by John L. Ryczek, unconcealed from Monday, April 10, through Saturday, May 29, in the Newport Visual Arts Center’s Runyan Gallery.

The Oregon Coast Council for the Arts welcomes Corvallis-based artist Anna Fidler from April 10 to May 29 at the Newport Visual Arts Center.

Last year I proposed a series of articles about detours or “longcuts” on the Oregon Coast Trail (OCT). That’s back when things were “the old normal.”

After having spent more time nesting for the past year, members of the Audubon Society of Lincoln City, serving Lincoln and Tillamook counties, are once again spreading their wings by hosting a guided walk and redoubling efforts to create protected areas of critical habitat for birds and other nearshore species.

Lincoln City’s Driftwood Public Library is branching out to celebrate Arbor Day by teaming up with Lincoln City Parks and Recreation, the Lincoln City Cultural Center and the Indian Education Program at Taft 7-12, for a series of events throughout April.

Pizza lovers along the coast will be delighted to know that Danelle Lochrie and Ethan Granberg of Olde Line Lanes, the retro bowling alley that serves high-quality, delicious food, are now able to spread the joy even further.

The doors to the Hatfield Marine Science Center have been closed to the public since last year, but there’s still been plenty going on behind the scenes. Find out what when they virtually throw open their doors for Marine Science Day, from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday, April 10.

Kite capital of the world. Cleanest air in the world. Shortest river in the world. For a community like Lincoln City, such superlatives aren’t just fun plays on hyperbole — they are powerful tools for marketing.

On the ocean side of the Three Capes Scenic Loop between Pacific City and Tillamook, lies an island that even people who are planning to visit must be vigilant not to miss.

Historically, western snowy plovers could be found on quiet beaches from Mexico to Washington, but their populations dwindled due to disturbance and loss of habitat.