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The 2026 Legislative Session: In Review
The 2026 legislative session ends with some good news for wildlife conservation. The 1.25% for Wildlife bill has passed and now heads to the Governor's...
Mar 11, 2026
Sailing into the Spotlight Webinar Recording
Each spring, brilliant blue "by-the-wind sailors" (Velella velella) wash up on Oregon beaches. Where do they come from, and why are they here? In this...
Mar 10, 2026
Traveling Trash Webinar Recording
This webinar explores the story behind seasonal marine debris patterns along the central Oregon coast. Using data collected throughout 2025 with NOAA, Nurdle Patrol, and...
Mar 10, 2026
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Surf & Sun Walk & Run is just 3 Days away! We can`t wait to see you all in sunny Florence, Oregon on March 21st!
All proceeds from the race support our coastal habitats and ecosystems.
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Your Oregon Shores March Newsletter has arrived! Check out the great work we`ve been doing!
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One year ago today, marine geologist Ed Joyce took Bedrock Theatre to the Columbia River South Jetty, a 71/2 mile long structure, perpendicular to the shoreline, that separates the beach from the Columbia River. In this Bedrock Theatre podcast episode, learn about beach erosion and shred along with:
Hooked on the Jetties Blues
I’m hooked on the jetties, now my reach is gone
Well, hooked on the jetties, now my baby beach is gone
I can’t afford to lose this pile of rocks though, ‘cause then my shipping lane will be done.
In collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Debris MAPping program, Ed tackles marine debris as much as he brainstorms solutions to our need for maritime trade and jetties and the consequential interruption to the flow of sand and ocean unimpeded.
Since last year, Ed has noticed subtle and significant changes in beach erosion on Mile 339 and encourages others to become intimately involved with a small stretch of the Oregon shoreline through the CoastWatch program. ...
One year ago today, Chris Berrie said "with the kind of thing that`s going on now," taking community action to a micro-level can be an antidote to loss. In this first episode of CoastWatch & Listen, Chris, a tender, fiery caretaker of the land and community, coached the Bedrock Theatre team past a riprap stretch of beach. "Gonna Getcha," the sneaker wave theme and time with Chris provides retrospection and a plan for tomorrow. Join Oregon Shores, Bedrock Theatre, and Chris Berrie on Mile 291 today.
Listen to Chris` Episode here: https://www.bedrocktheatre.com/coastwatch-and-listen
Chris`s Reflections of the past year:
Reflecting on the one year anniversary of the filming of the video by Bedrock on my Coast Watch mile has revealed some valuable insights.
I’ve been filing Coast Watch reports with Oregon Shores since June of 2021. In the last several months, I’ve connected with Denise Harrington on sponsored Coast Watch Mile walks at Mile 290, Barview Jetty and Mile 295, Nedonna Beach. The weather wasn’t great, but the walks were fun and highly educational. I’ve also met other great Coast Watchers, too!
Viewing other Bedrock Coast Watch videos and reading the newsletter have also been enlightening. As a result of these Oregon Shores resources, I’ve realized that things I’d previously considered not worth reporting actually have value to the researchers who use the data.
Volunteering with the Coast Watch program continues to broaden my understanding of the dynamics at work at the shore and how to make my reports more effective.
The issue I reported on my video, regarding the revetment at Pine Beach Loop, is still being litigated. I fervently hope we’ll get some very good news when that case is settled. I’m so proud that my donations go towards efforts to protect our shores from unwanted development and conserve the habitat for beach and marine life, including us!
Chris Berrie
Coastwatcher Mile 292 - Watseco ...
Surf & Sun Walk & Run In-Person 5K Race starts at 9 AM on Saturday. We`ve partnered with the amazing Driftwood Shores to offer LOW rates for our out-of-town Surf & Sunners, starting at $153/night from Friday-Sunday.
Call Driftwood Shores today to reserve your spot in our room block before it`s all gone! (541) 997-8263 ...
Surf & Sun Walk & Run is your chance to step up for the coast in a big way! Sign up for our 5K Walk-Run in Florence on March 21st and celebrate with us after at Driftwood Shores!
Need more time to finish a 5k? Sign up for our At-Home option and walk as many miles as you can from March 10-20th!
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Meet the team that does it all. If you want to meet us in person, sign up for Surf & Sun on March 21st in Florence! All proceeds from the 5K Fundraiser support coastal conservation!
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Oregon Shores 2025 Impact Report is here! We`ve compiled stats on all the amazing work we accomplished last year. This work is all made possible by generous donors and community volunteers. Donate today to keep our legacy alive for the next 50 years.
✅ In 2025 we increased our staff size to better serve more Oregonians.
✅ We reached more schools, students, and cities through our education programs.
✅ We launched our Beverly Beach Campaign to give a voice to residents who want to see real changes in their community.
✅ We completed 33-year CoastWatch analysis, which turns the data our volunteers collected into real information that can be used by coastal decision-makers, scientists and educators.
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Sea urchins on our coastlines have earned a bad reputation for chowing down kelp forests and creating underwater “urchin barrens”. But a closer look at these unique animals reveals some truly mind-boggling facts! Despite having no true eyes or backbone, sea urchins are among the most closely related invertebrates to humans, sharing over 7,000 genes with us and making them important models for studying early human development. They are also shockingly long-lived: purple urchins can reach 50+ years, while red urchins may live over a century, possibly even two. This means some alive today may have been born before Oregon became a state! ...
Oregon Shores is SO excited to be featured tomorrow on Good Morning America’s 50 States in 50 Weeks! Tune in tomorrow at 10:15 AM PT/ 1:15 PM ET to watch Executive Director, Elise Newman, talk about the 1967 Beach Bill, and about Oregon Shores’ hard work to keep Oregon’s Beaches for All! ...
Join the Oregon Beaches Forever team slightly inland— this month’s webinar heads upstream to explore hidden flood hazards.
Landslides can dam the flow of rivers and create a new lake upstream which may gradually flood roads or infrastructure. However, the greater danger lies in the possibility that the lake can break through the dam in a sudden outburst, draining rapidly and possibly catastrophically. This occurred just this past September in Taiwan where a powerful and sudden outburst flood killed 20 people. However a swift response, such as excavating a spillway in the landslide deposit, can prevent disastrous floods. This motivates pre-planning, so in our research we build a method to estimate where landslides might dam rivers in the future, and use the rivers of the Oregon Coast Range to test our method.
In this talk, Paul Morgan will introduce landslide dams through a few examples from the US and around the world, briefly go over our new methodology called "the damability function", and summarize our findings for rivers in the Oregon Coast Range. We found widespread high damability especially where rivers flow through steep mountains with strong rocks. Fortunately, most damable river sections are on small rivers, where dams would only impound small lakes, and generate weak floods. However, we did identify some river sections with higher hazard potential, specifically a few river sections where very large landslides could impound dangerously large lakes.
Register Here: https://bit.ly/4ucdWJN ...
oregonshorescc Cape Falcon Marine Reserve is
celebrating its 10-year anniversary!!
Join us in celebrating this milestone anniversary with
two events on Saturday, February 28, 2026
Part 1: Ask the Experts: Marine Reserves + Killer
Whales Panel Presentation
Presenting experts will include:
Angela Whitlock, Marine Program Manager for the
North Coast Land Conservancy
Katie Darr, Communications & Engagement Specialist
for the Marine Resources Program at Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife
Kevin Campion, founder of Deep Green Wilderness
Part 2: Searching for Southern Resident Killer Whales
Watch Party
3:00-4:30pm | Neah-Kah-Nie Viewpoint, Arch Cape,
Oregon
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Sailing into the Spotlight!
Each spring, brilliant blue "by-the-wind sailors" (Velella velella) wash up on Oregon beaches. Where do they come from, and why are they here?
Join Assistant Professor Rebecca Helm and Dr. Tom Iwanicki at 1pm on February 26th to explore the mystery of these jelly-like drifters and discover how your Coast Watch observations can help scientists track their movements.
Come find a new appreciation for these tiny but mighty sailors of the sea!
Register Here: https://bit.ly/4aPhqJg
Photo Credit: Tom Iwanicki ...
Your Oregon Sores February Newsletter has arrived! Check out the great work we`ve been doing!
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Heading to a Lobby Day soon? Want to feel more confident navigating the Capitol and meeting with legislators? Never participated in state-level advocacy before, but curious how it works?
Join us for a webinar hosted by Oregon Shores and the Leo Company, Effective Legislative Advocacy 101. This training will cover the basics of engaging in state policy advocacy, how to have effective meetings with legislators, and practical tips for advocates of all experience levels
Register Today: https://bit.ly/45T35K8 ...