CoastWatch Events
CoastWatch intertidal field trip. Photo by Alex Derr.
Dec
12
Marine Debris Monitoring Survey
December 12, 2018, Yachats
Cape Cove, site of the marine debris survey.\Photo by Bonnie Moreland.
A monthly marine debris survey has begun 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 9 a.m. on...
Dec
14
King Tide Preview Presentations
December 14, 2018, Newport
Newport's Nye Beach during a king tide.\Photo courtesy of ORKingTide.
Mark your calendar for the kick-off to this year’s King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the reach of the highest tides of the year as a preview of sea level rise with climate change. The...
Dec
18
Marine Debris Monitoring Survey
December 18, 2018, Florence
Marine debris survey in progress.\Photo by Dennis White.
A monthly marine debris survey takes place at Muriel O. Ponsler State Scenic Viewpoint, between Florence and Yachats. Meet at the viewpoint parking lot at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 18, to start the survey—equipment and instruction will...
Dec
21
King Tide Project, First Series
December 21, 2018 - December 23, 2018
Lost Creek State Recreation Site at a king tide.\Photo by Cathy Avilez.
Dates have been selected for this winter’s King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year. The first round of the 2018-2019 King Tide Project will take place December...
Dec
27
Winter Whale Watch Week
December 27, 2018 - December 31, 2018, Yachats
Grey whale in a kelp forest. | Photo courtesy of ACS
The Winter Whale Watch Week will take place from December 27-31 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with volunteers stationed at the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center (2400 HWY-101, Yachats).
More information to come soon.
For any questions, contact Tara...
Jan
17
King Tide Preview
January 17, 2019, Gold Beach
Aerial photo of Nehalem estuary at king tide.\Photo by Briana Goodwin.
Those in Curry County who would like to learn more about the King Tide volunteer photography project and what it can tell us about sea level rise and erosion—or who are just looking for a good time!—have an opportunity on...
Jan
18
King Tide Preview Gathering
January 18, 2019, Charleston
King Tide swamps Charleston shoreline.\Photo courtesy of Raincoast.
To prepare for the second round of the 2018-2019 King Tide Project, and put the photographs we’re collecting of the year’s highest tides in context, CoastWatch and our partner, the state’s Coastal Management Program, are...
Jan
20
King Tide Project, Second Series
January 20, 2019 - January 22, 2019
King tide at Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge.\Photo by Walter Duvall.
Dates have been selected for next winter’s King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year. The second round of the 2018-2019 King Tide Project will take place January...
Jan
26
Beached Bird Survey Training
January 26, 2019, Astoria
eached Northern Fulmar, measured and tagged.\Photo courtesy of COASST.
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) will hold a training session for prospective volunteers in the long-running beached bird survey they conduct in all the West Coast states on Saturday, Jan. 26, 10...
Jan
27
Beached Bird Survey Training
January 27, 2019, Tillamook
CoastWatch Dave Bilderback conducting the beached bid survey.
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) will hold a training session for prospective volunteers in the long-running beached bird survey they conduct in all the West Coast states on Sunday, Jan. 27, 11 a.m.-5 p.m....
Feb
13
Common Murre Lecture
February 13, 2019, Cannon Beach
Common Murres perching. | Photo by Heather Roskelley.
Join the Friends of Haystack Rock as they host the Library Lecture Series held on the second Wednesday of each month, November to May at 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Cannon Beach Library (131 N Hemlock St, Cannon Beach). These events are free...
Feb
18
King Tide Project, Third Series
February 18, 2019 - February 20, 2019
Pirate Cove (Depoe Bay) during a king tide.\Photo by Bob Loewen.
Dates have been selected for next winter’s King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year. The third and final round of the 2018-2019 King Tide Project will take place February...
Mar
8
Sharing the Coast Keynote
March 8, 2019, Newport
Hatfield Marine Science Center entrance.\Photo by Sara Schreiber.
The tenth annual Sharing the Coast Conference will take place March 8-10 at the Hatfield Marine Science Center (2030 S.E. Marine Science Dr.) in the South Beach area of Newport. The event will feature speakers, panels, and...
Mar
9
Sharing the Coast Conference
March 9, 2019, Newport
Yaquina Bay Bridge, with marine science center in the background.\Photo by Bonnie Moreland.
The tenth annual Sharing the Coast Conference will take place March 8-10 at the Hatfield Marine Science Center (2030 S.E. Marine Science Dr.) in the South Beach area of Newport. The event will...
Mar
13
Oregon's Black Oystercatchers Lecture
March 13, 2019, Cannon Beach
Black Oystercatcher. | Photo by Tim Melling
Join the Friends of Haystack Rock as they host the Library Lecture Series held on the second Wednesday of each month, November to May at 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Cannon Beach Library (131 N Hemlock St, Cannon Beach). These events are free and open...
Past Events
May
19
Discover Oceanside Tidepools
May 19, 2018, Tillamook
Sea stars at Cannon Beach. | Photo by Peterson Photography
What amazing creatures are lurking at the water’s edge? Visit Oceanside for this event, and you will see.
Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS staff and volunteers will be onsite in the tide pools helping visitors understand what is living...
May
19
Tidepool Clinic
May 19, 2018, Lincoln City
Tidepool area between Otter Rock and Otter Crest.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
Join CoastWatch and Fawn Custer, our volunteer coordinator, for a “tidepool clinic” in Lincoln City on Saturday, May 19, at 9:30 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
For the...
May
19
Brown Pelican Survey
May 19, 2018
Brown Pelicans.\Photo by Roy Lowe.
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 first of this year’s surveys takes place May 19 (the second will be Sept....
May
18
Citizen Science at Otter Rock
May 18, 2018, Otter Rock
Marine debris survey training led by Fawn Custer (far right).\Photo by Dennis White.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Fawn Custer, joined by highly knowledgeable volunteer Karen Driscoll, plan a community science day at the Otter Rock Marine Reserve. Meet them at 8 a.m. on the beach to the...
May
17
Tidepool Clinic
May 17, 2018, Lincoln City
Tidepool life.\Photo by Jarrett Juarez.
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool clinic” in Lincoln City on Thursday, May 17, at 8:30 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
Fawn Custer, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator, will lead the excursion. She will be...
May
16
Tidepool Clinic
May 16, 2018, Lincoln City
Athena Crichton, left, leads a CoastWatch training session.\Photo by Alex Derr.
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool clinic” in Lincoln City on Wednesday, May 16, at 8:30 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
Fawn Custer, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator,...
May
12
Migratory Bird Day BioBlitz
May 12, 2018, Yachats
Wilson's Warbler may be passing through.\Photo by Jeremy Cohen.
Saturday, May 12 is World Migratory Bird Day, and it is being observed at Cape Perpetua with a special, bird-oriented BioBlitz to inventory migrants passing through the area on that day. (A BioBlitz involves a concerted,...
May
12
Migratory Bird Day Outing
May 12, 2018, Netarts
Tufted Puffin in flight. | Photo by Jeremy Cohen
Discover the amazing life histories of the aquatic birds of Netarts Bay at the next Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS program, Migratory Bird Day Outing: Coastal and Pelagic Birds. Presented in partnership with Oregon State Parks, everyone...
May
9
Black Oystercatcher Survey Training
May 9, 2018, Port Orford
Black Oystercatcher. | Photo by Tim Melling
The Portland Audubon invites you to an evening training, where you'll learn about Black Oystercatchers and how to participate in the annual spring abundance survey (May 9-30). Light refreshments will be served. Over the past decade, many Kalmiopsis...
May
6
Black Oystercatcher Survey Training
May 6, 2018, Newport
Black Oystercatcher and chicks.\Photo by Heather Roskelley.
The annual volunteer survey of Black Oystercatchers is coming up. A training for prospective volunteers is coming up Sunday, May 6, 3 to 5:30 p.m., at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s meeting room (2127 S.E. Marine Science...