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
King Tide Training in Cannon Beach

As we gear up for the final round of this winter’s King Tide Project (January 10-12, 2017), we’ll be giving prospective participants on the north coast some background and training in how to help document the highest reach of the year’s extreme...
Talk on Sea Level and Estuaries

A CoastWatch-sponsored public talk on Friday, January 6, 6:30 p.m. at Tillamook Bay Community College (4301 3rd St. in Tillamook), Room 214, will serve as a prelude to the final round of the winter’s King Tide Project.
Julie Sepanik,...
Beach Bill Anniversary Talk

The 50th anniversary of Oregon’s pioneering Beach Bill is coming up next year. The Friends of Haystack Rock are getting a jump on the celebration with their December speaker in their “Library Lecture Series.” Leading coastal...
Depoe Bay Talk on Shoreline Armoring and King Tides

CoastWatch is sponsoring a presentation by Meg Reed, new Coastal Shores Specialist with the state’s Coastal Management Program (CMP), as a warm-up for the second round of this year’s King Tide Project (Dec. 12-15). Reed will speak...
King Tide 2016-2017, Round Two

The second in the series of extreme tides we’ll be photographing as part of the King Tide Project begins Monday, December 12, and runs through December 15. Volunteer help is needed anywhere on the coast...
Coastal Tectonics Lecture

The geologic forces that sculpt the beautiful Oregon coast also pose threats. Bob Lillie, an Oregon State University emeritus professor of geosciences, will discuss the connection between hazards, such as earthquakes and tsunami, and iconic coastal scenery in his talk, “Beauty...
Waldport Talk on Shoreline Armoring and King Tides

CoastWatch is sponsoring a presentation by Meg Reed, new Coastal Shores Specialist with the state’s Coastal Management Program (CMP), as a warm-up for the second round of this year’s King Tide Project (Dec. 12-15). Reed will speak...
Florence Talk on Shoreline Armoring and King Tides

CoastWatch is sponsoring a presentation by Meg Reed, new Coastal Shores Specialist with the state’s Coastal Management Program (CMP), as a warm-up for the second round of this year’s King Tide Project (Dec. 12-15). Reed will speak...
Seabird Lecture in Newport

These days we have curators for everything from art to wine to cheese, so it should come as no surprise that the Oregon Coast Aquarium has a Curator of Birds. The person holding that position for the past 10 years, CJ McCarty, will speak during the next...
State of the Coast Conference

The annual review of coastal science and policy, the State of the Coast Conference, is coming to the Salishan resort in Gleneden Beach on Saturday, October 29. Sponsored by Oregon Sea Grant, the all-day conference brings together scientists, conservationists,...