CoastWatch Events
CoastWatch intertidal field trip. Photo by Alex Derr.
Dec
18
Marine Debris Survey Training
December 18, 2019, Hammond
The beach on Clatsop Spit where the marine debris survey takes place.\Photo by Jesse Jones.
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,...
Dec
24
King Tides Project, Bonus Round
December 24, 2019 - December 26, 2019
Beach at Manzanita during a king tide.\Photo by Roger Campana.
Ordinarily, the King Tides Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, focuses on the three highest tide series during each winter. This year, we’ve already passed the first series in...
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...
Jan
18
Beached Bird Survey Training
January 18, 2020, Astoria
Beached Northern Fulmar.\Photo courtesy of COASST.
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) will hold a training session for prospective volunteers in the long-running beached bird survey they conduct in all the West Coast states on Saturday, Jan. 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in Room...
Jan
19
Beached Bird Survey Training
January 19, 2020, Netarts
Beached and banded Common Murre.\Photo by Bonnie
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) will hold a training session for prospective volunteers in the long-running beached bird survey they conduct in all the West Coast states on Sunday, Jan. 19, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the...
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
Mar
8
Sharing the Coast Community Talk
March 8, 2019, Newport
Marty Giles in the field, teaching.
The tenth annual Sharing the Coast Conference will take place March 8-10 at the Hatfield Marine Science Center (2030 S.E. Marine Science Dr.) in the South Beach area of Newport. The event will feature speakers, panels, and field trips, all designed to...
Feb
24
Microplastics Beach Clean Up
February 24, 2019, Otter Rock
Newport Surfrider Chapter cleaning microplastics at Otter Rock.
The Newport Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation is in need of volunteers to clean up the beach at Otter Rock. Join them at the Otter Rock Parking Lot Sunday, Feb. 24 at 10 a.m. Park near the bathrooms. There's more plastic and...
Feb
23
Marine Debris Monitoring Survey
February 23, 2019, Florence
Conducting marine debris survey and cleanup at Muriel O. Ponsler wayside.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
A monthly marine debris survey takes place at Muriel O. Ponsler State Scenic Viewpoint, between Florence and Yachats. To join the next survey (either to become part of the team, or simply to...
Feb
23
Environmental Volunteer Fair
February 23, 2019, Lincoln City
Student volunteers removing invasive Scotch broom.\Photo by Dina Pavlis.
Lincoln City Audubon is holding a volunteer fair to introduce local residents to opportunities to get involved in environmental activities “focused on habitat, beaches, and the environment.” The event is free and open...
Feb
21
Marbled Murrelet Talk
February 21, 2019, Newport
Marbled murrelet painting. | Courtesy of Artist Ram Papish
Learn about Oregon's Marbled Murrelets with naturalist Lindsay Adrean, an Oregon State University Faculty Research Assistant, on Thursday, Feb. 21, starting at 7 p.m. The talk will be located at the OSU Extension Lincoln County...
Feb
20
King Tide Project, Third Series
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, is now taking place, February 18-20. (The first high-tide series the project...
Feb
16
Marine Debris Presentation
February 16, 2019, Bandon
Dorothy Horn with research subject.
CoastWatch is collaborating with Bandon’s Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) on a series of talks this winter and spring providing background information helpful to both CoastWatch mile adopters and shoreline interpreters. Of special interest to...
Feb
13
Common Murre Lecture
February 13, 2019, Cannon Beach
Common Murres perching. | Photo by Heather Roskelley.
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 events are free...
Feb
12
Marine Debris Monitoring Survey
February 12, 2019, Yachats
Trail to Cape Cove.\Photo by Molly Sultana.
A monthly marine debris survey is conducted at Cape Cove, just south of Cape Perpetua. To participate, meet at Cape Perpetua Visitor Center (2400 Hwy 101, about three miles south of Yachats) in the parking lot at noon on Tuesday, Feb. 12, to...
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...