CoastWatch Events
CoastWatch intertidal field trip. Photo by Alex Derr.
Nov
5
Virtual State of the Coast Conference
November 5, 2020
The State of the Coast Conference is an annual tradition, but like just about everything else in our world of late, it will look different this year. The entire conference has been moved online. The good news is that the conference is free this year, and open to...
Nov
6
Virtual State of the Coast Conference
November 6, 2020
This year’s State of the Coast Conference has been moved online. The good news is that the conference is free this year, and open to everyone.
This is the second day of the conference, which will take place Nov. 5-6. No schedule is available...
Nov
9
Rocky Habitat Meeting
November 9, 2020
Rocky shore habitat with sea stars.\Photo by Alex Derr.
The Rocky Habitat Working Group of the state’s Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC), which has been shepherding the new Rocky Habitat Management Strategy through to its eventual adoption, is holding an online meeting on Monday, Nov. 9,...
Nov
10
Seaweed Presentation
November 10, 2020
Seaweed in the rocky intertidal.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
Bandon’s Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) offers a special online presentation on “Seaweed: Diverse, Delightful, and Delicious,” on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 6:30 p.m. The presentation is free and open to all.
The presenter is Nancy...
Nov
11
Sandpiper Lecture
November 11, 2020
Sandpipers at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
The Friends of Haystack Rock are conducting their annual lecture series via Facebook this winter. All lectures, free and open to the public, begin at 7 p.m. and are offered via Facebook Live @Friends of Haystack Rock.
First up is Janet...
Nov
12
Presentation on (King) Tides
November 12, 2020
King tide approaching.\Photo by Sally Woodman.
This year’s King Tides Project, through which volunteer photographers trace the reach of the highest tides of the year, is getting underway. The first of three high-tide sequences this winter which will be the focus of the project arrives Nov....
Nov
15
King Tide Project, First Series
November 15, 2020
King tide at the Waldport seawall.\Photo by Roy Lowe.
The first round of the 2020-2021 King Tides Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, takes place Nov. 15-17, 2020. (The other high tide series which will be the focus of the project occur Dec....
Nov
16
Webinar on Rocky Shore Ecology
November 16, 2020
Rocky shore habitat at Sunset Bay.\Photo by Laurel Hillmann.
CoastWatch is working to keep Oregonians informed about the current process through which citizens and communities can propose higher levels of protection for key rocky intertidal and subtidal areas through Oregon’s new Rocky...
Nov
18
Marine Debris Survey Training
November 18, 2020, Hammond
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,...
Dec
13
King Tide Project, Second Series
December 13, 2020
From the King Tides archives--a January, 2020 king tide at Cape Kiwanda.\Photo by Day Tooley.
The second round of the 2020-2021 King Tides Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, takes place Dec. 13-15, 2020. (The final high tide series which...
Dec
16
Marine Debris Survey Training
December 16, 2020, Hammond
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...
Jan
11
King Tide Project, Third Series
January 11, 2021
King tide in January, 2020, at Del Rey Beach access in Clatsop County.\Photo by Jim Stewart.
The final round of the 2020-2021 King Tides Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, takes place Jan. 11-13, 2021. The project reveals areas currently...
Past Events
Apr
25
Snowy Plover Patrol Webinar
April 25, 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
22
CoastWatch Webinar
April 22, 2020
Lone CoastWatcher at work.\Photo by Linda Reid.
Celebrating Earth Day and kicking off a new series of CoastWatch webinars, Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones will host a “CoastWatch in the Pandemic” online session on Wednesday, April 22, beginning at 6 p.m.
She will discuss the current state...
Apr
18
Snowy Plover Patrol Webinar--4
April 18, 2020
Western Snowy Plover.\Photo by Jack Haverty.
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, the...
Apr
18
Snowy Plover Patrol Webinar--3
April 18, 2020
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, the project’s primary sponsors, Portland Audubon and...
Apr
18
Cancelled--Snowy Plover Patrol Training
April 18, 2020, Nehalem
Snowy Plover at Fort Stevens State Park.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
Note: This event has been cancelled due to coronavirus precautions, but watch for listings for online training opportunities
It’s almost Snowy Plover nesting season again. Portland Audubon is partnering with Oregon Parks and...
Apr
17
Snowy Plover Patrol Webinar--2
April 17, 2020
Snowy plovers 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
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...