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.
Dec
10
Beached Bird Survey Training: Port Orford
December 10, 2022, Port Orford
Beached bird surveyors at work. (No photo credit.)
On Saturday, Dec. 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) is hosting a beached bird survey training. This training will take place at the Oregon State University (OSU) Port Orford Field...
Dec
10
South Coast Community Science Event
December 10, 2022, Gold Beach
King tide at Bandon's Coquille Point.\Photo by Rick Poecker.
On Satuday, Dec. 10, from 5-7 p.m., CoastWatch will be cohosting the second King Tides Project event of the season. This event will take place at the Pacific Reef Hotel (29362 Ellensburg Ave. in Gold Beach) in the conference room,...
Dec
11
Beached Bird Survey Training: Brookings
December 11, 2022, Brookings
On Sunday, Dec. 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) is hosting a beached bird survey training. This training will take place at the Chetco Activity Center (550 Chetco Ln. in...
Dec
14
Marine Debris Survey Training
December 14, 2022, Hammond
More volunteers are always needed for the marine debris survey managed by CoastWatch. Those on the north coast have a monthly opportunity to participate in a survey, to see whether it is for you, and to get training if interested.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine...
Dec
22
King Tides Project--Second Series
December 22, 2022 - December 24, 2022
The second round of this winter’s King Tides Project takes place Dec. 22-24, with the second set of high tides on which this citizen science effort will focus.
Through the King Tides Project, volunteer photographers document the reach of...
Dec
22
King Tides December Kickoff
December 22, 2022, Astoria
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 typical...
Dec
22
King Tides Kickoff Event
December 22, 2022, Astoria
On Thursday, Dec. 22, CoastWatch and the Oregon Coastal Management Program are hosting a King Tides kickoff event for the second round of this winter’s project, which occurs during the Dec. 22-24 high tide sequence. The event, free and open to all, takes...
Jan
20
King Tides Project---Third Series
January 20, 2023
The final round of this winter’s King Tides Project takes place Jan. 20-22, 2023, with the third set of high tides on which this citizen science effort will focus this winter.
Through the King Tides Project, volunteer photographers document the reach of...
Past Events
Jul
8
State Capitol Beach Bill Bash
July 8, 2017, Salem
Celebrate our ability to walk anywhere on our shore\Photo by Kirt Edblom.
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Oregon Beach Bill by throwing a beach party at the Capitol, in partnership with the Oregon State Capitol Foundation. There...
Jul
6
Beach Bill Anniversary Celebration
July 6, 2017, Cannon Beach
The beach at Cannon Beach. Photo by Jesse Ward.
On July 6, 1967, Gov. Tom McCall signed the Oregon Beach Bill, putting into effect its protection of the entire Oregon shoreline for public use. This is the Beach Bill’s anniversary year, and we’re sponsoring a variety of events all year in...
Jul
6
Information Meeting on Ocean Renewable Energy
July 6, 2017, Portland
Experimental wave energy device in operation.
The Department of State Lands is holding a public meeting to provide information on its rulemaking process to implement the requirements of recent administrative and legislative actions affecting the placement of ocean renewable energy devices in...
Jul
6
South Coast Beach Bill Beachwalk
July 6, 2017, Bandon
Coquille Point. | Photo by Sonja Peterson.
Thursday, July 6, is the actual 50th anniversary of the day in 1967 when Gov. Tom McCall signed the Oregon Beach Bill. On July 6, 2017, Oregon Shores is sponsoring two events honoring the occasion. One is on the north coast in Cannon Beach. But...
Jul
5
Beach Bill Ecology Talk
July 5, 2017, Cannon Beach
Stewart Schultz, teaching a shoreline workshop\Photo by Michael Coe.
On July 6, the actual anniversary of the Oregon Beach Bill’s signing, we’re holding a special beachwalk. To ramp up enthusiasm for the celebration, and learn more about the beach we’ll be walking on, we’re providing a...
Jul
5
Bandon Marine Mammal Talk
July 5, 2017, Bandon
Beached whale in Curry County. Photo by Bill Krause.
As a warm-up for the next day’s special beachwalk commemorating the anniversary of the Oregon Beach Bill, we’re sponsoring an event on the evening of Wednesday, July 5, at 6:30 p.m. in the Bandon Public Library (1204 11th St., S.W.). ...
Jun
27
Science on the Grill
June 27, 2017, Garibaldi
The dock at Garibaldi.\Photo by Sonja Peterson.
Join the Friends of the Cape Falcon Marine Reserve and enjoy an afternoon of free food and science down at the Port of Garibaldi dock on Tuesday, from 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. Learn about marine science from biologists from the Oregon Department of...
Jun
27
Birding at Ecola Creek Forest Reserve
June 27, 2017, Cannon Beach
Ecola State Forest Park. | Photo by Zack Schnepf
Join the North Coast Land Conservancy (NCLC) with naturalist Mike Patterson for an early-morning birdwatching walk in Ecola Creek Forest Reserve. The NCLC was excited to help the City of Cannon Beach acquire the initial 120 acres of the Ecola...
Jun
24
Otter Rock BioBlitz
June 24, 2017, Otter Rock
Devils Punchbowl\Photo by Gregory Henton.
CoastWatch is joining forces with Surfrider, State Parks and other sponsors to stage a BioBlitz for the Otter Rock Marine Reserve area. BioBlitzes are one-day, intensive citizen science efforts to catalogue all species in a particular place at a...
Jun
23
BioBlitz Preview
June 23, 2017, Newport
Investigating tidepools at Otter Rock. Photo by Sara Schreiber.
The big Otter Rock Marine Reserve BioBlitz takes place on Saturday, June 24. As a lead-in and training, CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Fawn Custer will present an introduction to tidepools the previous evening, Friday June...