Land Use Events
Offshore Wind Comment Deadline

The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has designated two “call areas” for siting offshore wind energy turbines off Oregon’s coast (west of Coos Bay and Brookings). Once these areas have been confirmed after a comment...
Shoreline Access Survey

The Oregon Coastal Management Program has begun a study of public access to Oregon’s public shore. With more and more people visiting the coast, and many private owners seeking ways to exclude the public, this is an increasingly...
Guided Netarts Spit Walk--Now Full

An opportunity to explore the Netarts Spit and learn about its natural history is offered by the Friends of Netarts Spit WEBS and Portland Audubon, along with Oregon State Parks. The beachwalk begins at 8 a.m. on Friday, July 1,...
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...
Webinar on Protecting Coos Bay

Past Events
Talk on Estuary Habitats

The MidCoast Watersheds Council is holding its final community meeting of the year on Thursday, Dec. 2, at 6:30 pm., with a talk on a subject of wide interest: “Natural habitats and fish communities in...
Bastendorff Bog Hike

For those who prefer to “opt outside” on Black Friday rather than hit the stores, the Southcoast Striders offer a Bastendorff Bog trail hike, beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 26.
The hike will start from the Sunset Bay State Park day use...
Lecture on Climate and Wildfire

The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology’s fall seminar series is taking place online again this year. The talks take place at 4 p.m. on Fridays. These events are free and open to the public, but it is necessary to request access in...
LCDC Meets on Coastal Issues

The second day of the November meeting of the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) takes place on Friday, Nov. 19, at 8:30 a.m. The two-day meeting takes place...
Seminar on Tidal Wetlands--Cancelled

The following event has been cancelled, and will be rescheduled at a later date.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Research Seminar Series continues online. This week’s event, on Thursday, Nov 18, at 3:30 p.m., features renowned wetland ecologist Laura...
Panel on New Coastal Research

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...
Marine Debris Survey Training

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...
Presentation on Coastal Hazards

Oregon Shores (through our CoastWatch program) is collaborating with the Audubon Society of Lincoln City on a series of talks this winter, each dealing with threats to our coast and ocean and discussing how we can plan for resilience. The...
Talk on Big Creek History

On Saturday, Nov. 13, 10 a.m., the Cape Perpetua Collaborative presents a talk by Andrea Scharf, author of “Saving Big Creek.” She will discuss the campaign to stop development of a destination resort on property near the mouth of the creek, south...
Talks by Emerging Scientists

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...