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Storm Updates
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for Lincoln County in effect until 11:45 pm tonight. The high winds are expected to continue until 10pm tonight. Urban area and small stream flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected, throughout Lincoln and Tillamook Counties. Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Low-water crossings are inundated with water and may not be passable. At 5:54 PM
Siletz Tribe Uses Material From Deceased Whale For Education and Cultral Purposes
A juvenile humpback whale was found stranded near San Marine, north of Yachats, on Nov. 15. After days of community and marine rescue efforts were unsuccessful, it was determined by professionals, that the whale should be euthanized on Nov. 17. This action was under the direction of Oregon State Police and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) using their Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Team. The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (CTSI)
Whale Entanglement And Stranding Investigation
Photo by AJ Rebel with a Cause The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is helping investigate the entanglement of a young humpback whale stranded earlier this week near Yachats. The whale was entangled in gear attributed by NOAA Fisheries to the Oregon commercial Dungeness crab fishery. Veterinarians from the West Coast Marine Mammal Stranding Network humanely euthanized the whale on Nov. 17 after an unsuccessful attempt to free it. Justin Ainsworth, ODFW’s Marine Resour
