Climate Events
Sep
24
Notes from the Riverkeepers Performance
September 24, 2017, Astoria
Latourell Falls in the Columbia River Gorge. | Photo by Chanel Hason
A musical homily unveiling the epic, sordid history of crude-oil-by-rail transport in the Columbia River Gorge.
Doors at 6:30pm, show at 7pm
Audience talk-back after the performance at 8:15pm
Notes from...
Oct
1
Climate Leadership Training
October 1, 2017, Newport
King Tide swamps Highway 126.\Photo by Greg Reed.
Deb Lev, a natural resource professional and climate leader trained by Al Gore’s Climate Reality project, will give a talk on “Climate Change in the Pacific Northwest” at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 1, in the South Beach Community Center (3024...
Oct
10
Northwest Climate Conference
October 10, 2017 - October 11, 2017, Tacoma
Storm surge waves during a King Tide. Photo by Jenny Green.
The 8th Annual Northwest Climate Conference will take place Oct. 10-11 at the Tacoma Convention Center in Tacoma, Washington. The conference annually brings together more than 300 researchers and practitioners from around the...
Nov
4
King Tide Project, First Series
November 4, 2017
King Tide at Horsfall Beach near North Bend.\Photo by Susan Ferguson.
The first round of the 2017-2018 King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, takes place November 4-6. (The other two high-tide series the project will cover will be...
Dec
3
King Tide Project, Second Series
December 3, 2017
King Tide at Wakonda Beach.\Photo by Woody Dukes.
The second round of the 2017-2018 King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, takes place December 3-5. (The final round is set for January 2-4, 2018.) The project reveals areas...
Past Events
Sep
16
International Coastal Cleanup Day
September 16, 2017
Celebrating International Coastal Cleanup Day. | Photo from Golden Gate State Park
Celebrating International Coastal Cleanup Day. | Photo from Golden Gate State Park
International Coastal Cleanup: Saturday, September 16th, 2017
Nearly 12 million people and counting have been part of the world’s biggest volunteer effort to protect the ocean. Will you join in this year?
In...
Sep
8
Environmental Justice Task Force Meeting
September 8, 2017, Newport
Clearcutting can affect communities and their water supplies.\Photo by Trygve Steen.
The state’s body investigating the impacts of environmental harm to various communities in meeting on the Oregon coast for the first time. The Environmental Justice Task Force (EJTF) gives citizens a means...
Sep
7
Talk on Climate Change
September 7, 2017, Newport
Mussels and barnacles are among key shellfish resources.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
The projected impacts of climate change are widespread and will affect how coastal resources are managed. The MidCoast Watersheds Council presents a particular perspective on these coming changes at its meeting...
Sep
7
Environmental Justice Task Force Forum
September 7, 2017, Newport
Rising seas due to climate change will swamp coastal lands.\Photo by Jens Andersen.
The state’s body investigating the impacts of environmental harm to various communities in meeting on the Oregon coast for the first time. The Environmental Justice Task Force is a means of delivering a...
Aug
26
BioBlitz for Cape Perpetua
August 26, 2017, Yachats
Cape Perpetua, Oregon. | Photo by Heron Marychild
Join partners from Oregon State Parks, the Audubon Society of Portland, the Native Fish Society and the U.S. Forest Service in exploring the nooks and crannies of the creeks and seeps in the Cape Perpetua to Heceta Head landscape unit....
Aug
25
Webinar on Natural Hazards Mitigation
August 25, 2017
Erosion, leading to impacts such as this collapsed seawall, will increase due to climate change.\Photo courtesy of DOGAMI.
Climate change is already increasing natural hazards on the coast through rising sea levels, and is expected to take a much greater toll in coming decades as sea level...
Aug
23
Geologic Mapping Meeting
August 23, 2017, Portland
DOGAMI scientist measuring coastal erosion.
The Oregon Geologic Mapping Advisory Committee will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, August 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Portland State Office Building (800 N.E. Oregon St. in Portland).
The meeting agenda is available at ...
Aug
16
Lecture on Marine Parasites
August 16, 2017, Charleston
Flatworm: Pseudoceros fowersi. | Photo by Alexander Semenov
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's (OIMB) Summer 2017 Seminar Series includes a discussion from Dr. Jason Williams, from Hofstra University. He will be lecturing on his studies pertaining to the natural history and diversity...
Aug
2
Orca Lecture
August 2, 2017, Charleston
Orcas in Oregon. | Photo by Gary Ligi
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's (OIMB) Summer 2017 Seminar Series includes a public lecture from Dr. Robert Pitman, who works for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA).
Speaker Robert L. Pitman will discuss “The Family that...
Jul
28
Global Warming Commission Meeting
July 28, 2017, Portland
Bandon's South Jetty at king tide.\Photo by Rick Poecker.
Oregon’s Global Warming Commission is meeting in Portland on Friday, July 28, 10 a.m. to noon. The event takes place at the State Office Building in Portland (800 N.E. Oregon St.), in Conference Room 1B.
A listen-only call-in line...