Land Events
Sep
17
Lights Out for Migratory Birds
September 17, 2022 - October 11, 2022
Geese overhead flying south
As millions of birds fly over Oregon, the Portland Audubon Society reminds Oregonians to reduce light pollution during peak bird migration. Lights Out runs from Saturday, Sept. 17 to Wednesday, Oct. 11. Light pollution drowns out the stars that migrating birds use...
Sep
28
Conservation Open House
September 28, 2022
Oregon Conservation Strategy. /Photo courtesy of ODFW
On Wednesday, Sept. 28, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) will be hosting a virtual Conservation Open House from 10-11:30 a.m. Topics covered will include challenges facing fish, wildlife, and the habitats they depend on...
Sep
29
Talk on Coastal Hazards
September 29, 2022, Newport
The DIVE4Ag team and teens with Oregon Oyster Farms. /Photo courtesy of OSU
As part of the ongoing Research Seminars series, the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) will be hosting Dr. Shawn Rowe, a marine education learning specialist with Oregon Seagrant. His presentation will take place...
Oct
1
Tahkenitch Dunes Hike
October 1, 2022, Gardiner
Tahkenitch dunes. /Photo by Richard Hikes
The Southcoast Striders hiking group offers a group tour of the Tahkenitch Dunes Trail and Threemile Lake on Saturday, Oct. 1, time to be announced. Generally, both a long and a short hike are offered.
Meet at the Tahkenitch Dunes Day Use Area parking...
Oct
17
Webinar on Public Trust in Watersheds
October 17, 2022
Clearcut forest.\Photo by Shawn Records.
Oregon Shores joins North Coast Citizens for Watershed Protection in hosting a webinar by Mary Wood, a professor at the University of Oregon School of Law and author of Nature’s Trust: Environmental Law for a New Ecological Age. She will speak on...
Oct
22
Floras Lake Celebration Hike
October 22, 2022, Langlois
The Kalmiopsis Audubon Society (KAS) is holding a special hike and belated celebration of the group’s success in advocating for the addition of 90 acres of lakefront land previously owned by Curry County to Floras Lake State Natural Area back in 2019. The plan to celebrate in spring, 2020, was...
Past Events
Sep
22
Ocean-Facing Roads Rulemaking Session
September 22, 2022, John Day
Erosion along highway at Beverly Beach.\Photo by Dennis White.
Oregon’s Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) is considering a change to the state’s land use rules to allow shoreline armoring to protect roads adjacent to the ocean shore, including Highway 101. The hearing on...
Sep
21
Hearing on Tribal Water Management
September 21, 2022
Siuslaw River wetlands.\Photo by Rena Olson.
The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians (CTCLUSI) invites the public to review and comment on the Tribe’s draft Water Quality Standards (WQS). The online hearing takes place on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 6 p.m.
WQS are...
Sep
20
Siletz Watershed Council Meeting
September 20, 2022, Siletz
Wetland restoration site. /Photo courtesy of MCWC
The Siletz Watershed Council, a working group of the MidCoast Watersheds Council (MCWC), will meet at the Siletz Public Library (255 SE S Gaither St in Siletz) on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at 6 p.m. Representatives from the MCWC will present about...
Sep
16
Emerald Ash Borer Field Training
September 16, 2022, Forest Grove
Emerald ash borer adult feeding on an ash leaf. /Photo by Debbie Miller, USDA Forest Service
Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District, Oregon State University, and Clean Water Services are hosting a free field training at Joseph Gale Park (3014 18th Avenue in Forest Grove) to assemble a...
Sep
14
STEAM Coach Volunteer Training
September 14, 2022, Garibaldi
Netarts and Three Arch Rocks.\Photo by Alex Derr.
Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS is hosting volunteer training for their STEAM Coach Volunteer program. A STEAM Coach is “a community volunteer who believes all students should have access to hands-on, inquiry-based learning experiences in...
Sep
13
Talk on Logging Economics
September 13, 2022
Clearcut forest /photo courtesy of NCCWP
On Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 6:30 p.m., North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection (NCCWP) is hosting “The Truth about the Economics of Logging.” This free online event features guest speaker Ernie Niem, the president of Natural Resources Economics,...
Aug
31
Thesis Defense Re: Hybrid Beachgrass
August 31, 2022
Rebecca Mostow.
CoastWatch has been involved for the past several years in aiding the search for a new, hybrid beachgrass on the Oregon coast. Oregon State University graduate student Rebeca Mostow has been studying this new offspring of the two types of invasive beachgrass and...
Aug
28
Lola Lake and Beach Hike
August 28, 2022, Pistol River
Beach north of Crook Poin.\Photo by Paul Sherman.
Aug
23
Ocean-Facing Roads Comment Opportunity
August 23, 2022, Newport
Erosion threatens Ocean Road in Yachats.\Photo by Susan Mackinnon.
Oregon’s Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) is considering a change to the state’s land use rules to allow shoreline armoring to protect roads adjacent to the ocean shore, including Highway 101. The hearing...
Aug
23
Hearing on Tillamook Riprap Case
August 23, 2022
Shoreline armoring at Pine Beach in process.\Photo by Randy Stevenson.
At long last, the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) will hold oral arguments on our appeal of Tillamook County’s decision to approve a massive riprap revetment at Pine Beach. The hearing takes place on Tuesday, Aug. 23,...