The week between Christmas and New Year’s is peak whale-watching time at the Oregon Coast. The State Parks Department is ready with several programs for visitors.
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People who don’t speak whale will find interpreters this week at the Oregon Coast. Hundreds of trained volunteers will staff 24 locations at just about every major lookout, helping people spot gray whales and learn about them. Brain Hoeh (HAY) is with the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center. He says this week is ideal for whale watching:
Hoeh: “These are the peak times, now when the whales are traveling south, down to the breeding and calving grounds. Yeah, this is a pretty good time, and we’ve already been seeing a lot of whales out there.”
Cape Perpetua has several activities for whale watch week, including presentations by researcher and naturalist Michael Noak. Up and down the coast, volunteers are stationed from 10 am to 1 pm. Details are here.
