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Oregon Shores' Ocean Program was established to help protect and restore that area of Oregon located West of the Beach. The program is focused on achieving six overarching goals: • Empowering citizens to use laws, science and communication tools to help protect the ocean. • Building momentum for improving our ocean's health by working within a statewide ocean coalition. • Establishing a system of marine protected areas, including fully-protected marine reserves, to protect intact ocean ecosystems for future generations. • Identifying ways to implement recommendations, in Oregon, from two seminal ocean reports — 2003 Pew Ocean Commission and 2004 US Commission on Ocean Policy • Bringing attention to the need for citizens and policy makers to consider the land-sea-air connection when managing and making decisions for Oregon's future. • Providing deliberative review of ocean development proposals, including those for wave energy facilities, to assure potential ecological impacts are identified, studied, and minimized or avoided. CONTACT Robin Hartmann, Ocean Program Director — 541-672-3694 |
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| | TOP STORIES | | | Sun Jul 25 5:30 PM NEW Marine Reserves Community Teams Schedule for Early August |  Oregon’s process for considering new marine reserves continues, with “community teams” formulating plans for three sites, and a “recommendation committee” contemplating a study site for a reserve in the Cape Arago area.
Oregon Shores members are urged to participate actively in this effort. Attend upcoming meetings to learn more about what is contemplated for your area of the coast (or the area of your CoastWatch mile), or to speak out in favor of protecting ocean habitat. Here is the schedule of the next set of meetings:
• Coos Bay Marine Reserves Recommendation Committee
Wednesday, July 28, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
North Bend City/Coos Curry Housing Authority
1700 Monroe Street — North Bend
• Cape Falcon Marine Reserve Community Team
Tuesday, August 3, 5-9 p.m.
Clatsop Community College, Columbia Hall Room 219
1651 Lexington Ave. — Astoria
• Cascade Head Marine Reserve Community Team
Wednesday, August 4, 5-9 p.m.
Oregon Coast Community College, Room 140
400 S.E. College Way — Newport
• Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve Community Team
Monday, August 9, 5-9 p.m.
Florence Events Center
715 Quince Street — Florence
 Contact: Robin Hartmann, Ocean Program Director, (541) 672-3694, or EMAIL
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| | | EVENTS | | | Wed Jul 28 NEW Our Ocean Coalition Offers Field Trips to Potential Marine Reserve Sites | The coalition working to create marine reserves off Oregon’s coast, Our Ocean, of which Oregon Shores is a member, is offering field trips to potential reserve sites this summer. The Cape Perpetua and Cape Falcon trips have already taken place, but if you are looking for another opportunity to enjoy the beauty of Oregon's coast while learning about the potential for offshore habitat protection, two more such events are coming up. They are:
• Coos Bay/Cape Arago area [MORE INFO] Saturday, August 28
• Cascade Head [MORE INFO] Saturday, September 18
For now, mark your calendars. Our Ocean isn’t yet accepting RSVPs (which will be necessary) for trips, but will provide more information about Coos Bay and Cascade Head expeditions as the dates approach. Watch this space for details.
Meanwhile, you can learn more about the areas where marine reserves are being considered, on the state's website devoted to the program.
Contact: Robin Hartmann, Ocean Program Director, (541) 672-3694, or EMAIL
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| | | NEWS | | | Jul 19 NEW Marine Debris Project is Subject of a ‘CoastWatch Story’ |  Washed Ashore
If you have a story of your own relating to the shoreline, please submit it for the education and reading pleasure of fellow CoastWatchers.
Contact: Phillip Johnson, CoastWatch Director, (503) 238-4450, or EMAIL
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