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- Bob moved to Astoria from Seattle in 2005, on the day Katrina hit New Orleans. He started writing for HIPFiSH in 2007. With a previous career as an environmental engineer with the Washington State Department of Ecology and a researcher at various companies and national labs, Bob tries to bring his scientific (i.e. objective) background to journalism. Outside the HIPFiSH world, Bob does programming on KMUN radio, sings tenor in the North Coast Chorale, tutors at Clatsop Community College, and helps with websites. He lives in Astoria with his beautiful and wonderful wife, his son and two cats.
About Author: Bob Goldberg
Posts by Bob Goldberg
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A Curse of Furze
Posted on May 18, 2012 | No CommentsQuestion: What’s just like Scotch broom but thorny, and is public enemy #1 of conservationists on the Oregon Coast? Answer: Common gorse, whin, Irish furze, Irish hedge or Ulex europaeus.... -
Anekeitaxonomy and Alternative Environmentalism
Posted on April 17, 2012 | No CommentsMatt Chew is an assistant research professor at the Arizona State University Center for Biology & Society in Tempe. His specialty is anekeitaxonomy, a word he admitted to me he... -
COAL casts its shadow
Posted on April 16, 2012 | 1 CommentApproval of six proposed coal export terminals will face national, regional and local opposition. Learn more on both camps. Following in the footsteps of Lewis & Clark, trains loaded with... -
Invasive Spring is in the Air
Posted on March 13, 2012 | No CommentsAfter a typical Fisher Poets Gathering weekend of wind, rain, hail, snow and yes, a little sun, I woke up this morning to one of those days that makes you... -
Goats, Beavers & Carp, Oh My!
Posted on January 22, 2012 | No CommentsIt’s hard to keep up with the world of invasive species, but I thought I’d start off 2012 with some stories I’ve been reading and listening about lately. Let’s start... -
Riding the Wave: Ocean Renewable Energy on the Oregon Coast
Posted on January 2, 2012 | No CommentsEnergy – where it comes from, how we use it, how much we pay for it, and how we make the transition to an independent renewable energy future – will... -
Better Killing Through Chemistry
Posted on December 5, 2011 | No CommentsOn my way into town the other day, I spotted someone spraying the sidewalk. No, not hosing down the sidewalk – spraying it with pesticide. It appeared the person was... -
Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted on October 8, 2011 | 1 CommentOur featured invasive species this month fits the definition to a T. It is not native. It is growing out of control in prime habitat. Its growth prevents native, endangered... -
Sea lions or salmon?
Posted on September 6, 2011 | 1 CommentTHE WORLD-FAMOUS East Mooring Basin California sea lions are back! Their barking again graces the Astoria waterfront, and helps me to fall asleep in my bed just up the hill... -
Too Cool for School? Teaching Evolution on the Coast. Tradi-shun-all to Alternative S’cool
Posted on September 6, 2011 | No CommentsSchool’s still out for summer – for some of us. But let’s face it, the sun is setting pretty early these dog days of summer, and soon, for all of... -
Biodynamics and Economic Botany
Posted on August 6, 2011 | No CommentsIn July, my wife Nancy and I celebrated our 20th anniversary by taking a trip to the Applegate Valley in southern Oregon. Wine was the theme. We passed through many... -
Just a Guy and a Camera – A Walking Tour of the Astoria Waterfront
Posted on July 11, 2011 | 1 CommentStarting our tour on the Astoria Riverwalk at Pier 39 and walking west, we pass many sites along the way that have changed recently, are in the midst of change,... -
Tim Kennedy of Blind Moses Woodworking – Finding a way to get it done
Posted on July 10, 2011 | No CommentsWHEN TIM KENNEDY first arrived in Astoria a few years ago, he set up shop (and camp) in a garage on the property he bought in Uppertown (east Astoria). The... -
Brownsmead Flats CD Release – Strings & Yarns: It’s Vintage Flats!
Posted on June 6, 2011 | No CommentsThe Brownsmead Flats’ latest CD, Strings & Yarns, just out, is vintage Flats. A mixture of originals with a sprinking of traditional songs arranged by the band, the subject matter... -
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event to be held in June
Posted on June 6, 2011 | No CommentsCLATSOP COUNTY, in conjunction with Western Oregon Waste (WOW), will be holding a household hazardous waste collection event at WOW headquarters on Airport Road near the Astoria Airport in Warrenton... -
Sweeping Away the Broom
Posted on June 5, 2011 | 1 CommentTake a drive, walk or bike ride through Fort Stevens State Park, and at your feet is European beachgrass (more about this invasive species in a future column) along with... -
Oregon LNG Hearing on Friday the 13th
Posted on May 12, 2011 | No CommentsTHE OREGON LNG legal saga will enter a new phase in May. In late April, the company withdrew their argument that all of Clatsop County’s judges are biased. As a... -
Special Districts Election Ballots Due May 17
Posted on May 12, 2011 | 3 CommentsBALLOTS have been mailed out to residents of Oregon for the 2011 special districts election and are due by May 17. In Clatsop County, the only county-wide race with a... -
New Beginnings
Posted on May 12, 2011 | No CommentsIn one week this past April, I celebrated Passover, Earth Day and Easter. Each holiday, in its own way, is about new beginnings. Passover celebrates the liberation of the Hebrews... -
North Coast Chorale Breathes Life into The Voyage
Posted on May 11, 2011 | No CommentsSpring Bicentennial Concert – Our Past, Our Present and Our Future Saturday, May 14, 7:00 pm, Sunday, May 15, 2 pm CCC Performing Arts Center, 16th & Franklin, Astoria CELEBRATING...






























