Land Events
Seminar on Habitat Loss and How to Help

On Saturday, Feb. 18, at 1 p.m., Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) is hosting a hybrid seminar. SEA is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting education and awareness of shoreline habitats...
Presentation on the State of Eelgrass

On Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m., Tony D‘Andrea from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's (ODFW) Shellfish Team will be in Tillamook to discuss Eelgrass in Tillamook County watersheds. This presentation will take place at the Oregon...
Past Events
Talk on Cascadia Earthquakes and Tsunamis

On Thursday, Jan. 26, the next Nature Matters talk will focus on earthquakes and tsunamis. Patrick Corcoran, a retired Oregon State University Extension faculty member, will talk about how they have impacted the Oregon coast in the...
Talk on Birds of the Oregon Coast

On Saturday, Jan. 14, 1 p.m., Bandon’s Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) offers a talk on “Birds of the Oregon Coast.” The in-person talk (a Zoom option is also available) takes place in the Sprague Room of the Bandon Library (1202 11th...
Open House on Coos Bay Estuary Plan

The process for updating the Coos Bay Estuary Management Plan, dormant since 2019, has suddenly been ramped up to warp speed. The three jurisdictions that share the Coos Bay estuary—Coos County, and the cities of Coos Bay and...
Coos Bay Estuary Plan Work Sessions

The process for updating the Coos Bay Estuary Management Plan (CBEMP) has suddenly lurched into high gear. Coos County, and the cities of Coos Bay and North Bend, recently announced a streamlined effort to bring the decades-old existing plan up to...
Webinar on Power, Water, and Indigeneity

On Thursday, Dec. 15, the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) and the US Corps of Army Engineers San Francisco District are hosting an indigenous-led webinar about flood risk management and community...
Talk on Yachats Geology

As part of the remote Winter Speaker Series, the Cape Perpetua Collaborative will be hosting Dave Muerdter to talk about his work as a geologist on Saturday Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. Muerdter is a local geologist and...
Eelgrass Conservation Webinar

On Thursday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m., Oregon Shores will host a webinar on “Eelgrass and How to Protect It.” The event is free and open to all.
The presenter is Anu Sawkar, the attorney with the Crag Law Center with whom we collaborate in the...
Bastendorff Bog Hike

You can Opt Outside with the South Coast Striders and join them for a Black Friday hike. They will do the Bastendorff Bog trail hike out and back, with some additional hiking in the area. The hike will start in the Sunset...
Lecture on the History of Netarts Bay
The Friends of Netarts Bay Wetlands, Estuaries, Beaches, and Sea are hosting another year of "Stories of Netarts Past," a remote lecture series. This free event will take place on Zoom on Saturday, Nov. 9, at 10 a.m.
Host John Andersen, a local historian, will be sharing tales focusing on the...
Land-Sea Symposium

The Cape Perpetua Land-Sea Symposium will be resuming as an in-person event for its 10th annual celebration this year. The event will take place at the Yachats Commons (441 U.S. 101, Yachats) on...