Naturalist lectures at OIMB
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology is hosting a public lecture on Zoophytes, barnacles, iguanas and reefs; recollections of a salt-water naturalist on Friday. Dr. Craig Young will present the program at 7 p.m. in the OIMB Boathouse Auditorium....
1.3K - Oct. 26, 2009; scored 80.0

Protection proposed for massive coral reef
FIFTY MILES OFF CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) Deep beneath the crystalline blue surface of the Atlantic Ocean off the southeastern U.S. lies a virtual rain forest of coral reefs so expansive the network is believed to be the world s largest. A 23,000-s...
5.7K - Aug. 18, 2009; scored 566.0

Art center opens in Bandon
BANDON Tomorrow marks the launch day of Angela Haseltine Pozzi s newest endeavor, Art 101. Located 8 miles south of Bandon, the complex is a distillate of everything this lifelong artist has ever wanted to do. First, she has painted it purple a l...
4.5K - May. 22, 2009; scored 62.0

Grounded Navy ship damaged reef
HONOLULU (AP) The U.S. Navy warship that was grounded a half-mile off Honolulu for four days had been stuck in coral reef, not rock and sand as military officials previously reported. The Pacific Fleet and the state of Hawaii said in a joint statem...
0.8K - Feb. 20, 2009; scored 110.0

Bush creates three marine monuments in Pacific
WASHINGTON The home of a giant land crab, a sunken island ringed by pink-colored coral, and equatorial waters teeming with sharks and other predators are being designated national marine monuments by President George W. Bush in the largest marine c...
2.4K - Jan. 6, 2009; scored 92.0

Indonesian coral reefs heal from 2004 tsunami
BANGKOK, Thailand Southeast Asia s tsunami-ravaged coral reefs have bounced back with surprising speed, according to a study released Friday, four years after the deadly waves hit. The findings came as communities across the Indian Ocean remembered...
6.0K - Dec. 27, 2008; scored 1000.0