Land Use Events
Oct
27
Salmon Restoration Symposium
October 27, 2021, Ocean Shores
Sockeye salmon spawning.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
The 2021 Coast Region Symposium will be held in Ocean Shores, Washington, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 27. The theme is “Restoration to Resilience: Salmon Habitat in a Changing Climate.” The event is free and open to all, but...
Nov
9
Butterfly Webinar
November 9, 2021
Silverspot Butterfly.\Photo courtesy of USFWS.
Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) presents “Research and Restoration Intertwine to Save an Imperiled Butterfly,” a panel discussion by several U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists about efforts to rescue the endangered Silverspot...
Nov
10
Talks by Emerging Scientists
November 10, 2021
John Stepanek in the field, studying carbon storage.
As we near the end of our 50th anniversary year, we are focusing all the more strongly on the theme of our celebration, which is not looking back but “the next 50 years of coastal conservation.” In that spirit, we wanted to survey some of...
Nov
17
Marine Debris Survey Training
November 17, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris surveyors celebrate completion of a survey.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed to fill out the team, headed by Oregon...
Nov
17
Panel on New Coastal Research
November 17, 2021
Chelsea Batavia.
As we near the end of our 50th anniversary year, we are focusing strongly on the theme of our celebration, “the next 50 years of coastal conservation.” In that spirit, we are surveying some of the young researchers who are doing cutting-edge work that will inform our...
Jan
11
Talk on South Coast Geology
January 11, 2022
Ron Metzger leading a field trip.
Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) presents a “Geologic Overview of Oregon’s South Coast” on Tuesday, Jan. 11, at 6 p.m. The online event is free and open to all.
The speaker is Ron Metzger, a professor of geology at Southwestern Oregon Community...
Past Events
Apr
11
Snowy Plover Patrol Training
April 11, 2021
Snowy plovers at South Beach.\Photo by Cathy Tronquet.
Portland Audubon is partnering with Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the Institute for Natural Resources to monitor endangered Western Snowy Plovers at four sites on the North Coast (from Clatsop Spit near Astoria to the Sitka...
Apr
10
Snowy Plover Patrol Training
April 10, 2021
Snowy plover exclosure, to protect a nesting area.\Photo courtesy of USFWS.
Portland Audubon is partnering with Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the Institute for Natural Resources to monitor endangered Western Snowy Plovers at four sites on the North Coast (from Clatsop Spit near...
Apr
8
Talk on Forest Economics
April 8, 2021
Clearcut in the Jetty Creek watershed, source of Rockaway's drinking water.\Photo by Trygve Steen.
On Thursday, April 8, starting at 6 p.m., North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection will be hosting a Zoom talk featuring economist Ernie Niemi. For more than 40 years, Niemi has...
Apr
3
Snowy Plover Patrol Training
April 3, 2021
Western Snowy Plover.\Photo by Cathy Tronquet.
Portland Audubon is partnering with Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the Institute for Natural Resources to monitor endangered Western Snowy Plovers at four sites on the North Coast (from Clatsop Spit near Astoria to the Sitka Sedge...
Apr
2
Snowy Plover Patrol Training
April 2, 2021
Snowy plovers at South Beach.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
Portland Audubon is partnering with Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the Institute for Natural Resources to monitor endangered Western Snowy Plovers at four sites on the North Coast (from Clatsop Spit near Astoria to the Sitka...
Apr
1
Environmental DNA Presentation
April 1, 2021
Dr. Kellie Carim in the field.
The MidCoast Watershed Council, now holding its community meetings online, offers a virtual presentation on environmental DNA sampling. Dr. Kellie Carim will present “What’s in the Stream? Finding Species Through eDNA Sampling” at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April...
Mar
30
Panel on Climate-Resilient Future
March 30, 2021
Climate protest.\Photo courtesy of Compact.
The Climate Impacts Group, based at the University of Washington, is celebrating its 25th year with a series of talks. The CIG, a pioneering effort to study the effects of climate at the local level when it began, studies likely impacts of climate...
Mar
26
Knotweed Webinar
March 26, 2021
Knotweed on a stream bank.\Photo courtesy of King County, Wash.
Knotweed is an invasive species that can do great damage to riparian systems. The Pacific Northwest Invasive Plant Council is the local sponsor of a presentation by the Society for Ecological Restoration on knotweed and how to...
Mar
16
South Slough Virtual Tour
March 16, 2021
Sough Slough.\Photo courtesy of South Slough NERR
Bandon’s Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) offers a virtual “Watershed Tour of the South Slough Reserve,” on Tuesday March 16, at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to all.
Alice Yeates, the presenter, will provide a brief overview of...
Mar
11
Beaver Believer Presentation
March 11, 2021
Beaver swimming.\Photo courtesy of Smith River Alliance.
The Nature Matters series, long held at the Fort George Brewery in Astoria, is being held online these days, which does make it more widely available. Next up, on Thursday, March 11, is beaver advocate Jakob Shockey.
Shockey has been...