Climate Events
Jan
18
King Tide Preview Gathering
January 18, 2019, Charleston
King Tide swamps Charleston shoreline.\Photo courtesy of Raincoast.
To prepare for the second round of the 2018-2019 King Tide Project, and put the photographs we’re collecting of the year’s highest tides in context, CoastWatch and our partner, the state’s Coastal Management Program, are...
Jan
19
Talk on Sea Level and Estuaries
January 19, 2019, Yachats
High tide fills Yaquina River marshes.\Photo by Meg Reed.
Evan Hayduk, the MidCoast Watersheds Council’s restoration specialist, will speak on “How Rising Sea Levels Would Affect the Estuaries along the Central Oregon Coast” on Saturday, Jan. 19, at 1 p.m. at the Cape Perpetua Visitor...
Jan
20
King Tide Project, Second Series
January 20, 2019 - January 22, 2019
King tide at Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge.\Photo by Walter Duvall.
We've already held one round of this winter's King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year. The second round of the 2018-2019 King Tide Project will take place...
Jan
20
Climate Change Presentation
January 20, 2019, Bandon
Ann Schmierer, executive director of the Wild Rivers Land Trust.
Oregon Shores is collaborating with Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) to sponsor a series of talks this winter and spring. We will also be working together with SEA on citizen science projects in the Bandon area.
The...
Jan
31
Panel Discussion on Forest Laws
January 31, 2019, Astoria
View from Astoria to the Columbia River estuary.\Photo by Sonja Peterson.
Astoria’s Fort George Brewery (1483 Duane St.) will be the scene of a panel discussion on “Carbon, Water, & Community: How Strong Forest Laws Are Good for Business.” The event takes place on Thursday, Jan. 31,...
Feb
10
King Tide Preview
February 10, 2019, Manzanita
King tide at Nehalem.\Photo by Cinamon Moffett.
To prepare for the third round of the 2018-2019 King Tide Project (Feb. 18-20), and put the photographs we’re collecting of the year’s highest tides in context, CoastWatch and our partner, the state’s Coastal Management Program, are hosting a...
Feb
18
King Tide Project, Third Series
February 18, 2019 - February 20, 2019
Pirate Cove (Depoe Bay) during a king tide.\Photo by Bob Loewen.
The third and final round of the 2018-2019 King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the reach of the winter's highest tides, will take place February 18-20. (The first high-tide series the project...
Apr
4
Science Talk '19
April 4, 2019 - April 5, 2019, Portland
Have you ever struggled to explain why your science matters to a non-scientist? Have you ever been frustrated at the way science is covered in the media and used in policy? Have you wondered just what they’re teaching about science these days? Then this particular annual...
Past Events
Jan
17
Climate Change Lecture
January 17, 2019, Newport
Cape Arago State Park. | Photo courtesy from Oregon's Adventure Coast
As demonstrated so tragically in the recent wildfire season, climate change is resulting in significant impact across the country and the world. Bill Kucha and Evan Hayduk bring a unique perspective to the conversation in...
Jan
17
King Tide Preview
January 17, 2019, Gold Beach
A king tide fills the Rogue River estuary at Gold Beach.\Photo courtesy of ORKingTides.
Those in Curry County who would like to learn more about the King Tide volunteer photography project and what it can tell us about sea level rise and erosion—or who are just looking for a good time!—have...
Jan
11
Talks on Forests and Climate
January 11, 2019, Astoria
Forest slash fires visible from Cape Lookout State Park.\Photo by Allison Asbjornsen.
A discussion of “Forest Management and the Climate Emergency” will take place in Astoria on Friday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30) in Columbia Hall at Clatsop Community College (1651 Lexington...
Dec
22
Discussion of Sea Level and Estuaries
December 22, 2018, Yachats
King tide swamps Salmon River wetlands.\Photo by John Bauer.
Fran Recht, who among other things is a former Oregon Shores president and conservation director, will speak at the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center (2400 Hwy 101, about three miles south of Yachats on Saturday, Dec. 22, 1 p.m. Her...
Dec
22
King Tide Project, First Series
December 22, 2018 - December 23, 2018
Lost Creek State Recreation Site at a king tide.\Photo by Cathy Avilez.
This winter’s King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, is underway. This is day two of the first round of the 2018-2019 King Tide Project; the first set of...
Dec
12
Zooplankton Lecture
December 12, 2018, Cannon Beach
Pseudocalanus female in a plankton sample. | Photo by Samantha Zeman.
Join the Friends of Haystack Rock as they host the Library Lecture Series held on the second Wednesday of each month, November to May at 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Cannon Beach Library (131 N Hemlock St, Cannon Beach). These...
Dec
12
Panel on Forests and Climate Change
December 12, 2018, Newport
Elliott State Forest, a store of carbon in its intact state. | Photo courtesy of OLCV.
A panel discussion on how Oregon can confront climate changge by modernizing our forest management laws to better protect public lands and store more carbon in our forests will take place at the Newport...
Dec
11
Clean Energy Talk
December 11, 2018, Portland
Vestas wind turbine. | Photo courtesy of Laura Richardson.
The Portland Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation's December Chapter Meeting will focus on clean energy. The meeting with take place on Tuesday, Dec. 11, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Cosube Surf Shop in Portland (111 NE MLK Jr Blvd).
How...
Dec
6
Talk on Climate Action
December 6, 2018, Newport
The MidCoast Watersheds Council, Hatfield Marine Science Center, 350 Oregon Central Coast, and the Citizens’ Climate Lobby Newport Group are joining together to present An Evening with Mary DeMocker -- Why We Can Still Build a Thriving Future—and 3 Easy Ways You Can Help on Thursday, Dec....
Nov
30
Seminar on Microbes, Land Use and Climate
November 30, 2018, Charleston
Electron microscope image of endomycorrhizal fungi with spores attached to the hyphal strands. | Photo courtesy of The Organic Gardener's Pantry
Biologist Krista McGuire, head of the McGuire Microbial Ecology Lab at the University of Oregon, will be give a talk titled, "Responses of...