Coastal Conservation Calendar
Oregon coast natural history and conservation events sponsored by various organizations. Oregon Shores Featured Events are highlighted.
Oct
19
Dellenback Dunes Hike
October 19, 2019, Lakeside
Dunes traversed by the Dellenback Trail.
The Southcoast Striders invite the public to explore the Oregon dunes via the Dellenback Dunes Trail. The hike takes place on Saturday, Oct. 19, starting at 9 a.m. at the trailhead next to the S. Eel Creek Campground, near Lakeside (about 15 miles...
Oct
19
Guided Naturalist Walk
October 19, 2019, Newport
Dowitchers.\Photo by Peter Pearsall, USFWS.
The Yaquina Birders & Naturalists are offering a guided nature walk on Saturday, Oct. 19, from 9 to about 11 a.m., which will explore both the Yaquina Bay shoreline and the south jetty. Meet in the visitor center parking lot at the Hatfield Marine...
Oct
19
Fossil Field Trip
October 19, 2019, Netarts
The Friends of Netarts Bay Watershed, Estuary, Beach, and Sea (WEBS) host a fossil field trip on Saturday, Oct. 19, beginning at 9 a.m. Exact location for the start of the field trip revealed to those who RSVP.
To quote WEBS: “Digging deep into the Netarts Bay area helps us...
Oct
21
OPAC Meeting
October 21, 2019, Newport
OPAC meeting in action.
The next meeting of the state’s Ocean Policy Advisory Council it planned for Monday, Oct. 21, at the Agate Beach Best Western (3019 N. Coast Hwy) in Newport. The tentative starting time, 9 a.m., may change.
The agenda for this meeting is not yet available but will be...
Oct
22
Jordan Cove Eelgrass Hearing
October 22, 2019, Coos Bay
Eelgrass.\Photo by York Johnson.
As part of its plan to construct an LNG (liquefied natural gas) facility on Coos Bay’s North Spit, the Jordan Cove Energy Project proposes to dredge up eelgrass beds that are crucial to the estuarine ecosystem, and then develop new eelgrass beds elsewhere (as...
Oct
23
Marine Debris Survey Training
October 23, 2019, Hammond
Marine debris survey taking place 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...
Oct
25
Global Warming Commission Meeting
October 25, 2019, Portland
Coquille Valley flooded during a King Tide.\Photo by Rena Olson.
The Oregon Global Warming Commission will meet on Friday, Oct. 25, from 1-4:30 p.m. in the Vernier Community Room at The Nature Conservancy’s Oregon Conservation Center (821 S.E. 14th Ave.) in Portland. Those wishing to speak...
Oct
25
Lecture on Larvae
October 25, 2019, Charleston
Juvenile Dungeness crab, interrupted on journey home.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
As part of the Fall Seminar Series at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB), Jason Hodin will speak on “Here Comes the Neighborhood: How Larvae Find Their Way Home.” His talk takes place on Friday,...
Oct
26
Last Birdwalk
October 26, 2019, Gold Beach
Chestnut-backed chickadee.\Photo by Jeremy Cohen.
Kalmiopsis Audubon’s last bird-watching field trip of the season is coming up on Saturday, Oct. 26. Trip leader Gary Maschmeyer will lead this expedition on the Jim Hunt Loop along the Rogue River. Meet him at 8:45 a.m. at the Gold Beach...
Oct
26
CoastWatch Information & Training Session
October 26, 2019, Rockaway Beach
CoastWatch’s new volunteer coordinator, Jesse Jones, is launching a fall series of educational activities and training sessions related to CoastWatch monitoring. The first of these on the north coast is coming up on Saturday, Oct. 26, at noon in...