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The Wave Energy Booklet written by Carol Hacherl is now available by clicking here. The booklet is also located in the documents section of this website.

POORT is very thankful for Carol's hard work and we are very happy with the product.

created: 2010-01-14

Winter 2009 Newsletter

Our Winter 2009 Newsletter is out! Click here to read it and learn more about wave energy and the southern Oregon coast, the open access fishery, the Redfish Rocks Community Team and more!

Inside our newsletter you will find a portion of a wave energy article by Carol Hacherl. Her full article will be turned into a booklet, which will be available in January.

created: 2009-12-18

Second Annual Water Festival Video

The video of the Second Annual Port Orford Water Festival sponsored by POORT and Surfrider has been released! Thank you to Port Orford TV (www.portorford.tv) for all of their hard work on this video.

created: 2009-11-09

Governor Applauds Port Orford Marine Economic Recovery Plan

Governor Kulongoski has officially endorsed Port Orford's Marine Economic Recovery Plan. It is important to note that while we have the support of Governor Kulongoski, we have to apply for the competitive grants just like anyone else and work extremely hard to make this a success. POORT is excited to continue working -- now with the support of the Governor.

Read the press release here.

created: 2009-07-16

New POORT Video on the Web

NetGreen recently traveled to Port Orford and created a documentary about our Sustainable Fisheries, Sustainable Ports project.

Watch the video here.

created: 2009-07-07

May/June Newsletter is out!

The May/June POORT newsletter is out! Click here to read and get updates on important issues such as the Marine Reserve Bill, Port Orford's Stormwater Ordinance, the North Beach Salmon Fishery, the launch of Port Orford Sustainable Seafood and more! Also, be sure to check out a focus article on the Port Orford Black Cod Fishery and research at Redfish...

created: 2009-06-24

Whale Painting at Battle Rock

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The Surfrider Foundation with the support of the Port Orford Ocean Resource Team brought Portland-based marketing firm BPN, Inc. to Port Orford to complete a whale painting on the Battle Rock stormdrain. The purpose of the painting is to create a visual connection between stormwater and the ocean - its ultimate destination.

Friday, June 12 was the perfect day for painting - warm and sunny with a nice breeze. The painting was finished up around 3:00 pm and the perfect weather made the paint dry very quickly. The painting team had plenty of people stopping to talk to them and Mayor Auburn was so impressed he came down twice! Thank you to our painting team and their sidekick, Riley the dog!

On Saturday, we had a BBQ to celebrate the whale. If visitors were willing to listen to a quick spiel about surface water runoff, they were rewarded with locally caught fresh fish, bratts and hotdogs! The BBQ ran from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm and we served at least 30 people. A big thanks to the Eagle III crew who caught the halibut and deep water red and to Aaron Longton for the highly coveted salmon! Thank you to our cooks for feeding our hungry visitors (Charlie with the dogs and bratts and Darrell with the fish)!

To see pictures of the painting and the BBQ, visit:
http://picasaweb.google.com/oceanresourceteam/BattleRockStormdrainPainting#

created: 2009-06-16

Port Orford Featured in Edible Portland

Edible Portland, a magazine covering sustainable farming and local farmer's markets with a community focus, featured a story titled "Port Orford's Black Cod" in its Summer 2009 issue. Click here to read the article or stop by our office for a print copy (while supplies last)!

created: 2009-06-10

February 26, 2009

POORT and Executive Director Leesa Cobb are given Awards of Merit from the Oregon Chapter of the American Fisheries Society!
Dr. Selina Heppell from Oregon State University nominated both POORT and Leesa Cobb for this award with a glowing recommendation (click here to read it!)

created: 2009-03-23

September 30, 2008

The Marine Reserve Proposal is in! If you would like to review the proposal, please click here. The appendices to the document are available here.

created: 2008-09-30

September 17, 2008

POORT signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife for a pilot project in the Port Orford Stewardship Area to implement ecosystem and community based management today at the Port Orford Library. The MOU creates a data sharing framework between ODFW and POORT, allows POORT to raise local issues for access and management, and is a pilot program for implementing Oregon's nearshore strategy. We are the first community in Oregon to have this opportunity with ODFW! ODFW Director Roy Elicker signed for ODFW, while Aaron Longton, President of the POORT Fishermen's Board signed for POORT.

The event included seafood hors 'douvers, catered by Hard Rain Cafe. Click here for more pictures!

created: 2008-09-17

September 8, 2008

At the Port Orford/North Curry County Chamber of Commerce meeting today, a version of the Resolution presented to the City Council was passed unanimously!

created: 2008-09-08

August 20, 2008

On August 18th, the City Council of Port Orford unanimously passed a resolution endorsing the concept of the Port Orford Community Stewardship Area. We are very excited to have the support of the city council as we move forward with creating policy space for the Community Stewardship Area!

The resolution was also presented to the Port Orford Port Commission on August 19th. After a lengthy discussion, no action was taken.

Click here to view the resolution.

created: 2008-08-20