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.
CoastWatch intertidal field trip. Photo by Alex Derr.
Feb
12

Virtual Beached Bird Survey Training

February 12, 2023

Beached bird survey volunteers at work.
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...

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Feb
16

CoastWatch Dune Clean Up

February 16, 2023, Florence

Tahkenitch dunes. /Photo by Richard Hikes
Tahkenitch dunes. /Photo by Richard Hikes

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...

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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
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...

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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...

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Apr
27

Talk on Increasing Resilience to Coastal Hazards

April 27, 2023, Astoria

King tides at the Siuslaw North Jetty
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...

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May
3

CoastWatch Orientation- Noon

May 3, 2023

Photo of students walking to Battle Rock Beach by Jesse Jones.
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...

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May
3

CoastWatch Orientation- Evening

May 3, 2023

Sea star survey at Yachats.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
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...

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Past Events

Feb
11

Bird Conservation in Oregon’s Marine Reserve System

February 11, 2016, Manzanita

Photo of Common murres at Yaquina Head. Photo by Amanda Gladics.
Common murres at Yaquina Head. Photo by Amanda Gladics.
Joe Liebezeit, Avian Conservation Program Manager for the Audubon Society of Portland, will offer a presentation on how volunteer efforts to monitor seabird populations have contributed to a better understanding of seabird populations...
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Jan
24

Beached Bird Survey Training

January 24, 2016, Port Orford

Photo of women recording beached bird data on the beach.
Conducting the beached bird survey. Photo courtesy of COASST.
CoastWatch collaborates with the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) to conduct the beached bird survey at many sites on the Oregon coast.  The survey offers an opportunity to participate in genuine citizen...
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Jan
23

Beached Bird Survey Training

January 23, 2016, Bandon

Photo of women recording beached bird data on the beach.
Conducting the beached bird survey. Photo courtesy of COASST.
CoastWatch collaborates with the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) to conduct the beached bird survey at many sites on the Oregon coast.  The survey offers an opportunity to participate in genuine citizen...
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Jan
22

King Tide Wrap-Up Party

January 22, 2016, Bandon

Photo of a King Tide at the Inn at Otter Crest. Photo courtesty of ORKingTide.
A King Tide at the Inn at Otter Crest. Photo courtesty of ORKingTide.
High tides and sea level rise may not be things to celebrate, but our King Tide citizen science project is.  Whether or not you made it out to the shore to document the highest tides of the year (the “King Tides”), please...
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Jan
21

Peregrine Falcon Presentation

January 21, 2016, Newport

Photo of Peregrine Falcon chick.
Peregrine Falcon chick. Photo by Wayne Hoffman.
The peregrine falcons that inhabit Yaquina Head will be the topic at the next meeting of the Yaquina Birders & Naturalists.  Open to all, the event takes place at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Public Meeting Room of Central Lincoln PUD...
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Jan
21

Marine Debris Film and Training

January 21, 2016, Port Orford

Photo of Ikema Island, site of marine debris battles.
Ikema Island, site of marine debris battles.
Our first citizen science training event of 2016 comes up this week, as Fawn Custer, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator, kicks off the year with a multi-purpose session in Port Orford on Thursday, Jan. 21, at 6 p.m. in the OSU Sea Grant Field...
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Jan
15

King Tide Wrap-Up Party, Otter Rock

January 15, 2016, Otter Rock

Photo of a King Tide at the Inn at Otter Crest. Photo courtesty of ORKingTide.
A King Tide at the Inn at Otter Crest. Photo courtesty of ORKingTide.
High tides and sea level rise may not be things to celebrate, but our King Tide citizen science project is.  Whether or not you made it out to the shore to document the highest tides of the year (the “King Tides”), please...
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Jan
9

Climate Change and Salmon Talk

January 9, 2016, Yachats

Photo of Rebecca Flitcroft.
Rebecca Flitcroft.
Salmon are iconic in part because of the many environments they move through and the many challenges they confront.  From their spawning in the headwaters of streams and rivers to the far reaches of the Pacific and back again, they cope with diverse situations.  How will...
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Jan
7

Yaquina Bay Bird Count Report

January 7, 2016

Photo of Ram Papish.
Ram Papish.
The public is invited to a talk by wildlife artist Ram Papish at the MidCoast Watersheds Council meeting on Thursday, January 7, at 6:30 p.m. in Newport, to learn about the results of the annual Yaquina Bay Christmas Bird Count and changes in bird populations that have been...
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Dec
23

December 2015 King Tide Photo Opportunity

December 23, 2015 - December 25, 2015

Photo of King Tide at Yaquina River.
This is one of three 2015 King Tides. These highest tides of the year give us a look at the future, when sea level rise will more frequently inundate low-lying areas. Oregon Shores is making a special effort to organize photographers to document the reach of the King Tides in the vicinity of...
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