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
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...
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
14
Webinar on Regional Climate Assessments
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...
Jul
28
Update on People's Tribunal
July 28, 2018, Yachats
Fracking wastewater.
The public is offered an opportunity to hear how and why the Tribunal was conducted and what its outcomes have been thus far. Yachats Academy of Arts and Science is sponsoring.
Dr. Tom Kerns is making a presentation in Yachats this Saturday, July 28. 6:30 p.m. at...
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...