CoastWatch Events
CoastWatch intertidal field trip. Photo by Alex Derr.
Mar
15
Nudibranch Presentation
March 15, 2021
Clown nudibranch.\Photo by N.C. Treneman.
CoastWatch is offering a series of webinars on rocky shore habitats and their denizens, with a particular focus on Oregon’s south coast. In March’s presentation, “Predators Cloaked in Beauty,” marine biologist Nancy C. Treneman will discuss the...
Mar
17
Marine Debris Survey Training
March 17, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey in progress 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...
Apr
14
Marine Debris Survey Training
April 14, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey participants 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...
May
12
Marine Debris Survey Training
May 12, 2021, Hammond
Fort Stevens marine debris survey in progress.\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...
Jun
16
Marine Debris Survey Training
June 16, 2021, Hammond,
Marine debris survey at the Fort Stevens site.\Photo by Angela Whitlock.
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...
Jul
14
Marine Debris Survey Training
July 14, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey in progress 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...
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
Mar
18
Snowy Plover Training
March 18, 2017, Pacific City
Snowy Plovers at South Beach. Photo by Cathy Tronquet.
Breeding season for the Western Snowy Plover began March 15. Recreation restricted at 16 beaches managed for these threatened shorebirds (the only shorebirds that nest on Oregon beaches, apart from the occasional killdeer) have gone...
Mar
16
Photographic Tour of Wildlife Refuges
March 16, 2017, Newport
Kelp beds at Crook Point, part of the National Wildlife Refuge system. Photo by Roy Lowe.
With public lands under attack at both the federal and state level, a reminder of the value and beauty of those lands is timely. The Yaquina Birders & Naturalists will host “A Photographic Journey into...
Mar
15
Pelican Lecture
March 15, 2017, Seaside,
Brown pelicans in flight. Photo by Heather Roskelley.
Wildlife biologist Deborah Jaques will speak on “Tracking the Brown Pelican” on Wednesday, March 15, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Seaside Public Library (1131 Broadway St.). The event, free and open to the public, is sponsored by the North...
Mar
5
Beached Bird Survey Training
March 5, 2017, Waldport
Beached bird. Photo by Nancy Moore.
CoastWatch is the Oregon partner of the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST), which conducts a long-running beached bird survey in all the West Coast states. This is true citizen science; with training, volunteers learn to gather...
Mar
4
Beached Bird Survey Training
March 4, 2017, Pacific City
COASST's Hillary Burgess in the field.
CoastWatch is the Oregon partner of the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST), which conducts a long-running beached bird survey in all the West Coast states. This is true citizen science; with training, volunteers learn to gather...
Mar
4
Sharing the Coast Conference
March 4, 2017, Waldport
Alsea River mouth with Waldport, site of the Sharing the Coast Conference, in the background. Photo by Alex Derr.
This year’s Sharing the Coast Conference, our annual event that provides a cornucopia of information relating to monitoring the shoreline and participating in citizen science, is...
Mar
3
Whale Talk Tonight
March 3, 2017, Waldport
Gray whale surfacing. Photo by Era Horton.
The Sharing the Coast Conference kicks off with an evening talk by Leigh Torres, an Assistant Professor in Oregon State University’s Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, based at the Ecology of Marine Megafauna Laboratory in Newport. Dr. Torres...
Feb
25
Beached Bird Survey Training
February 25, 2017, Arch Cape (south of Cannon Beach)
Beached Northern Fulmar. Photo courtesy of COASST.
CoastWatch is the Oregon partner of the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST), which conducts a long-running beached bird survey in all the West Coast states. This is true citizen science; with training, volunteers learn to...
Feb
19
Guided Bird Walk
February 19, 2017, Newport
Seal Rock State Park. Photo by Alex Derr.
The Yaquina Birders and Naturalists are offering a guided walk devoted to coastal wintering birds on Saturday, February 19, from 9-11 a.m.
Eric Horvath, international bird guide and long-time YB&N member, will lead this field trip. In winter just...
Feb
16
Marine Mammal Stranding Talk
February 16, 2017, Newport
Scientists and volunteers swarm stranded whale carcass.
Jim Rice, Stranding Coordinator for the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network, will speak on how stranding events offer a wealth of information to researchers and resource managers at the next meeting of the Yaquina Birders and...