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.
Jan
27
Panel Discussion of Forest Accord
January 27, 2022
COASST beached bird survey volunteers at work.\Photo by Melissa Keyser.
The Audubon Society of Lincoln City and Oregon Wild invite you to a webinar about Oregon’s new Private Forest Accord, “A Watershed Moment for the Future of Oregon’s Forests,” taking place online on Thursday, Jan 27,...
Feb
7
King Tides Presentation
February 7, 2022
Photographer captures a shot of a recent king tide at Shore Acres.\Photo by Josh Harlukowicz.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones will make an online presentation to the Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators (NAME) on the subject of the King Tides Project on Monday, Feb. 7, at 6:30...
Feb
9
Marine Debris Survey Training
February 9, 2022, Hammond
Marine debris survey in action at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed to fill out the team, headed by Oregon Shores...
Feb
15
Webinar on Reducing Plastic Pollution
February 15, 2022
Marine debris, including the particularly dangerous styrofoam.\Photo courtesy of Surfrider.
Marine debris is of keen concern to CoastWatchers, and everyone else who cares about the ocean and the shore. Oregon Shores supports the goal of reducing plastic pollution—the primary component of...
Mar
9
Marine Debris Survey Training
March 9, 2022, Hammond
Marine debris survey in progress at Fort Stevens.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed to fill out the team, headed by Oregon Shores board member Ed...
Apr
2
Tidepool ‘Explorience’
April 2, 2022, Lincoln City
awn Custer leading a tidepool "explorience."\Photo by Alex Derr.
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool clinic” in Lincoln City on Saturday, April 2, beginning at 8:00 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic,...
Apr
13
Marine Debris Monitoring Talks
April 13, 2022
Hillary Burgess in the field.
The Friends of Haystack Rock are hosting Jesse Jones, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator, and Hillary Burgess of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), for an online discussion of marine debris and how to help to monitor it. “Marine Debris...
Apr
19
Tidepool Clinic
April 19, 2022, Lincoln City
Fawn Custer leading a Lincoln City tidepool clinic, pre-pandemic.\Photo by Dennis White.
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool explorience” in Lincoln City on Tuesday, April 19, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
After a two-year hiatus...
Apr
21
Tidepool Clinic
April 21, 2022, Lincoln City
Fawn Custer, teaching tidepools.\Photo by Alex Derr.
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool explorience” in Lincoln City on Thursday, April 21, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, CoastWatch...
May
20
Tidepool Clinic
May 20, 2022, Lincoln city
Tidepool life.\Photo by Rena Olson.
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, CoastWatch is once again joining...
May
22
Tidepool Clinic
May 22, 2022, Lincoln City
Fawn Custer, in her trademark orange rainpants, leading an earlier tidepool clinic.\Photo by Dennis White.
After a...
Past Events
Dec
3
Webinar on Rocky Intertidal Habitats
December 3, 2020
Coastal ecologist Silke Bachhuber in the field.
CoastWatch and Oregon Shores are offering a webinar on basic rocky shore ecology, with a focus on the south coast, including Cape Arago. The webinar, “Exploring Oregon’s Rocky Intertidal Habitats,” featuring coastal ecologists Zechariah...
Nov
19
Land-Sea Symposium
November 19, 2020
Rocky habitat where land meets sea at Cape Perpetua.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
The 8th annual Cape Perpetua Land-Sea Symposium is coming up on Thursday, Nov. 19. This year, for the usual reasons, activities will take place 5:30-7:30 p.m. online rather than on the scene.
The Cape Perpetua...
Nov
18
Marine Debris Survey Training
November 18, 2020, Hammond
Angela Whitlock (left) instructs a student in marine debris surveying at the Fort Stevens site.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed...
Nov
16
Webinar on Rocky Shore Ecology
November 16, 2020
Rocky shore habitat at Sunset Bay.\Photo by Laurel Hillmann.
CoastWatch is working to keep Oregonians informed about the current process through which citizens and communities can propose higher levels of protection for key rocky intertidal and subtidal areas through Oregon’s new Rocky...
Nov
15
King Tide Project, First Series
November 15, 2020
King tide at the Waldport seawall.\Photo by Roy Lowe.
The first round of the 2020-2021 King Tides Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, takes place Nov. 15-17, 2020. (The other high tide series which will be the focus of the project occur Dec....
Nov
14
Hybrid Beachgrass Presentation
November 14, 2020
Rebecca Mostow doing field research.
The Cape Perpetua Collaborative’s Fall Speaker Series is taking place online this year. Next up is Rebecca Mostow, presenting “A New Kid on the Dune: The Unlikely Hybridization Between Two Non-Native Beachgrass Species in the Pacific Northwest.” Her...
Nov
13
Rocky Habitat Listening Session
November 13, 2020
Blacklock Point.\Photo courtesy of South Coast Striders.
Oregon is updating its policies concerning coastal rocky habitat areas for the first time in 25 years. This is providing an opportunity to designate certain special rocky habitat areas for conservation to safeguard local treasures...
Nov
12
Presentation on (King) Tides
November 12, 2020
King tide approaching.\Photo by Sally Woodman.
This year’s King Tides Project, through which volunteer photographers trace the reach of the highest tides of the year, is getting underway. The first of three high-tide sequences this winter which will be the focus of the project arrives Nov....
Nov
12
Marine Debris Survey
November 12, 2020, Yachats
Marine debris survey underway at Cape Cove.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
A monthly marine debris survey and clean-up 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...
Nov
11
Sandpiper Lecture
November 11, 2020
Sandpipers at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
The Friends of Haystack Rock are conducting their annual lecture series via Facebook this winter. All lectures, free and open to the public, begin at 7 p.m. and are offered via Facebook Live @Friends of Haystack Rock.
First up is Janet...