Opal the sea turtle will return to the ocean on Wednesday after a seven-month stay at the Brevard Zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center. The young 7-pound green sea turtle will be released at Lori ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness gives an update on the fast-developing wildfire season in Oregon and then dives into how beloved places such as the Opal Creek area ...

In this episode of the Explore Oregon Podcast, host Zach Urness gives an update on the fast-developing wildfire season in Oregon and then dives into how beloved places such as the Opal Creek area ...

This map shows how Oregon would be affected if sea levels rose by 6 feet. NOAA. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration oceanographer William Sweet explained to KCBY in 2023 that sea ...

Global climate change is warming oceans, melting polar ice and causing sea levels to rise around the world. In Oregon, scientists predict that in the next 80 years, waters will rise at least 3 ...

Environment; How are Oregon’s sea stars doing? These volunteers are finding out, one arm at a time. Published: ; Jul. 01, 2025, 6:00 a.m.

BREVARD ZOO, Fla. — Opal the sea turtle will return to the ocean on Wednesday after a seven-month stay at the Brevard Zoo’s Sea Turtle Healing Center.

Beginning of restoration at Oregon’s Opal Creek. Not everything is dead in the Opal, of course. A lush green understory is growing back, rich with ferns and wildflowers.

PORTLAND, Ore. – Small, translucent creatures — known as sea cherubs — are washing up along Oregon beaches, and more sightings are occurring in 2025 than usual, according to Seaside Aquarium.

About a handful of dead sea otters wash up on Oregon’s coast every year, Hason said. Usually they’re so decomposed that biologists can’t determine how they died, though sometimes they have ...

At the Oregon Zoo, Juno, Lincoln and Uni Sushi are fed six times per day, Nicassio-Hiskey said — so if you stop by the sea otter exhibit next week, there’s a good chance you’ll see one of ...