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

CoastWatch Orientation Walk

Beachwalk with Stewart Schultz

We’re offering an invaluable opportunity for anyone interested in the natural history of Oregon’s shores—a beachwalk with Stewart Schultz, author of The Northwest Coast: A Natural History and a leading expert on the coastal ecology of the Pacific...
Tidepool Walk with Stewart Schultz

Anyone interested in the ecology of Oregon’s rocky shores has a great opportunity coming up. CoastWatch is sponsoring a tidepool-oriented walk with Stewart Schultz, author of The Northwest Coast: A Natural History, and...
Tidepool Ambassador Tour

Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve Collaborative is offering free, small-group tours with a Tidepool Ambassador Guide during the lowest tides of the summer. Tours will last one hour, guests are encouraged to continue exploring the reserve on their...
Virtual Beached Bird Survey Training

On Sunday, Sep. 11, 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...
Land-Sea Symposium

The Cape Perperua Land-Sea Symposium will be resuming as an in-person event for its 10th annual celebration this year. The event will take place at the Yachats Commons (441 U.S. 101, Yachats) on...
Past Events
Tidepool Clinic

After a...
Tidepool Clinic

Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool explorience” in Lincoln City on Friday, May 20, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, CoastWatch is once again joining...
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 board member Ed Joyce, which handles the monthly survey at this site. We...
Otter Rock Volunteer Training Session

The Friends of Otter Rock group is holding a free information webinar about their upcoming summer volunteer interpretive program on Monday, May 9, 6:30 p.m. CoastWatch works with the Friends, who help to monitor their area, and Oregon Shores...
Rocky Habitat Workshop--3

The next phase of the state’s drawn-out “site designation” process, part of the new Rocky Habitat Management Strategy, is upon us. The Department of Land Conservation and Development is hosting three virtual workshops focused on proposals from...
Photography Project on Bird Diets

CoastWatch hosts a webinar on a citizen science photography project that will assist scientists in understanding the habitat needs of coastal birds on Wednesday, April 28, at 6 p.m.
Noah Dolinajec, project manager of Birds with...
Rocky Habitat Workshop--2

The next phase of the state’s drawn-out “site designation” process, part of the new Rocky Habitat Management Strategy, is upon us. The Department of Land Conservation and Development is hosting three virtual workshops focused on proposals from...
Beached Bird Survey Training

The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) organizes a beached bird survey throughout the West Coast. Oregon is an Oregon partner. COASST participants (many of them also CoastWatchers) help make a difference for the environment by...
Tidepool Clinic

Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool explorience” in Lincoln City on Thursday, April 21, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, CoastWatch...
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...