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Lori Tobias

Oregon Coast

Writer at Freelance

Author of the memoir, "Storm Beat -- A Journalist Reports from the Oregon Coast," published by Oregon State University 9/20 and the novel "Wander."

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Articles

  • Louisiana Closes in On Completion of $123M I-20 Project

    2 days ago | constructionequipmentguide.com | Lori Tobias

    The Louisiana Department of Transportation (LaDOTD) worked long and hard to get a traffic management plan approved so they could proceed with reconstruction work on a 3.5-mi. section of Interstate 20 through Bossier City. They knew traffic was going to be a problem and even with their best efforts, envisioned backups stretching miles and miles.

  • What will happen to Newport’s Muscle Tree? Ideas abound for beloved tree at Oregon coast park

    5 days ago | oregonlive.com | Lori Tobias

    It may not be as good as saving the whole tree, but it appears likely the state will try to save at least a part of the beloved Sitka spruce fondly dubbed by locals as the Yaquina Bay Muscle Tree. “I think the idea is to leave it as a snag,” said Burke Martin, manager of Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site. “We haven’t decided on a time frame ...

  • Depoe Bay's Memorial Day tradition faces boycott this year as boaters protest harbor fees | Rogue Valley Times

    2 weeks ago | rv-times.com | Lori Tobias

    Published 8:53 am Saturday, May 24, 2025 For the first time in its 80-year history, many of Depoe Bay’s charter boats will not take part in the Oregon coast city’s iconic Fleet of Flowers, a maritime Memorial Day parade that typically draws hundreds of observers. Boat owners say their boycott is meant to shine a light on new fees imposed at the city’s tiny harbor, which they say threatens the livelihoods of residents who work on the water.

  • Fish Passage Barrier Removal Continues On U.S. 101

    2 weeks ago | constructionequipmentguide.com | Lori Tobias

    Work on the removal of three of four fish passage barriers on Washington's North Olympic Peninsula got under way in March: The project removes and replaces outdated culverts under U.S. 101 and State Route 116 at Lees, Ennis, Tumwater and Chimacum creeks. The $136 million project to remove the four barriers is part of an estimated $9 billion effort ongoing for nearly three decades. Many of the culverts were installed decades ago before the impact on fish was fully understood.

  • Depoe Bay's Fleet of Flowers, a Memorial Day tradition, faces boycott

    3 weeks ago | oregonlive.com | Lori Tobias

    For the first time in its 80-year history, many of Depoe Bay’s charter boats will not take part in the Oregon coast city’s iconic Fleet of Flowers, a maritime Memorial Day parade that typically draws hundreds of observers. Boat owners say their boycott is meant to shine a light on new fees imposed at the city’s tiny harbor, which they say threatens the livelihoods of residents who work on the water.

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