CoastWatch Events
CoastWatch intertidal field trip. Photo by Alex Derr.
Apr
20
Bandon Beachwalk
April 20, 2019, Bandon
The beach at Bandon.\Photo by Steve Garrett.
Fawn Custer, until earlier this week our volunteer coordinator, and now our CoastWatch trainer, will lead a beachwalk on Saturday morning, April 20, at Bandon’s Coquille Point. Meet her on the beach (down the stairs from Kronenberg County Park,...
Apr
20
Marine Debris Monitoring Survey
April 20, 2019, Florence
Marine debris survey at Muriel O. Ponsler wayside.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
A monthly marine debris survey takes place at Muriel O. Ponsler State Scenic Viewpoint, between Florence and Yachats. To join the next survey (either to become part of the team, or simply to learn about the survey and...
Apr
20
Snowy Plover Training
April 20, 2019, Nehalem
Western Snowy Plover on Clatsop Spit.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
If you would have an interest in helping to monitor Oregon’s population of the Western Snowy Plover, which nests on the state’s beaches, or if you would simply like to learn more about this endangered bird, you are invited to a...
Apr
20
Rocky Shore Lectures
April 20, 2019, Bandon
Sara Hamilton with research subject.
CoastWatch is collaborating with Bandon’s Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) on a series of educational events this winter and spring. In connection with Bandon’s Earth Day festivities, we are presenting two talks on rocky shore ecology at the...
Apr
20
BioBlitz Data Collection Training
April 20, 2019, Newport
Volunteers records findings at an Otter Rock BioBlitz last year.\Photo by Doug Cody.
Those interested in making a special contribution to this year’s “BioBlitz” citizen science events are invited to a training session at the Oregon Coast Aquarium (2820 S.E. Ferry Slip Rd. in Newport), on...
Apr
22
Tidepool Clinic
April 22, 2019, Lincoln City
Fawn Custer, left, leading a previous tidepool clinic.\Photo by Alex Derr.
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool clinic” in Lincoln City on Monday, April 22, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
For the third spring, CoastWatch is joining...
Apr
27
Oswald West Action Day
April 27, 2019, Arch Cape
Join Surfrider Portland, Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve, and Oregon State Parks for a morning filled with community service to give back to our beautiful Oregon coast on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. They will be hosting a beach cleanup along with some restoration...
May
4
Plastic Pollution Documentary Shows
May 4, 2019, Lincoln City
May is Rise Above Plastics month, and the Audubon Society of Lincoln City is getting the month off to a quick, if grim, start with a showing of the documentary film “Plastic Paradise: The Pacific Garbage Patch,” on Saturday, May 4, 11 a.m. at Lincoln...
May
5
Marine Debris Survey
May 5, 2019, Hammond
CoastWatch has inaugurated a new site for our marine debris survey, which takes place at numerous sites along the coast. The new location is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed.
In...
May
5
Talk on Plastic Pollution
May 5, 2019, Astoria
Dorothy Horn with research subject.
May is Rise Above Plastics Month in Oregon, and to kick it off CoastWatch is sponsoring a talk on the plague of plastics in the ocean and on the shore. The speaker is Dorothy Horn, a PhD candidate at Portland State University who is studying marine...
May
11
Marine Debris Monitoring Survey
May 11, 2019, Yachats
A monthly marine debris survey is conducted at Cape Cove, just south of Cape Perpetua. To participate, meet at Cape Perpetua Visitor Center (2400 Hwy 101, about three miles south of Yachats) in the parking lot at noon on Saturday, May 11, to start the survey—the group will walk...
May
11
Tidepool Clinic
May 11, 2019, Lincoln City
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool clinic” in Lincoln City on Saturday, May 11, beginning at 12:30 p.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
For the third spring, CoastWatch is joining forces with the Lincoln City Visitor & Convention Bureau...
May
22
Marine Debris Monitoring Survey
May 22, 2019, Florence
A monthly marine debris survey takes place at Muriel O. Ponsler State Scenic Viewpoint, between Florence and Yachats. To join the next survey (either to become part of the team, or simply to learn about the survey and decide whether it is...
May
24
Tidepool Clinic
May 24, 2019, Lincoln City
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool clinic” in Lincoln City on Friday, May 24, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
For the third year, CoastWatch is joining forces with the Lincoln City Visitor &...
Jun
5
BioBlitz Introduction and Training
June 5, 2019, Newport
A scene from last year's BioBlitz at Otter Rock.\Photo by Nancy White.
On Thursday, June 6, we’re celebrating D-Day with a BioBlitz at Otter Rock Marine Reserve. The goal is to take a one-day inventory of all the species we can find on the shore and in the intertidal on the fringes of the...
Jun
6
BioBlitz at Otter Rock
June 6, 2019, Otter Rock
For the second year, CoastWatch will play a lead role in a collaborative effort by conservation groups and the Oregon Coast Aquarium to conduct bioblitzes at each of Oregon’s marine reserves. The first of these takes place on...
Jun
7
Tidepool Clinic
June 7, 2019, Lincoln City
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool clinic” in Lincoln City on Friday, June 7, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
For the third year, CoastWatch is joining forces with the Lincoln City Visitor &...
Jun
8
Tidepool Clinic
June 8, 2019, Lincoln City
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool clinic” in Lincoln City on Saturday, June 8, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
For the third year, CoastWatch is joining forces with the Lincoln City...
Jun
18
Tidepool Clinic
June 18, 2019, Lincoln City
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool clinic” in Lincoln City on Tuesday, June 18, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
For the third year, CoastWatch is joining forces with the Lincoln City Visitor...
Jul
6
BioBlitz at Roads End
July 6, 2019
As we did last year, CoastWatch is once again organizing a summer “BioBlitz” for the shoreline at Roads End, working together with the Friends of Cascade Head. Participation by CoastWatchers and other members of the public is essential. Make plans to get involved in this...
Past Events
Sep
9
Welcome the Salmon Home Festival
September 9, 2018, Otis
Panoramic view from Cascade Head, showing the Salmon River spit.\Photo by Dennis White.
The Westwind Stewardship Group is once again sponsoring the annual Welcome the Salmon Home festival. It takes place on Sunday, Sept. 9, from 1-5 p.m., at Camp Westwind on the Salmon River spit. To...
Sep
8
Brown Pelican Survey
September 8, 2018
Brown Pelicans at Depoe Bay.\Photo by Dennis White.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is teaming with various partners along the West Coast—here in Oregon, it’s Portland Audubon—to conduct the semi-annual Brown Pelican Survey. The second of this year’s surveys takes place Sept. 8.
In...
Aug
30
Dunes CoastWatch Training
August 30, 2018, Florence
Ghost forest in the Oregon Dunes.\Photo by Dina Pavlis.
CoastWatchers with miles in the Oregon Dunes, or those who might consider adopting a mile in this area, or for that matter anyone interested in the dunes environment, are all invited to join CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Fawn Custer...
Aug
29
Ditch the Straw Day
August 29, 2018, Newport
Plastic straws, leading components of marine debris.\Photo courtesy of The Last Plastic Straw.
Every year, over a million seabirds, marine mammals and sea turtles are killed by eating or getting tangled in plastic. Over five trillion pieces of plastic litter our ocean. Microplastics outweigh...
Aug
27
Talk on Coastal Curiosities
August 27, 2018, Portland, OR
Photographic evidence of a myth? Ostensibly, the notorious green flash.\Photo by Andre' Hagestedt.
Andre’ Hagestedt is a CoastWatcher and editor/publisher of the Oregon Coast Beach Connection website (www.beachconnection.net). He has always had a fascination for little-known, odd,...
Aug
26
Elk in the Dunes Talk
August 26, 2018, Crescent City
Roosevelt elk in Oregon. | Photo courtesy of Bureau of Land Management
Absent for more than 100 years, Roosevelt Elk have returned to the Tolowa Dunes environment. Humboldt State University Professor Michaela Gunter and her grad students have been studying elk activity and will give a...
Aug
26
Tidepool Exploration at Strawberry Hill
August 26, 2018, Florence
Strawberry Hill, viewed from the air.\Photo by Alex Derr.
Fawn Custer, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator, offers a tidepool exploration and introduction to shoreline ecology and citizen science on Sunday, Aug. 26, beginning at 8 a.m. at the Strawberry Hill Wayside, between Yachats and...
Aug
17
Avian Photo Exhibit
August 17, 2018, Depoe Bay
Photo by Dennis White
If you visit this website with any regularity, read Oregon Shores bulletins, or follow us on Facebook, you’ve seen Dennis White’s photos. In fact, you’ve seen them often. White is a CoastWatcher who contributes heavily with his camera.
You’ll have a chance to view his...
Aug
13
Yachats Sea Star Survey
August 13, 2018, Yachats
Sea star survey at Yachats--kids can participate too.\Photo by Rena Martin.
Regular surveys of sea star populations at several sites constitute one of CoastWatch’s special citizen science projects. Initially, the surveys tracked the devastating effects of the sea star wasting syndrome...
Aug
12
BioBlitz at Redfish Rocks
August 12, 2018, Port Orford
Shoreline at Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve.
CoastWatch has taken on a leading role in a series of BioBlitz events, conducted at each of Oregon’s five marine reserves. The overall effort involving a number of partners has been coordinated by the Oregon Coast Aquarium.
The last of these...