Climate Events
Feb
22
Talk on Youth Climate Courts
February 22, 2020, Waldport
Youth climate rally.\Photo courtesy of Save Our Shores.
The Central Coast Canterbury Forum will kick off its Winter-Spring Series with a talk on “Youth Climate Courts, Human Rights and the Courage to Be.” The speaker will be Dr. Tom Kerns. The event takes place on Saturday, Feb. 22, 1:30...
Mar
5
Tidal Forest Carbon Storage Lecture
March 5, 2020, Newport
Sitka Spruce-dominated tidal wetland.|Photo courtesy of USFWS.
On Thursday, March 5, 6:30 p.m., the MidCoast Watersheds Council continues its “From Ridgetop to Reef” speaker series with a lecture by Dr. J. Boone Kaufman on “Why conservation and restoration of Pacific Northwest tidal wetlands...
Mar
13
Presentation on Ice and Climate Change
March 13, 2020, Coos Bay
King tide swamps railroad tracks in Coos Bay, in what could become a common site if ice caps melt and sea level rises.\Photo by Robert More.
Eric Steig will present a lecture on “The Future of Ice: What We Do (and Don’t) Know About Climate Change in Polar Regions,” on Friday, March 13, 7...
Mar
14
King Tides Wrap-Up Party
March 14, 2020, Coos Bay
The Siuslaw River during this February's king tide.\Photo by Alex Derr, with support from Lighthawk.
On Saturday evening, March 14, an after-party for the Sharing the Coast Conference will also serve as the wrap-up celebration for this winter’s very successful King Tides Project. The event,...
Mar
21
Climate Change Discussion
March 21, 2020, Yachats
Coquille Valley flooded during a king tide, a preview of sea level rise.\Photo by Alex Derr, supported by Lighthawk.
Andreas Schmittner, a professor of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University, will speak on “Climate Change: Hoax or Apocalypse?” at the Cape Perpetua...
Past Events
Jan
20
Climate Change Presentation
January 20, 2019, Bandon
King tide at Harris Beach in Brookings.\Photo by David Grimes.
Oregon Shores is collaborating with Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) to sponsor a series of talks this winter and spring. We will also be working together with SEA on citizen science projects in the Bandon area.
The first...
Jan
19
Talk on Sea Level and Estuaries
January 19, 2019, Yachats
High tide fills Yaquina River marshes.\Photo by Meg Reed.
Evan Hayduk, the MidCoast Watersheds Council’s restoration specialist, will speak on “How Rising Sea Levels Would Affect the Estuaries along the Central Oregon Coast” on Saturday, Jan. 19, at 1 p.m. at the Cape Perpetua Visitor...
Jan
18
King Tide Preview Gathering
January 18, 2019, Charleston
King Tide swamps Charleston shoreline.\Photo courtesy of Raincoast.
To prepare for the second round of the 2018-2019 King Tide Project, 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...
Jan
17
Climate Change Lecture
January 17, 2019, Newport
Cape Arago State Park. | Photo courtesy from Oregon's Adventure Coast
As demonstrated so tragically in the recent wildfire season, climate change is resulting in significant impact across the country and the world. Bill Kucha and Evan Hayduk bring a unique perspective to the conversation in...
Jan
17
King Tide Preview
January 17, 2019, Gold Beach
A king tide fills the Rogue River estuary at Gold Beach.\Photo courtesy of ORKingTides.
Those in Curry County who would like to learn more about the King Tide volunteer photography project and what it can tell us about sea level rise and erosion—or who are just looking for a good time!—have...
Jan
11
Talks on Forests and Climate
January 11, 2019, Astoria
Forest slash fires visible from Cape Lookout State Park.\Photo by Allison Asbjornsen.
A discussion of “Forest Management and the Climate Emergency” will take place in Astoria on Friday, Jan. 11, at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30) in Columbia Hall at Clatsop Community College (1651 Lexington...
Dec
22
Discussion of Sea Level and Estuaries
December 22, 2018, Yachats
King tide swamps Salmon River wetlands.\Photo by John Bauer.
Fran Recht, who among other things is a former Oregon Shores president and conservation director, will speak at the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center (2400 Hwy 101, about three miles south of Yachats on Saturday, Dec. 22, 1 p.m. Her...
Dec
22
King Tide Project, First Series
December 22, 2018 - December 23, 2018
Lost Creek State Recreation Site at a king tide.\Photo by Cathy Avilez.
This winter’s King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, is underway. This is day two of the first round of the 2018-2019 King Tide Project; the first set of...
Dec
12
Zooplankton Lecture
December 12, 2018, Cannon Beach
Pseudocalanus female in a plankton sample. | Photo by Samantha Zeman.
Join the Friends of Haystack Rock as they host the Library Lecture Series held on the second Wednesday of each month, November to May at 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Cannon Beach Library (131 N Hemlock St, Cannon Beach). These...
Dec
12
Panel on Forests and Climate Change
December 12, 2018, Newport
Elliott State Forest, a store of carbon in its intact state. | Photo courtesy of OLCV.
A panel discussion on how Oregon can confront climate changge by modernizing our forest management laws to better protect public lands and store more carbon in our forests will take place at the Newport...