Land Use Events
LCDC Meeting

The Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) is meeting on Thursday, May 19 and Friday, May 20. These are hybrid meetings, taking place physically in the Basement Hearing Room of the Department of...
LCDC Meeting--Second Day

The Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) is meeting on Thursday, May 19 and Friday, May 20. These are hybrid meetings, taking place physically in the Basement Hearing Room of the...
Valedictory Geology Lecture

Ron Metzger has not only taught geology to a couple of generations of students at Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay, he has also educated the community through a long-running Geology Lecture Series he organizes. The series has featured a...
Webinar on Eelgrass

Oregon Shores is collaborating with conservation allies to offer a monthly webinar series about the Coos Bay estuary. Coos Bay could be the focus of major development proposals soon—both a major container port and facilities...
Webinar on Hybrid Beachgrass Ecology

CoastWatch is cooperating with researchers in Oregon State University’s Department of Integrative Biology to conduct a citizen science survey for a new hybrid beachgrass that may reshape the Oregon shoreline. For more on the project, go here.
A webinar on this important project...
Hybrid Beachgrass Survey Training

The search continues for the new hybrid beachgrass that is spreading on the Oregon and Washington coasts. CoastWatch volunteers are helping researchers at Oregon State University map the range of the new hybrid, the...
Hybrid Beachgrass Survey Training

The search continues for the new hybrid beachgrass that is spreading on the Oregon and Washington coasts. CoastWatch volunteers are helping researchers at Oregon State University map the range of the new hybrid, the offspring of two...
Past Events
Talk on Tenmile Creek History

Fall on the central Oregon coast brings with it free educational presentations and events at the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center. In addition to the hiking, tidepooling, and exploring always available, visitors can enjoy a variety of speakers and topics...
Fall Creek Hatchery Festival

The Oregon Hatchery Research Center, located on Fall Creek in the Alsea River basin, will hold its annual “Fall Creek Festival” on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is free and open to the public, though...
Talk on Pollinators and Forests

MidCoast Watersheds Council invites the public to a talk on how Intensive Forest Management (IFM) affects biodiversity and ecosystem services, with a special focus on pollinators, taking place Thursday, Nov. 2, 6:30 p.m., at the...
Curry County Hazards Plan Hearing

The Curry County Board of Commissioners will consider updates to the Natural Hazards provisions in the county’s Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance to better implement Statewide Planning Goal 7 (Natural...
Nehalem Bay History Classes

The Nehalem Valley Historical Society is offering its “History of the Nehalem Bay Area” series led by Mark Beach at Pine...
South Slough Trails Hike

The Southcoast Striders are hosting a hike Oct. 28, beginning at 10 a.m. To join the hike, meet at the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve Interpretive Center parking lot. The hike leaders will take the group on a series of trails...
FERC Intervention Deadline

The official opportunity for citizens to file as an Intervenor in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s decision-making process concerning the proposed LNG (liquefied natural gas) export terminal on Coos Bay’s North Spit closes...
Clean Water Forum

In many areas of the coast, local water districts have little control over the watershed drainage which supply their cities and towns with drinking water year round. Progressive Action Tillamook (a citizen’s information network) and other groups are...
Oregon Outdoor Summit

The Outdoor Summit is a two-day adventure, convened by Oregon State University Outreach & Engagement, Travel Oregon, and Oregon State Parks. The summit will engage community leaders, outdoor enthusiasts and recreation businesses, public agencies, students,...
Pollinator Conservation Talk

On Sunday October 15 at 2 p.m. in the Yachats Commons, Laren Leland is giving a talk about native bee conservation and how you can help pollinators in your own yard and on a larger scale. In addition to sharing her experience gardening for pollinators in Portland and in the Yachats River...