 OREGON'S COAST: CHANGES COMING
Friday, May 7, Eden Hall, Southwestern Oregon Community College
7:00 — Gary Braasch, photographer, "A World of Changes -- Nature and Climate under Global Warming”
8:15 — Roger Hamilton, Climate Leadership Initiative, University of Oregon, “Climate Modeling and the Future of the Rogue River Basin”
 Robin Hartmann
9:00: Registration begins
9:15: Oregon Shores annual membership meeting
9:30: Phillip Johnson, Executive Director, Oregon Shores, welcome and introduction
9:45: Addressing the Sources of Climate Change on the Coast
9:45 — Robin Hartmann, Ocean Program Director, Oregon Shores, “Ocean Renewable Energy Development”
10:00 — Lori Hollingsworth, Mayor, Lincoln City, “A Coastal City Strives for Sustainability”
10:20: Break
10:30: Physical Changes Coming to the Oregon Coast
10:30 — Curt Peterson, Portland State University, 'Rising Seas, Changing Wave Directions, and Moving Sands”
11:10 — Peter Ruggiero, Oregon State University, “The Role of Sea Level Rise and an Intensifying Wave Climate in Coastal Change and Flood Hazards”
11:50 — Bruce Mate, Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University, “Whales and Wave Energy Development in the Ocean”
 Mark Hixon, OSU
1:15: Biological Changes in Oregon’s Ocean
1:15 — Mark Hixon, Oregon State University, “Ecological Effects of Ocean Warming and Acidification on Oregon’s Ocean”
2:00: Coping with the Coming Changes
2:00 — Roger Hamilton, Climate Leadership Initiative, University of Oregon, “Preparing the Coast for Climate Change”
2:30 — Lesley Ewing, University of California, “California Dreamin’ Meets Climate Change”
2:50 — Laura Mattison, Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, “Dikes, Tidegates and Sea Level Rise: What They Mean for Estuaries”
3:10 — Pete Owston, CoastWatcher and Neskowin resident, “Neskowin Confronts Coastal Hazards”
3:20 — Phillip Johnson, “Oregon Shores and Climate Change”
3:30: Wrap-up and leave for cruise
4:30: Cruise of Coos Bay aboard the Betty Kay, Charleston Dock
 Contact: Phillip Johnson, CoastWatch Director, (503) 238-4450, or EMAIL |