CoastWatch Events
CoastWatch intertidal field trip. Photo by Alex Derr.
Dec
9
King Tides Presentation
December 9, 2020
Haystack Rock and Cannon Beach during a king tide.\Photo by Briana Goodwin, with flight support by Lighthawk.
The King Tides Project will be featured in the Dec. 9 online talk that is part of the World of Haystack Rock lecture series sponsored by the Friends of Haystack Rock. Speaking will...
Dec
13
King Tide Project, Second Series
December 13, 2020
From the King Tides archives--a January, 2020 king tide at Cape Kiwanda.\Photo by Day Tooley.
The second round of the 2020-2021 King Tides Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, takes place Dec. 13-15, 2020. (The final high tide series which...
Dec
16
Marine Debris Survey Training
December 16, 2020, Hammond
Angela Whitlock (left) assists a student with the marine debris survey.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
Jan
7
Talks on Climate, Beaches, and Dunes
January 7, 2021
King tide threatens Rockaway Beach.\Photo by Lawrence Soto.
The final round of this winter’s King Tides Project is coming up Jan. 11-13. To provide some context for this effort by volunteer photographers to document the reach of the year’s highest tides, three of the Northwest’s leading...
Jan
11
King Tide Project, Third Series
January 11, 2021
King tide in January, 2020, at Del Rey Beach access in Clatsop County.\Photo by Jim Stewart.
The final round of the 2020-2021 King Tides Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, takes place Jan. 11-13, 2021. The project reveals areas currently...
Past Events
Apr
15
Cancelled--CoastWatch Library Talk
April 15, 2020, Astoria
View of Astoria and the Columbia estuary.\Photo by Sonja Peterson.
Note: We regretfully had to cancel the following event due to coronavirus shelter-in-place precautions. We look forward to rescheduling this and other events once those restrictions are removed.
Celebrate Tax Day with...
Apr
11
Cancelled--Tidepool Clinic
April 11, 2020, Lincoln City
Fawn Custer leading a tidepool clinic last year.\Photo by Dennis White.
Note: Alas, what would have been the first event this year in an annual tradition had to be cancelled due to coronavirus precautions. The entire schedule of "Tidepool Clinic" sessions is now on hold. We look forward...
Apr
9
Cancelled--Beachgrass Survey Talk
April 9, 2020, Astoria
Rebecca Mostow doing research in the field.
Note: This event had to be cancelled due to coronavirus precautions. However, the project itself is still being planned. Watch for announcements about online training opportunities.
Much of the terrain of the Oregon coast we see today has been...
Apr
8
Cancelled--Shorebird Presentation
April 8, 2020, Cannon Beach
Juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
Note: The following event has been cancelled due to the coronavirus situation. No word on whether or when it will be rescheduled.
Shorebirds will be the subject when the Friends of Haystack Rock lecture series hosts a talk on by Janet...
Apr
6
Cancelled--Marine Debris Survey
April 6, 2020, Yachats
Findings from a previous marine debris survey at Cape Cove.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
Note: This event has been cancelled due to coronavirus precautions. The Visitor Center is closed. However, day use areas and trails are open, so people can visit the area on their own, maintaining safe...
Apr
4
Cancelled--Snowy Plover Patrol Training
April 4, 2020, Nehalem
Snowy plovers at South Beach.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
Note: This event has been cancelled due to coronavirus precautions. However, see listings for online trainings now being offered as an alternative.
It’s almost Snowy Plover nesting season again. Portland Audubon is partnering with...
Mar
28
Cancelled-- Spring Beach Cleanup
March 28, 2020
Beach cleanup in progress.\Photo by Sara Schreiber.
Cancelled: This event has been cancelled as a precautionary measure due to the CORVID-19 virus. It has been rescheduled for July 5.
This year’s annual beach cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, March 28. The coastwide cleanup takes place...
Mar
16
Marine Debris Survey and Training
March 16, 2020, Otter Rock
Inn at Otter Crest, with beach to be surveyed beyond.\Photo by Dennis White.
Fawn Custer, CoastWatch’s citizen science trainer, will conduct a marine debris survey at Otter Rock on Monday, March 16, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. This will be an actual survey, part of CoastWatch’s coastwide marine debris...
Mar
14
Cancelled: Sharing the Coast
March 14, 2020, Coos Bay
Sunset Bay, Gregory Point, and the entrance to Coos Bay.\Photo by Rena Olson.
Cancelled: This event was cancelled as a precaution due to the spreading COVID-19 virus. See the article on this page.
Time to mark calendars for this year’s 11th annual Sharing the Coast Conference, as always a...
Mar
11
Marine Debris Survey Training
March 11, 2020, Hammond
Oregon Shores board member Ed Joyce (right) leads the Fort Stevens marine debris survey.\Photo by Patricia Jensen.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed to...