Coastal Conservation Calendar
Oregon coast natural history and conservation events sponsored by various organizations. Oregon Shores Featured Events are highlighted.
Sep
5
Talk on Our Changing Ocean
September 5, 2019, Newport
Intertidal researcher Heather Fulton-Bennett will speak on “Oregon’s Changing Ocean: What Kelp, Sea Stars, and Other Organisms Can Tell Us” on Thursday, Sept. 5, 6:30 p.m. in Newport’s Visual Arts Center (777 N.W. Beach Dr.), Room 205. The public is...
Sep
7
Beached Bird Survey Training
September 7, 2019, Lincoln City
COASST beached bird survey in progress.
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST), based at the University of Washington, conducts a long-running beached bird survey in all the West Coast states. This is true citizen science; with training, volunteers learn to gather...
Sep
8
Beached Bird Survey Training
September 8, 2019, Florence
COASST volunteers at work.\Photo by Penelope Chilton.
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST), based at the University of Washington, conducts a long-running beached bird survey in all the West Coast states. This is true citizen science; with training, volunteers learn to...
Sep
14
Fall Pelican Survey
September 14, 2019
Pelicans in flight.\Photo by Heather Roskelley.
Organized by the Audubon Society, these surveys offer volunteers a chance to...
Sep
18
Marine Debris Monitoring Survey
September 18, 2019, Florence
Marine debris survey in action.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
A monthly marine debris survey takes place at Muriel O. Ponsler State Scenic Viewpoint, between Florence and Yachats. To join the next survey (either to become part of the team, or simply to learn about the survey and decide whether it...
Sep
20
Oregon Shorebird Festival
September 20, 2019, Charleston
Red Knots at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
The 33rd annual Oregon Shorebird Festival is being planned for Sept. 20-22. As usual, it will be based at the Oregon Institute for Marine Biology (63466 Boat Basin Rd. in Charleston). Most details have not yet been published, but birders...
Sep
20
Earth & Ocean Arts Festival
September 20, 2019, Cannon Beach
Haystack Rock and the beach through an artistic lens.\Photo by Byron Jose Sun.
Ecology as well as art will be the focus of the first annual Earth & Ocean Arts Festival in Cannon Beach, which runs Sept. 20 to Sept. 22 at various locations around the city. The goal of the organizers is to...
Sep
21
Beach & Riverside Cleanup
September 21, 2019
SOLVE cleanup in action.\Photo by Sara Schreiber.
The time is approaching for SOLVE’s annual fall cleanup of our ocean shores and river banks. On Saturday, Sept. 21, as many as 30,000 volunteers will turn out all over Oregon to pick up litter (an anticipated quarter-million pounds or so)...
Sep
26
Volunteer Appreciation at Cape Perpetua
September 26, 2019, Yachats
Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve at its northern boundary.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
Every fall, the organizations working to protect the Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve and its surrounding terrestrial environment gather for a volunteer appreciation night. Current and prospective volunteers gather...
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...