They’re back: massive fleets of tiny, electric-blue, jellyfish-like creatures called Velella velella are once again blanketing Oregon beaches. They are not true jellyfish, but floating hydrozoans — ...

If you’re planning a spring break trip to the Oregon coast, you’ll need to watch out for the tiny shorebirds nesting in the sand. Seasonal beach restrictions will be back in effect this month, as the ...

Restrictions at some Oregon beaches go into effect on March 15 as the nesting season for the threatened western snowy plover begins.

Tiny blue 'sail' jellies have beached along Oregon shores. Scientists link the runs to winds and warmer winters.

Sailors,” are a colonial hydroid species that look like small blue jellyfish. Every year, they wash up on the coast thanks to strong winter winds.

Oregon’s favorite whales are coming back. Spring Whale Watch Week, an annual whale watching event organized by the Oregon ...

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and Siuslaw National Forest are reminding visitors that western snowy plover ...

OREGON COAST, Ore. - Oregon State Parks is set to host Spring Whale Watch Week from March 21 to March 29 along the Oregon Coast.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – With the end of summer approaching, travel website Lonely Planet released a list of the top 10 beaches in Oregon — ranging from destinations in Oregon’s “banana belt” to a ...

Oregon State Parks will host Spring Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast Saturday, March 21 through Sunday, March 29.Trained Oregon State Park volunteers and ...