Rockaway Beach Citizens for Watershed Protection (RBCWP) is excited to announce regular monthly meetings on the second Tuesday of every month, starting this coming September 11th. RBCWP is a group of citizens who are concerned about clearcut logging, the spraying of pesticides after logging, and the effects this has on public health and wildlife habitat […]
You may have heard of the Save Short Sands campaign or have seen the stylish stickers on people's cars, water bottles and laptops. But did you know this campaign is still ongoing? As long as aerial spraying of pesticides continues on neighboring Weyerhauser property and seeps into Necarney and Short Sands Creeks, Rockaway Beach […]
Featured Speakers: Dr. Victoria Holt, Epidemiologist, and Jeremy Sappington, Public Health Professor Emeritus Jeremy Sappinton and Victoria Holt, both retired U of W public health faculty, will participate in a roundtable discussion on health issues related to widespread pesticide use in industrial forestry. These practices have damaged, and continue to damage our coastal watersheds and […]
On Tuesday, May 14, Mary Scurlock of the Oregon Stream Protection Coalition will discuss the science, policy and political reasons why current state and private forest policies are failing to protect the public’s interest in clean water and wildlife. Scurlock’s presentation is another in the series, "Speaking Truth to Power" presented by the North Coast […]
Show up Tuesday and Tell ODF What You Think of This Plan WHO: Oregon Department of Forestry WHAT: ODF plans to clear-cut 77-acres of public forest containing the drinking watershed for Arcadia Sands / Picture Windows residents. This cut abuts Highway 101 between Arcadia Beach and Hug Point State Parks adjacent to occupied Marbled Murrelet […]
On Tuesday, July 9, 2019, Trygve Steeen, Ph.D. will give a multimedia presentation that blends art and science entitled: "The Pacific Northwest's Forest Management Crisis Continues." Steen’s presentation is another in the series "Speaking Truth to Power" presented by North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection, formerly known as Rockaway Beach Citizens for Watershed Protection.These events, always free and […]