Featured Events
Events sponsored or engaged in by Oregon Shores. The Full Coastal Calendar includes these along with relevant events sponsored by other organizations.
Jan
18
Comprehensive CoastWatch Training
January 18, 2019, Brookings
Lone Ranch beach near Brookings.\Photo by Bruce Swenson.
Fawn Custer, our CoastWatch volunteer coordinator, has scheduled a special south coast CoastWatch training session for Friday, Jan. 18, from 9 a.m. to noon in Room 206 of the Southwestern Oregon Community College’s Brookings branch...
Jan
18
King Tide Preview Gathering
January 18, 2019, Charleston
King Tide swamps Charleston shoreline.\Photo courtesy of Raincoast.
To prepare for the second round of the 2018-2019 King Tide Project, and put the photographs we’re collecting of the year’s highest tides in context, CoastWatch and our partner, the state’s Coastal Management Program, are...
Jan
19
Comprehensive CoastWatch Training
January 19, 2019, Port Orford
OSU Port Orford field station, site of the comprehensive CoastWatch training.
Fawn Custer, our CoastWatch volunteer coordinator, has scheduled a special CoastWatch training session for Saturday, Jan. 19, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Oregon State University Port Orford Field Station (444...
Jan
19
Beachwalk and Marine Debris Training
January 19, 2019, Port Orford
The beach at Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Fawn Custer will lead a beachwalk and marine debris survey on Saturday, Jan. 20, 3:30 p.m., at Rocky Point (CoastWatch Mile 46), on the border of the Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve. Head to...
Jan
20
King Tide Project, Second Series
January 20, 2019 - January 22, 2019
King tide at Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge.\Photo by Walter Duvall.
We've already held one round of this winter's King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year. The second round of the 2018-2019 King Tide Project will take place...
Jan
20
Climate Change Presentation
January 20, 2019, Bandon
Ann Schmierer, executive director of the Wild Rivers Land Trust.
Oregon Shores is collaborating with Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) to sponsor a series of talks this winter and spring. We will also be working together with SEA on citizen science projects in the Bandon area.
The...
Jan
25
Marine Debris Monitoring Survey
January 25, 2019, Florence
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 is for you)...
Jan
26
Beached Bird Survey Training
January 26, 2019, Astoria
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) will hold a training session for prospective volunteers in the long-running beached bird survey they conduct in all the West Coast states on Saturday, Jan. 26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in Room TOWL 306...
Jan
27
Beached Bird Survey Training
January 27, 2019, Tillamook
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) will hold a training session for prospective volunteers in the long-running beached bird survey they conduct in all the West Coast states on Sunday, Jan. 27, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Port of...
Feb
10
King Tide Preview
February 10, 2019, Manzanita
King tide at Nehalem.\Photo by Cinamon Moffett.
To prepare for the third round of the 2018-2019 King Tide Project (Feb. 18-20), and put the photographs we’re collecting of the year’s highest tides in context, CoastWatch and our partner, the state’s Coastal Management Program, are hosting a...
Feb
16
Marine Debris Presentation
February 16, 2019, Bandon
Dorothy Horn.
CoastWatch is collaborating with Bandon’s Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) on a series of talks this winter and spring providing background information helpful to both CoastWatch mile adopters and shoreline interpreters. Of special interest to CoastWatchers is the...
Feb
18
King Tide Project, Third Series
February 18, 2019 - February 20, 2019
Pirate Cove (Depoe Bay) during a king tide.\Photo by Bob Loewen.
The third and final round of the 2018-2019 King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the reach of the winter's highest tides, will take place February 18-20. (The first high-tide series the project...
Mar
8
Sharing the Coast Keynote
March 8, 2019, Newport
The tenth annual Sharing the Coast Conference will take place March 8-10 at the Hatfield Marine Science Center (2030 S.E. Marine Science Dr.) in the South Beach area of Newport. The event will feature speakers, panels, and field trips, all designed to...
Mar
9
Sharing the Coast Conference
March 9, 2019, Newport
The tenth annual Sharing the Coast Conference will take place March 8-10 at the Hatfield Marine Science Center (2030 S.E. Marine Science Dr.) in the South Beach area of Newport. The event will feature speakers, panels, and field trips, all designed to...
Mar
22
Marine Debris Monitoring Survey
March 22, 2019, Florence
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 is for...