Coastal Conservation Calendar
Oregon coast natural history and conservation events sponsored by various organizations.
Events that are sponsored or featured by Oregon Shores are highlighted.
Oct
29
State of the Coast Conference—Second Day
October 29, 2021
The annual State of the Coast Conference takes place online again this year, Oct. 28-29. The event, sponsored by Oregon Sea Grant, is free, but registration is required. To register, go here.
The conference features an array of short talks, providing updates on...
Nov
3
Discusson about the Rising Tides
November 3, 2021
Marina Psaros
We’re in the final weeks of Oregon Shores’ 50th anniversary year, during which we have hosted speakers from around the country who have helped us envision coastal conservation challenges during the next 50 years. And we’re on the cusp of this year’s King Tides Project,...
Nov
5
King Tides Project—First Round
November 5, 2021
King tide on the Nehalem spit.\Photo by Steve Morey.
The annual King Tides Project, co-sponsored by CoastWatch and the Oregon Coastal Management Program, kicks off the winter with a series of high tides Nov. 5-7.
Through this citizen science project, volunteer photographers document the reach...
Nov
6
Orca Talk
November 6, 2021
The American Cetacean Society, Oregon Chapter, presents a talk on orcas, aka killer whales, off our coast on Saturday, Nov. 6, 10 a.m.
The speaker is Josh McInnes, a Master degree student at the University of British Columbia's Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries...
Nov
6
King Tides Presentation
November 6, 2021
King tide at Cape Perpetua's spouting horn.\Photo by Dick Mason.
The second round of this winter’s King Tides Project, through which volunteer photographers capture the reach of the year’s highest tides, takes place Dec. 3-5. For an introduction to the project and guide to where photos are...
Nov
9
Butterfly Webinar
November 9, 2021
Silverspot Butterfly.\Photo courtesy of USFWS.
Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) presents “Research and Restoration Intertwine to Save an Imperiled Butterfly,” a panel discussion by several U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists about efforts to rescue the endangered Silverspot...
Nov
10
Talks by Emerging Scientists
November 10, 2021
John Stepanek in the field, studying carbon storage.
As we near the end of our 50th anniversary year, we are focusing all the more strongly on the theme of our celebration, which is not looking back but “the next 50 years of coastal conservation.” In that spirit, we wanted to survey some of...
Nov
17
Marine Debris Survey Training
November 17, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris surveyors celebrate completion of a survey.\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...
Nov
17
Panel on New Coastal Research
November 17, 2021
Chelsea Batavia.
As we near the end of our 50th anniversary year, we are focusing strongly on the theme of our celebration, “the next 50 years of coastal conservation.” In that spirit, we are surveying some of the young researchers who are doing cutting-edge work that will inform our...
Dec
3
King Tides Project—Second Round
December 3, 2021
King tide at Seal Rock.\Photo by Alex Derr.
The second round of the annual King Tides Project, co-sponsored by CoastWatch and the Oregon Coastal Management Program, takes place with a series of high tides Dec. 3-5.
Through this citizen science project, volunteer photographers document the...