Land Use Events
May
19
LCDC Meeting
May 19, 2022, Salem
Development on Bayshore spit near the Alsea's mouth.\Photo by Alex Derr.
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...
May
20
LCDC Meeting--Second Day
May 20, 2022, Salem
Botts Marsh, site of a victory in preserving coastal habitat.\Photo by Lynn Levering Thomas.
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...
May
21
Valedictory Geology Lecture
May 21, 2022, Coos Bay
Ron Metzger conducting a field trip.
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...
May
26
Webinar on Eelgrass
May 26, 2022
Eelgrass fringing a mudflat in Coos Bay.\Photo by Mike Graybill.
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...
Jun
7
Webinar on Hybrid Beachgrass Ecology
June 7, 2022
Risa Askerooth
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...
Jun
21
Hybrid Beachgrass Survey Training
June 21, 2022
European beachgrass at the mouth of the Siltcoos.\Photo by Bonnie Moreland.
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...
Jul
9
Hybrid Beachgrass Survey Training
July 9, 2022, Warrenton
A patch of the hybrid beachgrass.\Photo by Rebecca Mostow.
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
Nov
4
Talk on Tenmile Creek History
November 4, 2017, Yachats
Oregon forest. | Photo by Loren Kerns
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...
Nov
4
Fall Creek Hatchery Festival
November 4, 2017, Alsea
Fall Creek Festival 2017. | Courtesy of the Oregon Hatchery Research Center
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...
Nov
2
Talk on Pollinators and Forests
November 2, 2017, Newport
Landscape ecologist Matt Betts.\Photo courtesy of Matt Betts.
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...
Nov
1
Curry County Hazards Plan Hearing
November 1, 2017, Gold Beach
Harris Beach State Park, in Curry County, at high tide.\Photo by David Grimes.
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...
Oct
30
Nehalem Bay History Classes
October 30, 2017 - November 2, 2017, Manzanita
A hundred years ago, dairy farmers brought milk to the cheese factory at Mohler. Since 1976, the building has been the Nehalem Bay Winery. | Photo Courtesy of Mark Beach
The Nehalem Valley Historical Society is offering its “History of the Nehalem Bay Area” series led by Mark Beach at Pine...
Oct
28
South Slough Trails Hike
October 28, 2017, Charleston
South Slough, | Photo by Southcoast Striders
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...
Oct
26
FERC Intervention Deadline
October 26, 2017
Artist's conception of proposed Jordan Cove LNG terminal.
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...
Oct
20
Clean Water Forum
October 20, 2017, Hebo
Coastal stream.\Photo by Heron Marychild.
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...
Oct
16
Oregon Outdoor Summit
October 16, 2017 - October 17, 2017, Corvalis
Outdoor Summit. | Courtesy of OSU
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,...
Oct
15
Pollinator Conservation Talk
October 15, 2017, Yachats
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...