Climate Events
Mar
8
Hearing on Climate Bill
March 8, 2021
Oregon State Capitol Building.\Photo courtesy of Oregon Conservation Network.
HB 2488, which seeks to address climate change and environmental justice, has an online hearing on Monday, March 8, during a 1 p.m. meeting of the House Committee on Energy and Environment. The portion of the...
Mar
23
Offshore Wind Energy Webinar
March 23, 2021
Offshore wind energy development.\Photo courtesy of NOAA.
Proposals for wind energy development off Oregon’s coast have been made in the past, but haven’t gone anywhere. But planning for a potential wind power future in taking place. Wind power is a renewable energy source and doesn’t...
Mar
30
Panel on Climate-Resilient Future
March 30, 2021
Climate protest.\Photo courtesy of Compact.
The Climate Impacts Group, based at the University of Washington, is celebrating its 25th year with a series of talks. The CIG, a pioneering effort to study the effects of climate at the local level when it began, studies likely impacts of climate...
Apr
6
Northwest Climate Conference
April 6, 2021
Ona Beach during a king tide surge, a preview of sea level rise due to climate change.\Photo by Rena Olson, with support fom Lighthawk.
The 11th annual Northwest Climate Conference, which in the normal course of things would have taken place in October, 2020, has been moved to Tuesday, April...
Apr
14
Talk on Climate and Conservation
April 14, 2021
Onion Peak in the north coast rainforest reserve.\Photo by Tom Horning.
The “World of Haystack Rock” speaker series will take a look at how climate change may affect the coast with a talk on “Climate Change and Conservation” on Wednesday, April 14, at 7 p.m. The virtual presentation is free...
Past Events
Dec
5
King Tide Project, Second Series
December 5, 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...
Dec
4
King Tide Meet-Up.
December 4, 2017, Pacific City
Cape Kiwanda at King Tide.\Photo courtesy of Oregon King Tides.
The year’s second set of highest high tides, and thus the second round of our King Tide Project, is coming up December 3-5. Photographers can participate anywhere—photos documenting the highest reach of the highest tides at any...
Dec
3
King Tide Meet-Up.
December 3, 2017, Cannon Beach
Wreck of the Peter Iredale at King Tide.\Photo courtesy of Oregon King Tides.
The year’s second set of highest high tides, and thus the second round of our King Tide Project, is coming up December 3-5. Photographers can participate anywhere—photos documenting the highest reach of the...
Dec
2
King Tide Presentation
December 2, 2017, Yachats
Cape Perpetua and the Visitor Center.\Photo by Alex Derr.
Fawn Custer, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator, will make a presentation on the King Tide Project, sea level rise, and citizen science at the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center (2400 Hwy 101) just south of the cape, about three miles...
Nov
29
Science on Tap - Tsunami Travellers
November 29, 2017, Newport
Dr. Jessica Miller will be the featured speaker at the Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Science on Tap event on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 6 p.m., at the Rogue Brewery's South Beach location (2030 Marine Science Dr.) in Newport.
Dr. Miller’s talk, "Tsunami travellers: what have we learned from a...
Nov
18
Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Research Talk
November 18, 2017, Yachats
More acidic seawater is corrosive and contains less of the minerals that oysters need to build their shells. | Photo by Marc Dewey, Taylor Shellfish
Fall on the central Oregon coast brings with it free educational presentations and events at the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center. In addition to...
Nov
16
Sea Level Rise Presentation
November 16, 2017, Newport
Siletz River mouth and Millport Slough.\Photo by Roy Lowe.
Fran Recht, habitat program manager for the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, will speak on “Sea Level Rise and Landward Migration of Estuarine Marshes” on Thursday, Nov. 16, 7 p.m., in an event hosted by the Yaquina...
Nov
16
Aquatic Resources Conservation Webinar
November 16, 2017
Steelhead salmon. | Photo by Patti (Flickr)
Does your work involve conservation of aquatic resources in Pacific Northwest rivers and streams? Then, consider joining this Science-Management Webinar.
Register for the webinar here.
On Thursday, November 16th, 2017, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT, the ...
Nov
10
Warming Ocean Seminar
November 10, 2017, Charleston
Louise Copeman. | Photo Courtesy of OSU
As part of the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's Seminar Series, Louise Copeman of Hatfield Marine Science Center at Oregon State University and also part of NOAA, will be leading a seminar on, “Arctic cod in a warming ocean.” The talk takes place...
Nov
9
Coastal Hazards Conversation
November 9, 2017, Astoria
Coastal Shores Specialist Meg Reed.
Nature Matters is a series of conversations about the intersection of nature and culture which take place in Astoria on the second Thursday of each month from October to May.
On Thursday, Nov. 9, beginning at 7 p.m. (with doors opening at 6), the subject...