The 6th Annual Rogue Gathering, Sept 6-7

Longboarders will Gather once again this September at Newport's South Beach State Park. Registration for this year’s contest is already underway with a limited amount of spots. It will be a
larger Gathering of the Tribes so be sure to register quickly. There will be no beach entries. Deadline for registration is August 20th, NO EXCEPTIONS.Click here for the registration form (2pg PDF). Print, complete and mail to the address on the form.

Cape Kiwanda LB contest results posted

Results (and soon photos) are posted here.

Fallen tree shuts down overnight camping at Oswald West State Park

As reported in the Oregonian on Thursday, July 10, 2008

The state is closing a boutique campground in one of its most popular coastal parks two weeks after a giant spruce tree fell without warning across several campsites, narrowly missing people.

An inspection after the June 24 collapse of an 11-foot diameter spruce found many other trees damaged by storms or near the end of their natural lives.

The park, which sits along U.S. 101 between Cannon Beach and Manzanita on the Oregon coast, had almost 1 million visitors in 2007. The 30-site campground, known for its complimentary wheelbarrows needed to haul gear to secluded sites, had 15,000 visitors last year.

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Water quality advisories (a.k.a. the poo factor)

Sample results detected higher thannormal fecal bacteria levels at the following locations:

No advisories

The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) monitors the waters along Oregon's coastline for the presence of fecal bacteria, and reports elevated levels to the public. For information on advisories, testing sites, and the program in general, follow this link.

OSP Logo Hoodies Hoodies, t-shirts, nice embroidered beanies and stickers available in the OregonSurf store. Just can't get enough of the OSP. Click here to order.

Shark research along the Pacific coast

The Shark Research Committee is requesting the assistance of the Oregon surfing community in establishing a network of volunteers willing to report encounters, observed predatory events, and sightings of White Sharks.
The online Reporting Forms are available at: www.sharkresearchcommittee.com. Check the Shark News page for regional updates.