Coastal Conservation News Archive

A complete archive of our past news articles, beginning in Fall 2016; older articles from our previous website are available in the historical archive

Help us communicate a wide view of coastal conservation. Photo by Sonja Peterson.
March 17, 2017

Oregon Shores Seeks Communications Manager

heceta_head_view_south_sonja_peterson.jpg Now that our new website and database are up and running, Oregon Shores is seeking help in putting them to wider and more effective use. We have created a new, part-time position for a “Communications and Data Manager,” who will play a key role in enabling us to pursue our new communications plan...Read more
February 26, 2017

Eugene Dance Concert Will Benefit Oregon Shores

flex_coast_concert_poster_2017.jpg The relationship between people and nature is often described as a dance. Some Eugene-area dancers are using their skills to connect people to the coast in terpsichorean terms and benefit Oregon Shores into the bargain. Every year, Flex Studios in Eugene gives a benefit concert, with a theme and a designated...Read more
Waldport High School, scene of the Sharing the Coast Conference. Photo by Sara Schreiber.
February 23, 2017

'Sharing the Coast' Takes Place this Weekend

Waldport High School, scene of the Sharing the Coast Conference. Photo by Sara Schreiber. CoastWatch’s Sharing the Coast Conference, our 9th annual feast of information about shoreline natural history and science, takes place this year in Waldport, and is coming up this weekend, March 3-5. The public is invited, so please spread the word to anyone you know who...Read more
Yaquina River marshes drowned by a King Tide. Photo by John Bauer.
February 14, 2017

Global Warming Commission Tracks State’s Climate Impacts

yaquina_river_marshes_at_king_tide_john_bauer.jpg The Oregon Global Warming Commission is a 25-member advisory group created by the 2007 Legislature. Members were appointed and directed to develop long-term policy recommendations to prepare for, adapt to, and combat global warming. Public comments can be submitted to the commission...Read more
Waldport High School, Photo by Sara Schreiber.
February 13, 2017

Sharing the Coast Conference Arrives in March

waldport_h.s._sara_schreiber.jpg For the past eight years, CoastWatch has sponsored the Sharing the Coast Conference each spring. The event provides a wealth of background information relevant to monitoring the shoreline and participating in citizen science. The conference is open to everyone, and covers topics of interest to anyone who loves the...Read more
A scene from the Elliott State Forest. Photo courtesy of Coast Range Forest Watch.
February 12, 2017

Forest Activists Urge Public Ownership for the Elliott

elliott_state_forest_coast_range_forest_watch_crop.jpg The Oregon Department of State Lands is considering sale of the Elliott State Forest near Coos Bay. The state has received a single offer to buy the 82,000 acre tract, from a consortium of Lone Rock Timber and the Cow Creek tribe. The proposal, in the view of Oregon Shores...Read more
King Tide fills Yaquina wetlands. Photo by Meg Reed.
January 26, 2017

King Tide Parties Celebrate Project, Look to Future

king_tide_yaquina_wetlands_meg_reed.jpg Each winter’s King Tide Project concludes with a series of wrap-up parties. These celebrate the good work that has been done, but also help to prepare us for the next year’s effort. CoastWatch, along with co-sponsors Surfrider and the Coastal Management Program, invite one and all to join one of these...Read more
Housing and Haystack Rock. Photo by Sonja Peterson.
January 13, 2017

NOAA Completes Evaluation of Oregon Coastal Management Program

Housing and Haystack Rock. Photo by Sonja Peterson. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has just released the findings that emerged from its review of Oregon’s Coastal Management Program. For the most part, the findings are very positive—and the biggest black mark against Oregon’s coastal program isn’t something that coastal planners and...Read more
Clay Creek. Photo courtesy of BLM.
December 21, 2016

Mid-coast Area Pioneers New Water Planning Approach

clay_creek_blm.jpg A newly formed body, the Mid-Coast Water Planning Partnership, has been convened to study the area’s water needs. The group’s meetings, open to anyone concerned about water availability and water usage, will take place during 2017 on the last Wednesday of alternate months beginning in January. The first meeting of the year takes place on...Read more
North Spit wetlands near Jordan Cove site.
December 18, 2016

Jordan Cove LNG Battle Will Continue

North Spit wetlands near Jordan Cove site. Less than a week after the Jordan Cove Energy Project’s proposed LNG (liquefied natural gas) project appeared dead, having received a final denial from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the hopes of opponents, including Oregon Shores, were dashed. Jordan Cove announced that it would start the application...Read more