Coastal Conservation Calendar
Oregon coast natural history and conservation events sponsored by various organizations. Oregon Shores Featured Events are highlighted.
Jul
14
Sea Otter Seminar
July 14, 2020
Sea otter and pup.\Photo by Eleanor Solomon.
The Elakha Alliance and the Defenders of Wildlife are offering a joint webinar that explores sea otter restoration in adjacent Pacific coast regions where recovery efforts have occurred. The discussion will consider how these examples may advise a...
Jul
14
Aquaculture Seminar
July 14, 2020
Dr. Jan Hodder.
Bandon’s Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) has resumed its seminar series, now moved online. First up will be Jan Hodder, retired from her position as a senior lecturer at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, where she taught about marine birds and mammals for more...
Jul
15
Marine Debris Survey Training
July 15, 2020, Hammond
Marine debris comes in all sizes--a plastic jug upon the shore.\Photo by Steve Morey.
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...
Jul
16
BioBlitz Training Online
July 16, 2020
Cape Falcon Marine Reserve.\Photo by Tiffany Boothe.
A BioBlitz is an intensive survey of a defined area with the goal of identifying all the species to be found in that area at one time, generally involving members of the public assisted by experts. It is a snapshot of biodiversity. In...
Jul
16
Marbled Murrelet Survey Training
July 16, 2020
Marbled Murrelet at sea.\Photo by Rich MacIntosh.
The 15th annual marbled murrelet community survey is taking place this year, virus or no virus, but due to pandemic restrictions the volunteer training will be virtual this time around. The only training for 2020 takes place on Thursday,...
Jul
22
Virtual Science Pub Walrus Talk
July 22, 2020
Sheanna Steingass.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC in Newport hosts a Science on Tap series. These are casual talks on scientific subjects, held at the nearby Rogue Brewery, combining food, beer, and entertaining explorations of research topics. They are fun, educational…and,...
Jul
23
CoastWatch Training
July 23, 2020
CoastWatch training session in progress (in pre-pandemic days).\Photo by Michael Coe.
ll outreach and educational activities are taking place online at present, as CoastWatch has adjusted to pandemic restrictions while keeping volunteers engaged. This includes basic, introductory CoastWatch...
Jul
31
Meeting on Ocean Acidification
July 31, 2020
Testing ocean waters in an Oregon marine reserve.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
Oregon’s Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia Council will hold its summer meeting on Friday, July 31, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
At present, the plan is still to hold an in-person meeting, place to be determined. Watch this...
Aug
17
Marine Debris Survey Training
August 17, 2020, Hammond
Marine debris collected during a previous survey 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...
Sep
17
Marine Debris Survey Training
September 17, 2020, Hammond
Earlier marine debris survey 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 board...