Climate Events
Jan
21
King Tide Project, Second Series
January 21, 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
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
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...
Nov
10
Lecture on Climate and Salmon
November 10, 2018, Yachats
Salmon spawning.\Photo by Cathy Tronquet.
Rebecca Flitcroft, a fish biologist with the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station, will speak on how climate change may affect salmon on Saturday, Nov. 10, 1 p.m. in the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center (2400 Hwy 101, about three...
Nov
8
Aquarium Science Tour and Climate Lecture
November 8, 2018, Newport
Courtesy of Oregon Coast Community College
The Oregon Coast Community College invites the public to learn about their Aquarium Science Program on Nov. 8, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Oregon Coast Community College (400 SE College Way, Newport). Guests are invited to tour the facility, and hear a...
Oct
26
Talk on Coral and Climate Change
October 26, 2018, Charleston
Great Barrier Reef. | Photo by Chanel Hason
Dr. Mikhail Matz, from the University of Texas at Austin, will be giving a talk titled, "Epigenetics, schmepigenetics: What DNA methylation actually does when conditions change" on Friday, Oct 26, at 4 p.m. in the OIMB Boathouse...
Oct
16
Global Warming Commission Meeting
October 16, 2018, Portland
A king tide swamps Horsfall Beach in Coos County, a preview of sea level rise to come.\Photo by Susan Ferguson.
Oregon’s Global Warming Commission will meet on Oct. 16, just after noon at the Two World Trade Center building (121 S.W. Salmon St.) in Portland. Registration begins at 12:15,...
Oct
16
Webinar on Climate Surveys
October 16, 2018
Surveying the public.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
Surveying the public.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, based at the University of Washington, offers a set of webinars on applying climate science each year: https://nwcasc.uw.edu/resources/actionable-science-webinars/
These are not designed for...
Oct
12
Seminar on Global Ocean Change
October 12, 2018, Charleston
Seaweeds off the Oregon Coast. | Photo by Hannah Brandsma
Dr. Kristy Kroeker, an associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California at Santa Cruz, will be speak in Charleston on "Sea Change: Incorporating species interactions into forecasts of emergent...
Oct
10
GoGreen Sustainability Conference
October 10, 2018, Portland
Photo courtesy of Social Enterprises, Inc.
The 11th annual GoGreen Conference in Portland takes place on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at the Gerding Theater (Portland Center Stage, 128 NW 11th Ave, Portland) for a full day of networking, peer-to-peer-learning and empowering dialogue on how to build a...