“It’s hard to imagine something that big being gone. But it’s what happens,Haystack Rock Cannon Beach”
cannon-beach- is eroding away! Find out how long it will take for our iconic rock to disappear into the waves.
“..people must focus on being good stewards and preservationists to protect what we have right now in our environment, so generations to come can enjoy it.”
Tufted puffins spotted last week on the Oregon Coast!
These archival photos are from Cannon Beach’s Haystack Rock, one of the best places on the West Coast to see the popular seabirds.
Tufted puffins return to their cliffside burrows every spring to reunite with mates and lay a single egg.
There were just over 100 breeding tufted puffins at Haystack Rock on the northern Oregon coast last year, according to estimates. cannon-beach-and-haystack-rock
Populations in Oregon and Washington have decreased in the past few decades as the ocean-diving birds have dealt with climate change, pollution, and invasive plants and predators.
Haystack Rock is part of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge, which includes more than 1,800 rocks, reefs and islands, stretching from the northern Oregon coast all the way south to the California border.
For decades, bird lovers have traveled from all over the country to Cannon Beach’s Haystack Rock, because it’s one of the last places they can see the iconic tufted puffins in the lower 48.
But the bird’s population has plummeted in recent years, and now scientists and puffin lovers alike are scrambling to figure out what’s going on and to make sure the seabirds stay a seaside staple for years to come.
