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
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...
Apr
25
Climate Change Dialogue
April 25, 2018, Newport
Newport, Oregon. | Courtesy from @NewportOregon
Fear, hope, and climate change will be the topic of a public dialogue offered by 350.org on Wednesday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m. in the Newport Public Library (35 N.W. Nye St.).
The subject will be the exciting times we live in, frightening due to...
Apr
22
Plastic Ocean Film Viewing
April 22, 2018, Coos Bay
Kayakers on South Slough.\Photo courtesy of South Slough NERR.
South Coast audiences are invited to a viewing of the film “A Plastic Ocean.” The film will show on Saturday, April 21, and Sunday, April 22, each at 7 p.m. in Cos Bay’s Egyptian Theatre (229 S. Broadway).
The South Slough...
Apr
20
Invasive Algae Seminar
April 20, 2018, Charleston
This skiff - suspected Japanese tsunami debris - was found near Moclips, Washington. | Credit Washington Department of Ecology
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's Spring 2018 Seminar Series features a talk by Gayle Hansen, from the Hatfield Marine Science Center. Her seminar is...
Apr
13
Ocean Film Screening
April 13, 2018, Bandon
Coos County's Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) is presenting a film about environmental impacts on our ocean environment with a screening of Ocean Frontiers: The Dawn of a New Era in Ocean Stewardship on Friday, April 13, 6...
Apr
13
Ocean Acidification Seminar
April 13, 2018, Charleston
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's Spring 2018 Seminar Series features a seminar by George Waldbusser, from the College of Earth, Ocean and Atomospheric Sciences at the Oregon State Univeristy. His...
Apr
11
Sea Level Rise Seminar
April 11, 2018
Waite Island in the Siuslaw River at a king tide, previewing the results of sea level rise.\Photo by John Bauer.
Learn more about a project to synthesize scientific knowledge concerning sea level rise in the Pacific Northwest by participating in a webinar, offered on Wednesday, April 11,...