SALEM, Ore. — From Oregon’s wine country to Crater Lake to the Portland Trail Blazers, it can seem like there’s a special license plate for everything — but Oregonians will soon have one more to choose from.
Oregon State University, home to a whale research program, has gathered enough would-be purchasers to launch a new license plate design featuring a gray whale and calf on an ocean-themed background.
A lighthouse will also be featured on the corner of the plates, along with the words “coastal playground” printed across the bottom, for drivers who are willing to pay an extra $40.
The university’s Marine Mammal Institute said in a Thursday release that they had pre-sold 3,000 of the plates, the threshold for having a new custom-background license plate made available. The design should become available in early 2019, according to the release.
