Climate Events
Sep
24
Meeting on Coping with Climate Change
September 24, 2019, Waldport
Local citizens concerned about the coming effects of climate change have organized a meeting to discuss how to mitigate such changes in Waldport. The event, free and open to all, will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 7-9 p.m., at the Waldport...
Nov
25
King Tide Project, First Series
November 25, 2019
The first round of the 2019-2020 King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, takes place November 25-27, 2019. (The other two high-tide series the project will cover will be January 10-12,...
Jan
10
King Tide Project, Second Series
January 10, 2020 - January 12, 2020
The second round of the 2019-2020 King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, takes place January 10-12, 2020. (The final round is set for February 8-10.) The project reveals areas currently prone to...
Feb
8
King Tide Project, Third Series
February 8, 2020 - February 10, 2020
The final round of the 2019-2020 King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, takes place February 8-10, 2020. The project reveals areas currently prone to flooding, but more important, gives us...
Past Events
Sep
20
Global Climate Strike
September 20, 2019
A massive global “climate strike” on Friday, Sept. 20, will seek to draw attention to the urgency of the climate crisis and the need for action. Events will be happening all over the planet and all over Oregon. On the coast, a rally is...
Sep
5
Talk on Our Changing Ocean
September 5, 2019, Newport
Algae and sea star at low tide in marine reserve.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
Intertidal researcher Heather Fulton-Bennett will speak on “Oregon’s Changing Ocean: What Kelp, Sea Stars, and Other Organisms Can Tell Us” on Thursday, Sept. 5, 6:30 p.m. in Newport’s Visual Arts Center (777 N.W....
Aug
14
Talk on Climate and the Ocean
August 14, 2019, Lincoln City
Development on sand spits (such as the Alsea Spit, shown here) will be at risk due to climate change.\Photo by Alex Derr.
Chuck Willer, director of the Coast Range Association, will present a brief talk surveying the impacts of climate change on the ocean at the St. James/Santiago Episcopal...
Jul
31
Lecture on Antarctica and Climate Change
July 31, 2019, Charleston
Jul
17
Talk on Coast and Climate
July 17, 2019, Bay City
Tillamook Bay during a king tide, a preview of sea level rise.\Photo by John Bauer.
Chuck Willer, director of the Coast Range Association, will speak on “Sea Level Rise, Ocean Acidification, and a Warming Planet: The Oregon Coast in the Era of Climate Change.” His talk takes place on...
Jul
10
Lecture on Coral and Environmental Collapse
July 10, 2019, Charleston
Katherine Muzik and her favorite research subject, Ellisella coral.
Coral expert Katherine Muzik will speak on “Coral Studies and Worldwide Environmental Collapse. Now What?” as part of the Summer Seminar Series at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (63466 Boat Basin Rd.) in Charleston. ...
Jul
9
Acidification Comment Deadline
July 9, 2019
The Oregon Coordinating Council on Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia (OAH) is seeking public comment on their proposed Oregon’s DRAFT Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Action Plan. This OAH Action Plan was developed in recognition of the acidification and hypoxia impacts that we see today, in...
Jul
3
Sea Star Survey
July 3, 2019, Yachats
Sea star survey at Yachats.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
Regular surveys of sea star populations at several sites constitute one of CoastWatch’s special citizen science projects. Initially, the surveys tracked the devastating effects of the sea star wasting syndrome epizootic that swept through...
Jun
14
Panel Discussion on Ocean and Climate Change
June 14, 2019, Astoria
Oregon's ocean, where it meets the Nehalem Spit.\Photo by Dennis Hoffman.
Politics, science, and climate change mix when U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici hosts a panel discussion on “Our Oceans and Climate Change” on Friday, June 14, 5 p.m. at the Barbey Maritime Center (1792 Marine Dr.) in...
Apr
27
Talk on Coast and Climate Change
April 27, 2019, Lincoln City
Climate change is expected to drive stronger storms onto the Oregon coast.\Photo by Bonnie Moreland.
Chuck Willer, director of the Coast Range Association, will speak on the “Oregon Coast in the Era of Climate Crisis at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, in Lincoln City’s Driftwood Public Library...