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
Aug
9
Land Use Workshop
August 9, 2017, Rockaway Beach
Protecting Nedonna Marsh is a key concern in Rockaway.\Photo by Shawn Records.
Oregon Shores, together with local partners Rockaway Citizens for Watershed Protection, is sponsoring a workshop designed to assist citizens who want to participate effectively in land use planning and other...
Aug
4
Beaver Tales Art Exhibit Opening Reception
August 4, 2017, Nehalem
Busy Beaver by Rene Eisenbart.
To celebrate beavers and their contribution to the ecology of the North Coast, The Wetlands Conservancy (TWC) and Lower Nehalem Watershed Council (LNWC) have partnered with local businesses to host the Beaver Tales Art Exhibit and Sale in Nehalem. Kicking off...
Jul
29
Kilchis Point Trail Walk
July 29, 2017, Bay City
Kilchis Point Reserve. | Photo from Tillamook County Pioneer Museum
Jul
26
Coast Economic Summit
July 26, 2017, Portland
Fishing and tourism remain economic staples on the coast. Photo by Sonja Peterson.
For the first time, the annual Oregon Coast Economic Summit will be held in Portland this year, as part of the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region 2017 summit. Organized by the Coastal Caucus of the Oregon...
Jul
23
Geology of Netarts Bay Walk
July 23, 2017, Netarts
Netarts Bay. | Photo by Dolan. H
Join the Friends of Netarts Bay Watershed, Estuary, Beach and Sea (WEBS) on an amazing and free Geologic tour around Netarts Bay. You will see landslide areas, fossil deposits on Cape Meares, Happy Camp, bay overlooks and tsunami layers from the “Big One” in...
Jul
19
Forestry Talk
July 19, 2017, Tillamook
Slash burning in forest near Cape Lookout. Photo by Allison Asbjornsen.
Rockaway Beach Citizens for Watershed Protection (RBCWP) will host Chuck Willer of the Coast Range Association (CRA) on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at Tillamook County Library’s Central Library (1716 3rd St. in Tillamook)....
Jul
18
Webinar on Shale Gas
July 18, 2017
LNG pipeline under construction.
Opponents of natural gas pipelines and LNG (liquefied natural gas) projects around the nation, led by the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, have organized a 2017 Pipeline Webinar Series, titled “Defeating Shale Gas Infrastructure: Strategies and Tools for...
Jul
8
Let's Go Birding, Rogue River Walk
July 8, 2017, Gold Beach
Common Yellowthroat. | Photo by Max Rae
Join the Kalmiopsis Audobon and trip leader Gary Maschmeyer on the Orchard Loop section of the beautiful Rogue River Walk, looking for birds of the forest and river. This is a good area to find Common Yellowthroat, Yellow-breasted Chat, Pacific-slope...
Jul
6
Beach Bill Anniversary Celebration
July 6, 2017, Cannon Beach
The beach at Cannon Beach. Photo by Jesse Ward.
On July 6, 1967, Gov. Tom McCall signed the Oregon Beach Bill, putting into effect its protection of the entire Oregon shoreline for public use. This is the Beach Bill’s anniversary year, and we’re sponsoring a variety of events all year in...
Jun
28
Jordan Cove Scoping Session
June 28, 2017, Roseburg
LNG pipeline under construction.
Having had their application to build an LNG export facility on Coos Bay’s North Spit denied by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) last year, the Jordan Cove Energy Project has started up the application process all over again, hoping for a...