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Northwest Nature Log In light of recent Peninsula events, what is a ‘keystone species’?

Anyone who checks out backyard birds here on the Peninsula is familiar with the big, red-mustachioed flicker, swooping…

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Marine mammal strandings concern experts, fascinate citizens

CANNON BEACH — The humpback whale stranded in Seaside in January may have become entangled or struck by…

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OSU study finds rapid genetic changes in hatchery steelhead

CORVALLIS — A new study on steelhead trout in Oregon offers genetic evidence that wild and hatchery fish…

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Orcas offshore Long Beach Peninsula

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Orca pod back at mouth of Columbia

ILWACO — The K pod of Southern Resident Killer Whales — also known as orcas — was just…

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Fish & Feathers: 2016 fishing seasons announced

With fishing seasons just around the corner, some have been announced. For others, fisheries managers are evaluating recommendations…

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Garden Mind: Saying goodbye to a treasured community gardener and friend

This past month we buried Ann Goldeen, a close friend and local community organizer, the spark behind the…

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Birdwatching The lark sparrow: Yet another rarity finds its way to the Peninsula

Haven’t we been lucky these past few years? Rarities have been finding their way to the Willapa National…

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Horned grebes: These ‘water Dancers’ have witchy ways

“If you think dating is hard, be glad you’re not a grebe. These North American waterbirds have high…

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Northwest Nature Log Malheur provides a ‘life bird’ before breakfast

If you read the news at all, you will have read about the civil disobedience occurring at Malheur…

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