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
Mar
8
Hearing on Climate Bill
March 8, 2021
Oregon State Capitol Building.\Photo courtesy of Oregon Conservation Network.
HB 2488, which seeks to address climate change and environmental justice, has an online hearing on Monday, March 8, during a 1 p.m. meeting of the House Committee on Energy and Environment. The portion of the...
Mar
1
Webinar on Tidal Swamps
March 1, 2021
Tidal spruce swamp.\Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The Lower Nehalem Community Trust sponsors a webinar on “Tidal Swamps: Secret Forests of the Oregon Coast,” by Laura Brophy, on Monday, March 1, at 7 p.m. The online event is free and open to all, but participation in...
Mar
1
Virtual Environmental Conference
March 1, 2021
Yaquina River during a king tide, a preview of climate-change-related flooding.\Photo by Rena Olson, with support from Lighthawk.
The Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC), founded and run by University of Oregon law students, has evolved into the state’s most broad-based...
Feb
27
New Old Growth Talk
February 27, 2021
The Cape Perpetua Winter Speakers Series, now online, features a talk on “It’s Not All about Old Trees—An Introduction to the New Old Growth Forest,” at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27. The speaker is Vicki Penwell, Director of the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center for the Siuslaw National...
Feb
25
Parks Session Considers Beach Driving
February 25, 2021
Vehicles parked on the beach at Pacific City.\Photo courtesy of OPRD.
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission meets online on Thursday, Feb. 25, and one item on the agenda will stand out to those concerned about the beach parking and driving issue. The commission will consider the...
Feb
24
Hearing on Cable Bill
February 24, 2021
Onshore base for Facebook's cable project at Tierra del Mar.\Photo by Ron Bourke.
House Bill 2603, now being considered by the current Oregon Legislature, is an attempt by Rep. David Gomberg (D-Lincoln City) to address the Facebook fiasco, in which an internet cable being installed across...
Feb
17
Thin Green Line Celebration
February 17, 2021
Anti-LNG rally in Salem.
The conservation groups attempting to block fossil fuel development and export along the West Coast are sometimes called the “Thin Green Line. Oregon Shores, with our battle against the Jordan Cove LNG export terminal proposal, is certainly part of this line. Just...
Feb
12
Beach Driving Comment Deadline
February 12, 2021
Vehicles crowd the beach at Pacific City.\Photo courtesy of OPRD.
Members of the public have until 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12, to comment on a proposal by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (State Parks) to close two segments of Tillamook County’s shoreline to vehicles.
State Parks...
Feb
12
Anti-Plastics Virtual Rally
February 12, 2021
Marine debris in its unnatural habitat.\Photo by Kip Evans.
A free “Break Up with Plastics” virtual event will be hosted by Oceana, Surfrider Foundation Environment Oregon at noon on Friday, Feb. 12. The event will feature information from legislators and ocean advocates on how you can...
Feb
4
Restoration Seminar
February 4, 2021
Restoration work taking place at Big Creek.\Photo courtesy of MidCoast Watersheds Council.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center Research Seminar Series presents an online talk on restoration ecology. David Thomson, a restoration specialist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ecological Services,...