Climate Events
Jul
17
Talk on Coast and Climate
July 17, 2019, Bay City
Tillamook Bay during a king tide, a preview of sea level rise.\Photo by John Bauer.
Chuck Willer, director of the Coast Range Association, will speak on “Sea Level Rise, Ocean Acidification, and a Warming Planet: The Oregon Coast in the Era of Climate Change.” His talk takes place on...
Jul
31
Lecture on Antarctica and Climate Change
July 31, 2019, Charleston
Nov
25
King Tide Project, First Series
November 25, 2019
Aerial view of Whale Cove (upper right) and Little Whale Cove during a king tide.\Photo by Briana Goodwin.
The first round of the 2019-2020 King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, takes place November 25-27, 2019. (The other two...
Jan
10
King Tide Project, Second Series
January 10, 2020 - January 12, 2020
King Tide at Depoe Bay.\Photo by Bob Loewen.
The second round of the 2019-2020 King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, takes place January 10-12, 2020. (The final round is set for February 8-10.) The project reveals areas currently...
Feb
8
King Tide Project, Third Series
February 8, 2020 - February 10, 2020
A 2018 king tide on the Yaquina River.\Photo by Greg Henton.
The final round of the 2019-2020 King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, takes place February 8-10, 2020. The project reveals areas currently prone to flooding, but more...
Past Events
Aug
24
Climate Change Screening and Community Conversation
August 24, 2018, Port Orford
What’s up with the weather? Our climate is changing, becoming hotter and more erratic. Join Guest Moderator Tom Calvanese (of OSU’s Port Orford Field Station) and fellow community members to watch a NOVA documentary "Decoding The Weather Machine" that aims to cut through the confusion...
Aug
22
Climate Change Webinar
August 22, 2018
Coastal erosion due to climate change. | Photo courtesy of Surfrider Foundation
Surfrider invites the public to particpate in their "Climate Change Program: Updates and Action Opportunities" webinar. Climate change is a reality that will have particular impacts on shorelines, and the work to...
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...