CoastWatch Events
CoastWatch intertidal field trip. Photo by Alex Derr.
May
15
Wildlife Disease Observer Training
May 15, 2021, Otter Rock
Sea star with wasting syndrome.
The PRIMED Network (Primary Responders in Marine Emergent Disease) offers an in-person iNaturalist training at Otter Rock Marine Reserve on May 15, 8:30-10:00 a.m. PRIMED needs help to detect new and emerging marine wildlife diseases on the Oregon Coast, and...
May
28
CoastWatch Field Trip
May 28, 2021, Seal Rock
Trail to the beach from Seal Rock State Wayside's parking lot.\Photo by Alex Derr.
CoastWatch is beginning to offer in-person beachwalks and field trainings again. Our citizen science trainer, Fawn Custer, will meet people—CoastWatchers and other interested in learning about the program—on...
May
29
Training for Beachgrass Survey
May 29, 2021, Hammond
Hybrid beachgrass in flower.\Photo by Rebecca Mostow.
CoastWatch cooperates with Oregon State University scientists conducting a survey for a new, hybrid beachgrass spreading on the northern Oregon coast. We have held volunteer trainings for this citizen science project online during the...
Jun
1
Tidepool Field Trip
June 1, 2021, Otter Rock
Fawn Custer (note orange pants) leading an Otter Rock field trip.|Photo by Sara Schreiber.
At long last, CoastWatch is beginning to offer beachwalks and field trainings. Our citizen science trainer, Fawn Custer, will meet people—CoastWatchers and others—on the beach at Otter Rock for a...
Jun
1
CoastWatch Guests with SEA
June 1, 2021
Bandon shoreline.\Photo by Steve Garrett.
Jesse Jones, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator, will be a featured speaker during a special event hosted by Bandon’s Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA), on Tuesday, June 1, beginning at 6 p.m.
Jesse will discuss how CoastWatch volunteers can...
Jun
16
Marine Debris Survey Training
June 16, 2021, Hammond,
Marine debris survey at the Fort Stevens site.\Photo by Angela Whitlock.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed to fill out the team, headed by Oregon...
Jul
14
Marine Debris Survey Training
July 14, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey in progress at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed to fill out the team, headed by Oregon Shores...
Aug
18
Marine Debris Survey Training
August 18, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris assemblage from an earlier Fort Stevens survey.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
Sep
15
Marine Debris Survey Training
September 15, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed to fill out the team, headed by Oregon Shores board member...
Past Events
Apr
17
Snowy Plover Patrol Webinar
April 17, 2020
Snowy plover at South Beach.\Photo by Cathy Tronquet.
The annual volunteer monitoring project that monitors Western Snowy Plover nesting on the north coast, the Snowy Plover Patrol, has been delayed due to the coronavirus, and physical training sessions aren’t currently possible. However,...
Apr
15
Cancelled--CoastWatch Library Talk
April 15, 2020, Astoria
View of Astoria and the Columbia estuary.\Photo by Sonja Peterson.
Note: We regretfully had to cancel the following event due to coronavirus shelter-in-place precautions. We look forward to rescheduling this and other events once those restrictions are removed.
Celebrate Tax Day with...
Apr
11
Cancelled--Tidepool Clinic
April 11, 2020, Lincoln City
Fawn Custer leading a tidepool clinic last year.\Photo by Dennis White.
Note: Alas, what would have been the first event this year in an annual tradition had to be cancelled due to coronavirus precautions. The entire schedule of "Tidepool Clinic" sessions is now on hold. We look forward...
Apr
9
Cancelled--Beachgrass Survey Talk
April 9, 2020, Astoria
Rebecca Mostow doing research in the field.
Note: This event had to be cancelled due to coronavirus precautions. However, the project itself is still being planned. Watch for announcements about online training opportunities.
Much of the terrain of the Oregon coast we see today has been...
Apr
8
Cancelled--Shorebird Presentation
April 8, 2020, Cannon Beach
Juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
Note: The following event has been cancelled due to the coronavirus situation. No word on whether or when it will be rescheduled.
Shorebirds will be the subject when the Friends of Haystack Rock lecture series hosts a talk on by Janet...
Apr
6
Cancelled--Marine Debris Survey
April 6, 2020, Yachats
Findings from a previous marine debris survey at Cape Cove.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
Note: This event has been cancelled due to coronavirus precautions. The Visitor Center is closed. However, day use areas and trails are open, so people can visit the area on their own, maintaining safe...
Apr
4
Cancelled--Snowy Plover Patrol Training
April 4, 2020, Nehalem
Snowy plovers at South Beach.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
Note: This event has been cancelled due to coronavirus precautions. However, see listings for online trainings now being offered as an alternative.
It’s almost Snowy Plover nesting season again. Portland Audubon is partnering with...
Mar
28
Cancelled-- Spring Beach Cleanup
March 28, 2020
Beach cleanup in progress.\Photo by Sara Schreiber.
Cancelled: This event has been cancelled as a precautionary measure due to the CORVID-19 virus. It has been rescheduled for July 5.
This year’s annual beach cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, March 28. The coastwide cleanup takes place...
Mar
16
Marine Debris Survey and Training
March 16, 2020, Otter Rock
Inn at Otter Crest, with beach to be surveyed beyond.\Photo by Dennis White.
Fawn Custer, CoastWatch’s citizen science trainer, will conduct a marine debris survey at Otter Rock on Monday, March 16, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. This will be an actual survey, part of CoastWatch’s coastwide marine debris...
Mar
14
Cancelled: Sharing the Coast
March 14, 2020, Coos Bay
Sunset Bay, Gregory Point, and the entrance to Coos Bay.\Photo by Rena Olson.
Cancelled: This event was cancelled as a precaution due to the spreading COVID-19 virus. See the article on this page.
Time to mark calendars for this year’s 11th annual Sharing the Coast Conference, as always a...