CoastWatch Events
Events of interest to CoastWatchers, sponsored by various organizations.
Events that are sponsored or featured by Oregon Shores are highlighted.

Virtual Beached Bird Survey Training

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...
CoastWatch Dune Clean Up

Oregon Shores' CoastWatch is teaming up with Siuslaw National Forest staff and Coos Bay artist Elizabeth Roberts to clean marine debris from sensitive snowy plover habitat in the Oregon National Dunes Recreation Area. Three locations between Florence...
CoastWatch Orientation- Noon

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...
CoastWatch Orientation- Evening

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...
Talk on Increasing Resilience to Coastal Hazards

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...
CoastWatch Orientation- Noon

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...
CoastWatch Orientation- Evening

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
Mother’s Day March

This Mother’s Day, May 14, we’re celebrating the famous Mother’s Day March, led by then-Treasurer, later Governor Bob Straub, in 1966. The original march helped to galvanize opposition to a plan that would have moved Highway 101 to run...
Tidepool Clinic

Join Fawn Custer, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator, for a “tidepool clinic” in Lincoln City on Sunday, May 14, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The free event is open to all. CoastWatch is joining...
Tidepool Clinic

Bird Walk on Bird Day

The Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation and the Yaquina Birders & Naturalists invite the public to celebrate International Migratory Bird Day, Saturday, May 13, with a guided nature walk at Brian Booth State Park, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
The walk through...
CoastWatch Clinics

Volunteer Coordinator Fawn Custer is offering two CoastWatch trainings in one day on Tuesday, May 9. These are intended first and foremost for CoastWatch mile adopters—or prospective CoastWatch volunteers—but...
Tidepool Clinic

Join Fawn Custer, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator, for a “tidepool clinic” in Lincoln City on Tuesday, May 2, beginning at noon. The free event is open to all. CoastWatch is joining forces with the Lincoln City Visitor...
Tidepool Clinic

Join Fawn Custer, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator, for a “tidepool clinic” in Lincoln City on Sunday, April 30, beginning at 10 a.m. The free event is open to all. CoastWatch is joining forces with the Lincoln City Visitor & Convention Bureau...
Beached Bird Training

The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST), based at the University of Washington, conducts a long-running beached bird survey in all the West Coast states. This is true citizen science; with training, volunteers learn to...
Beached Bird Training

The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST), based at the University of Washington, conducts a long-running beached bird survey in all the West Coast states. This is true citizen science; with training, volunteers learn...
Tidepool Clinic

Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool clinic” in Lincoln City on Saturday, April 29, beginning at 9 a.m. The free event is open to all. CoastWatch is joining forces with the Lincoln City Visitor & Convention Bureau to sponsor a series of tidepool talks...