Wildlife biologists seek to balance public recreation with protection of western snowy plovers vulnerable to nest destruction during breeding on open, sandy beaches. SONOMA COAST STATE PARK — Tiny ...

Snowy plover season is back. The tiny coastal birds are once again making their nests on the shores of the Oregon coast, requiring beachgoers to take a few extra precautions while out on the beach ...

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. — Vandenberg Space Force Base has announced that annual seasonal public access restrictions at Surf Beach are now in effect. The restrictions, required by the ...

OREGON COAST, Ore. — The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and federal U.S. Forest Service are reminding Oregon coast beachgoers that it's snowy plover nesting season, and how they can help ...

It’s a drizzly morning on the Graveyard Spit near Tokeland. There’s a misty haze, where the sea blends into the low clouds. Looking for birds slightly bigger than cotton balls on a beach that feels ...

Sophia is your community news reporter covering the North Coast of San Luis Obispo County, including Los Osos, Morro Bay, Cayucos, Cambria and San Simeon. Morro Strand State Beach is one of the ...

I’m excited to feature a freelance contributor’s project months in the making in this week’s newsletter. It’s all about the western snowy plover, a shorebird about the size of a soda can that nests on ...

Oregon’s cutest shorebird has made a big rally over the past two decades, from the verge of extinction to expanding its range. Western snowy plovers, which nest in beach sand on the Oregon Coast and ...

It’s the season for love. And the Friends of the Dunes want to remind local residents, love is in the air for a multitude of species, including Western snowy plovers who start breeding season soon.

NEWPORT, Ore.— Surfrider Foundation, Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition and the Center for Biological Diversity will lead a beach cleanup Saturday at Ona Beach in support of endangered western snowy ...

Two baby snowy plovers hatched at the SPCA Monterey County Wildlife Center just over a week ago.They were rescued by Point Blue Conservation Science, a nonprofit focused on reducing environmental ...