Climate Events
Aug
14
Exploring Regional Climate Assessments: Webinar
August 14, 2018 - August 15, 2018
Photo by Alex Derr
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine invites you to join a two-day workshop in Washington, DC or via webcast on August 14-15, 2018. The workshop will explore the process, findings, and implementation strategies identified in California's Fourth...
Aug
15
Ocean Temperature Risk Lecture
August 15, 2018, Charleston
Sea stars at Cannon Beach. | Photo by Peterson Photography
Join Hilary Hayford, from the University of Washington, as she presents a lecture entitled: Small movements with large performance benefits: Navigating temperature risk at a snail's pace.
Hayford is interested in organisms that live...
Aug
22
Coastal Economic Summit
August 22, 2018 - August 23, 2018, Lincoln
Newport Seafood & Wine Festival from the air.\Photo by Alex Derr.
For the seventh year, the Oregon Coastal Caucus (state legislators from coastal districts) is hosting an “economic summit” devoted to coastal issues. Co-sponsor this year is the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz. The event...
Oct
9
Northwest Climate Conference
October 9, 2018 - October 11, 2018, Boise
Wave heights are growing in the Pacific Northwest.\Photo by Bruce Swenson.
This is a mark-your-calendars item. The 9th annual Northwest Climate Conference has been scheduled for Oct. 9-11 at the Riverside Hotel (2900 W. Chinden Blvd.) in Boise, Idaho.
Information about registration, lodging...
Dec
21
King Tide Project, First Series
December 21, 2018 - December 23, 2018
Lost Creek State Recreation Site at a king tide.\Photo by Cathy Avilez.
Dates have been selected for next winter’s King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year. The first round of the 2018-2019 King Tide Project will take place December...
Jan
19
King Tide Project, Second Series
January 19, 2019 - January 21, 2019
King tide at Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge.\Photo by Walter Duvall.
Dates have been selected for next 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 January...
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.
Dates have been selected for next winter’s King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year. The third and final round of the 2018-2019 King Tide Project will take place February...
Past Events
Jun
25
Global Warming Commission Meeting
June 25, 2018, Portland
Beachgoers fleeing a rising tide at Gleneden Beach.\Photo by Linda Reid.
Climate change is like to have severe effects on the coast, among them sea level rise and more intense storms, so the actions of the state of Oregon to attempt to counter greenhouse warming are always of interest.
The...
Jun
8
Albatross Film Screening
June 8, 2018, Portland
Presented in collaboration with HI Portland Hawthorne Hostel, Surfrider Foundation Portland Chapter, United Nations Association of Portland, Hawthorne Boulevard Business Association and Spirit of 77, they are screening Albatross the film on World Oceans Day, June 8th, starting at 6pm at...
Jun
5
Webinar on Climate Communication
June 5, 2018
King Tide threatens Hwy 101. | Photo by Roy Lowe
The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center's next Actionable Climate Science Skills-building Webinar is coming up this Tuesday, June 5, at 11 a.m. Register now for "The Role of Communication in Knowledge Co-production" with Heidi Roop...
May
30
Climate Lecture Series
May 30, 2018
Fracking wastewater.
Writer and legal theorist Anna Grear will deliver a Bedrock Lecture at noon on Wednesday, May 30. The lecture can be viewed live online or through social media channels; if you would like to see it together with others as an event, there will be a screening in Bexell...
May
24
Tsunami Resilience Lecture
May 24, 2018, Newport
Photo by Portland Photographic Society
Preparing the region for the inevitable "Big One"--a tectonic earthquake and subsequent tsunami--will be the subject of a talk by Meg Reed, Coastal Shores Specialist with the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, on Thursday, May 24,...
May
12
Climate Advocacy Training
May 12, 2018, Newport
A king tide fills Yaquina Bay, providing a preview of sea level rise with climate change.\Photo by Linda Reid.
The Newport group of the nationwide Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) will be sponsoring a climate advocacy training session from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, at the Newport...
May
11
Seminar on Shells
May 11, 2018, Charleston
Geerat Vermeij, UC Davis Professor. | Photo from UC Davis
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's Spring 2018 Seminar Series features Geerat Vermeij, a distinguished professor at UC Davis. His seminar is entitled, "Shells: an ecological and historical window on the marine world." This 7...
May
1
Climate Science Webinars
May 1, 2018
Mill Creek entering the Yaquina River at a king tide, previewing flooding due to climate change. | Photo by John Bauer for the Wetlands Conservancy
The Northwest Climate Science Center has announced a new Actionable Climate Science Skills-building Webinar Series. These webinars are designed...
Apr
29
Coastal Issues Forum
April 29, 2018, Lincoln City
Nelscott Beach at Lincoln City during a king tide.\Photo by Lisa Voelker.
Three key coastal concerns—sea level rise, ocean acidification, and the opening of our waters to oil and gas drilling by the Trump administration—will be addressed in a public forum taking place in the auditorium of...
Apr
26
Talk on Oregon Shelf Dynamics
April 26, 2018, Newport
Pacific City shoreline from Cape Kiwanda. | Photo by Sonja Peterson.
Oregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) is offering a talk on nearshore ocean ecology by Clare Reimers, a professor of ocean ecology and biogeochemistry at OSU. Her topic will be "Benthic Exchange...