CoastWatch Events
Events of interest to CoastWatchers, sponsored by various organizations.
Events that are sponsored or featured by Oregon Shores are highlighted.
CoastWatch intertidal field trip. Photo by Alex Derr.
Feb
1
Webinar on Sea Level Rise
February 1, 2023
King tide fills Nestucca Valley.\Photo by John Bauer.
On Wednesday, Feb. 1, from 6-7 p.m., Meg Reed will give a summary of anticipated effects and projections of sea level rise in Oregon, an overview of new sea level rise adaptation planning resources that DLCD has developed and discuss how...
Feb
12
Virtual Beached Bird Survey Training
February 12, 2023
Beached bird survey volunteers at work.\Photo courtesy of COASST.
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...
Mar
1
CoastWatch Orientation- Noon
March 1, 2023
Beachgrass survey at Sunset Beach, with volunteers from Lewis and Clark National Historical Park.\Photo by Jesse Jones
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...
Mar
1
CoastWatch Orientation- Evening
March 1, 2023
COASST beached bird survey volunteers at work.\Photo by Melissa Keyser.
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...
Apr
27
Talk on Increasing Resilience to Coastal Hazards
April 27, 2023, Astoria
King tides at the Siuslaw North Jetty
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...
May
3
CoastWatch Orientation- Noon
May 3, 2023
Students walking to Battle Rock Beach. /Photo by Jesse Jones.
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...
May
3
CoastWatch Orientation- Evening
May 3, 2023
Sea star survey at Yachats.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
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
May
25
Webinar on Sea Star Observation
May 25, 2022
Ochre sea stars.\Photo by Sonja Peterson.
Ochre stars are one of the most recognizable and well-known intertidal species on the Oregon coast. The massive loss of them in recent years due to a still unknown syndrome called sea star wasting heightened our awareness of how incredibly vulnerable...
May
22
Tidepool Clinic
May 22, 2022, Lincoln City
Fawn Custer, in her trademark orange rainpants, leading an earlier tidepool clinic.\Photo by Dennis White.
After a...
May
20
Tidepool Clinic
May 20, 2022, Lincoln city
Tidepool life.\Photo by Rena Olson.
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...
May
18
Marine Debris Survey Training
May 18, 2022, 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, which handles the monthly survey at this site. We...
May
9
Otter Rock Volunteer Training Session
May 9, 2022
Tidepools at Otter Rock.\Photo by Alex Derr.
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...
Apr
29
Rocky Habitat Workshop--3
April 29, 2022
Ecola State Park.\Photo by Sonja Peterson
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...
Apr
28
Photography Project on Bird Diets
April 28, 2022
Tufted Puffins nesting on Haystack Rock.\Photo by Tiffany Boothe.
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...
Apr
28
Rocky Habitat Workshop--2
April 28, 2022
Blacklock Point.\Photo by Larry Basch.
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...
Apr
23
Beached Bird Survey Training
April 23, 2022, Astoria
COASST beached bird survey in progress.
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...
Apr
21
Tidepool Clinic
April 21, 2022, Lincoln City
Fawn Custer, teaching tidepools.\Photo by Alex Derr.
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...