Scientific Name: Enteroctopus dofleini
The giant Pacific octopus has been recorded at 30 feet across & more than 600 pounds. Average size is 16 feet and 100 pounds.
The octopus lives along the Oregon Coast.
Dorymen in Pacific City, Oregon know that the octopus have a special interest in crab pots.
This PDF, available on the ODOT website, was published in March 2017. I would love to see something like this happen along Highway 99W as it comes into the city of Monmouth, just past Gentle Woods Park.
HOW ODOT (OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION) HELPS PROTECT POLLINATOR HABITAT PDF
— Partnerships help ODOT balance its safety efforts with habitat preservation. Here are a few examples:
— ODOT has partner with the Oregon State Federation of Garden Clubs to plant wildflowers along highway rights of way.
–ODOT is partnering with a central coast community to implement a pollinator pilot along 25 miles of U.S. 101 that supports wildflower plantings with pollinator-compatible maintenance practices.
— We seek input from experts with the Oregon Department of Agriculture and others to learn how our practices can be most effective in supporting pollinator needs.
For more information: ODOT Vegetation Management — 503.986.3010 ODOT Adopt-A-Highway — 503-986-3031