CoastWatch Events
CoastWatch intertidal field trip. Photo by Alex Derr.
Jul
29
Oregon Shores’ Anniversary Day
July 29, 2021
Children running free on Oregon's public shoreline.\Photo by Dina Pavlis.
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...
Jul
29
CoastWatch Anniversary Beachwalk--South Coast
July 29, 2021, Charleston
Rocky shores at Sunset Bay.\Photo by Laurel Hillmann.
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...
Jul
29
CoastWatch Anniversary Beachwalk—North Coast
July 29, 2021, Rockaway Beach
Stewart Schultz at Netarts Bay.
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...
Jul
29
Citizen Science Presentation
July 29, 2021
Mary Ellen Hannibal conducting coastal citizen science.
Thursday, July 29, is Oregon Shores’ actual anniversary date, and we’re sponsoring celebratory activities throughout the day.
The final speaker of the event is one of special note to CoastWatchers and all others interested in citizen...
Jul
30
CoastWatch Blitz
July 30, 2021
CoastWatcher at work.\Photo by Linda Reid
The Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition, CoastWatch’s parent group, is celebrating its 50th anniversary year in 2021. The actual anniversary date is July 29; that day will be full of special activities.
For the following three days, July 30-Aug....
Jul
31
Beachwalk with Stewart Schultz
July 31, 2021, Hammond
Stewart Schultz leading a beachwalk.\Photo by Michael Coe.
Learn about the ecology of the Oregon shoreline from the author of The Northwest Coast: A Natural History, when marine ecologist Stewart Schultz leads a CoastWatch beachwalk at Fort Stevens State Park on Saturday, July 31, beginning...
Aug
11
Beachwalk with Stewart Schultz
August 11, 2021, Newport
Moolack Beach.\Photo by Dorothea Derickson.
Learn about the ecology of the Oregon shoreline from the author of The Northwest Coast: A Natural History, when marine ecologist Stewart Schultz leads a CoastWatch beachwalk at Moolack Beach, near Newport, on Wednesday, Aug. 11, beginning at 10...
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
Nov
12
Marine Debris Survey
November 12, 2020, Yachats
Marine debris survey underway at Cape Cove.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
A monthly marine debris survey and clean-up 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...
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
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
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
6
Virtual State of the Coast Conference
November 6, 2020
European beachgrass (foreground), an invasive species that will be addressed at the conference.\Photo by Bonnie Moreland.
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...
Nov
5
Virtual State of the Coast Conference
November 5, 2020
Leigh Torres will be the keynote speaker for the conference. (No photo credit.)
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...
Oct
29
Talk on Art and Science
October 29, 2020
Fernanda Oyarzun at work in her studio.\Photo courtesy of Schmidt Ocean Institute.
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology is hosting an online talk on art and science by Dr. Fernanda Oyarzun, “My Intertidal: Between Art and Science,” on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 10 a.m.
Dr. Oyarzun is a...
Oct
28
King Tides Kick-Off
October 28, 2020
A king tide at Wheeler.\Photo by L.M. Manz.
The first high-tide sequence of the coming winter, the “king tides,” takes place Nov. 15-17. To help volunteer photographers prepare to capture the reach of these tides as part of the King Tides Project, an online kick-off event is planned for...
Oct
28
Webinar on Rocky Habitat Campaign
October 28, 2020
Sea lion haulout on Cape Lookout.\Photo courtesy of Lincoln City Audubon.
Our colleagues at the Audubon Chapter of Lincoln City are working on protections for two sites as part of the state’s Rocky Habitat Management Strategy, at Cape Foulweather and Cape Lookout. They are planning a...
Oct
22
Webinar on PRIMED Participation
October 22, 2020
Sea star suffering from wasting syndrome.\Photo by Jim Young.
Marine diseases are on the rise and there is an urgent need to prepare for, respond to, and manage outbreaks. CoastWatch is offering the second of two online opportunities in October to learn more about diseases that affect wild...