CoastWatch Events
Events of interest to CoastWatchers, sponsored by various organizations.
Events that are sponsored or featured by Oregon Shores are highlighted.

Virtual Beached Bird Survey Training

On Sunday, Feb. 12, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., COASST (the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team) will conduct a virtual COASSTLite! introductory training session for anyone interested in participating in their work...
CoastWatch Dune Clean Up

Oregon Shores' CoastWatch is teaming up with Siuslaw National Forest staff and Coos Bay artist Elizabeth Roberts to clean marine debris from sensitive snowy plover habitat in the Oregon National Dunes Recreation Area. Three locations between Florence...
CoastWatch Orientation- Noon

CoastWatch Programs Director Jesse Jones hosts a CoastWatch Orientation on Wednesday, March 1, at noon. These online sessions are for new CoastWatch volunteers looking for...
CoastWatch Orientation- Evening

CoastWatch Programs Director Jesse Jones hosts a CoastWatch Orientation on Wednesday, March 1, at 6 p.m. These online sessions are for new CoastWatch volunteers looking for information on getting started and any current...
Talk on Increasing Resilience to Coastal Hazards

The King Tides project is a community science effort that recruits volunteers to take photographs that depict the highest reach of the highest tides of the year. Documenting current vulnerabilities to flooding can provide a preview of what could be...
CoastWatch Orientation- Noon

CoastWatch Programs Director Jesse Jones hosts a CoastWatch Orientation on Wednesday, May 3, at noon. These online sessions are for new CoastWatch volunteers looking for information on getting started and any current CoastWatch...
CoastWatch Orientation- Evening

CoastWatch Programs Director Jesse Jones hosts a CoastWatch Orientation on Wednesday, May 3, at 6 p.m. These online sessions are for new CoastWatch volunteers looking for information on getting started and any current CoastWatch volunteers...
Past Events
CoastWatch Anniversary Beachwalk—North Coast

Thursday, July 29, is the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition’s anniversary date, and kicking off the festivities will be two CoastWatch-oriented beachwalks. One will be led by Fawn Custer, our CoastWatch citizen science trainer, at Sunset Bay (see separate...
CoastWatch Anniversary Beachwalk--South Coast

Thursday, July 29, is the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition’s anniversary date, and kicking off the festivities will be this south coast beachwalk led by Fawn Custer, our CoastWatch citizen science trainer. The event is free and open...
Oregon Shores’ Anniversary Day

The Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition officially came into existence on July 29, 1971. We’ve had quite a five-decade history, defending the coast and working for stronger protection of its resources and public...
Talk on Coast’s Environmental History

This is Oregon Shores’ 50th anniversary year. For the most part, we aren’t spending the time looking back—the theme of our anniversary year is “The Next 50 Years of...
Marine Debris Survey Training

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...
CoastWatch Tidepool Walk

Fawn Custer, our CoastWatch citizen science trainer, is making a quick tour of the north coast. The second of two field trips she will lead takes place on Wednesday, July 14, 10 a.m., at Oswald West State Park. (See separate listing for her July...
CoastWatch Tidepool Walk

Fawn Custer, our CoastWatch citizen science trainer, is making a quick tour of the north coast. The first of two field trips she will lead takes place on Tuesday, July 13, 9:45 a.m., at Cannon Beach’s Chapman Point. (See...
Marine Reserves BioBlitz Training

Those interested in learning more about one of Oregon’s marine reserves while contributing to science are encouraged to participate in this year’s round of BioBlitzes focusing on Oregon’s five marine reserves.
A BioBlitz is a volunteer-based...
Marine Debris Survey Training

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...
Marine Disease Monitoring Webinar

CoastWatch supports the work of PRIMED (Primary Responders in Marine Emergent Disease) which engages volunteers to help detect new and emerging marine wildlife diseases on the Oregon Coast. In a training webinar on June 2, 6 p.m., PRIMED...