Dune lakes off limits to ATVs
There will be no more joyriding around the Beal and Snag lakes on the south end of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. Off-road enthusiasts who get a thrill skirting the perimeters of those dune lakes could face a fine of up to $5,000...
3.0K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 82.0

Coastal projects get funds
A U.S. Forest Service committee has OK d grant funds for several coastal projects in Coos, Douglas and Lane counties to help plovers and improve ATV areas. In all, members of the Siuslaw Resource Advisory Committee put $1.2 million toward 32...
1.3K - Sep. 24, 2009; scored 146.0

Cheers & Jeers, Sept. 19
Give a holler Visitors to Empire s Hollering Place find no real invitation to stop, gawk and learn. Cheers for a budding plan to build a wayside, with parking and a viewpoint. A sign explaining the spot s history would be good, too. Oh, by the way .....
1.9K - Sep. 19, 2009; scored 82.0

Snowy plover season is over
ATVers and hikers can meander onto the dry portions of several South Coast beaches again, with the end of the Western snowy plover nesting season. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management lifted access restrictions in place since March on Tuesday, a press ...
1.1K - Sep. 16, 2009; scored 1000.0

Dry sand areas to close for birds
Snowy plover biologists will be back on the beaches for the shorebird's breeding season starting Sunday. That means nesting season regulations will be in effect March 15 through Sept. 15. Some area beaches have access restrictions in place during th...
1.9K - Mar. 13, 2009; scored 225.0

Corps seeks comments on Oregon Dunes
Got sand? The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area wants more of it. But to get it, the agency will have to destroy invasive beach grass. To do that, it needs a permit. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking comments on a Siuslaw National Forest...
1.0K - Feb. 12, 2009; scored 82.0