CoastWatch Events
CoastWatch intertidal field trip. Photo by Alex Derr.
Apr
15
Marine Debris Survey Training
April 15, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey participants 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...
Apr
19
Marine Debris Survey
April 19, 2021
A monthly marine debris survey is conducted at Cape Cove, just south of Cape Perpetua. It is still taking place, with Covid-era precautions (masks are worn). New volunteers are welcome to join the survey, on Monday, April 19, 9-11 a.m.
The Cape Perpetua...
May
4
Marine Debris Survey Introduction
May 4, 2021
CoastWatchers regularly clean their beaches of marine debris, and for many years CoastWatch has organized a special citizen science marine debris survey, using a protocol from the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
NOAA’s method is changing, however, so our marine debris...
May
8
Beached Bird Survey Training
May 8, 2021
COASST survey in progress.
COASST (the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team), which organizes the beached bird survey in which CoastWatch is an Oregon partner, is holding an online training session aimed at prospective volunteers on the north coast on Saturday, May 8, from 9:30...
May
8
Training for Beachgrass Survey
May 8, 2021, Pacific City
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...
May
9
Beached Bird Survey Training
May 9, 2021
COASST volunteers at work.
COASST (the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team), which organizes the beached bird survey in which CoastWatch is an Oregon partner, is holding an online training session aimed at prospective volunteers on the south coast on Sunday, May 9, from 9:30...
May
12
Marine Debris Survey Training
May 12, 2021, Hammond
Fort Stevens marine debris survey in progress.\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...
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
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
Feb
12
Marine Debris Survey Training
February 12, 2020, Hammond
Marine debris survey participants at Fort Stevens site.\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...
Feb
11
Rocky Habitat Public Comment Session
February 11, 2020, Portland
Rocky intertidal habitat at Cape Falcon.\Photo by Tiffany Boothe.
We are the in the midst of the 30-day public comment period for the updated Rocky Habitat Management Strategy, which has been going through a lengthy drafting period over the past couple of years. The Oregon Coastal...
Feb
9
King Tides Project, Third Series
February 9, 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...
Feb
8
King Tides Launch Event
February 8, 2020, Bandon
Bandon's harbor during a 2018 king tide.\Photo by Alex Derr.
The final round of the current King Tides Photo Project is coming up Feb. 8-10, with the last major high tide sequence of the winter. Volunteer photographers are needed everywhere on the coast to help document the highest reach...
Feb
6
King Tides Final Round Kickoff
February 6, 2020, Newport
Nehalem Boat Ramp, comparison showing effect of king tide.\Photo courtesy of ORKingTides.
Gearing up for the final round of this winter’s King Tides Photo Project, which takes place Feb. 8-10, we’re holding a kickoff event on Thursday, Feb. 6, 6:30 p.m., at Rogue Brewer’s on the Bay (2320...
Feb
6
Marine Debris Survey
February 6, 2020, Yachats
Marine debris survey taking place at Cape Cove.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
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 3 p.m....
Feb
4
Tidepool Learning Opportunity
February 4, 2020, Gleneden Beach
Sea star survey at Cascade Head Marine Reserve.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
Both Jesse Jones, our CoastWatch volunteer coordinator, and Fawn Custer, our citizen science trainer, will be speaking to the Oregon Coast Learning Institute on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 10 a.m. to noon, at the Salishan Resort...
Jan
29
Siuslaw Watershed Gathering
January 29, 2020, Florence
The Siuslaw River and Florence, seen from the sea\Photo by Rena Olson.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones will be one of the presenters at the Siuslaw Watershed Council's Watershed Gathering event, beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, in the Bromley Room of the Siuslaw...
Jan
23
King Tides Social Event
January 23, 2020, Florence
King tide swamps the Siuslaw River's north jetty at Florence.\Photo courtesy of ORKingTides.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones is hosting a gathering devoted to the King Tides Project on Thursday, Jan. 23, 6 p.m. at the Homegrown Public House & Brewery (294 Laurel St.) in...
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, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the...