Land Use Events
May
8
Conservancy Management Discussion
May 8, 2019, Cannon Beach
Aerial view of Cape Falcon.\Photo by Alex Derr.
The North Coast Land Conservancy (NCLC) is working on its biggest project ever: conservation of 3,500 acres of forestland above Oswald West State Park to benefit people, plants, and wildlife. Which brings into high relief an issue that all...
May
15
Talk on Forest Streams
May 15, 2019, Nehalem
Sweet Creek Falls.\Photo by Dennis White.
Mary Scurlock of the Oregon Stream Protection Coalition, a long-time advocate for Oregon’s waterways, will speak on “Private Forests, Public Waters: How and Why Oregon is Failing its Forest Streams” on Tuesday, May 14, 6 p.m. (doors open at 5:30) at...
May
18
Mayfly Festival
May 18, 2019, Coos Bay
Last year's Mayfly Festival in progress.\Photo courtesy of Coos Watershed Assn.
The Coos Watershed Association is celebrating its 25th year of caring for the Coos Bay watershed with its 3rd annual Coos Watershed Mayfly Festival. The event takes place on Saturday, May 18, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m....
May
21
Rockaway Riprap Hearing
May 21, 2019, Rockaway Beach
The threatened house in question.\Photo by Shalom
More than ten requests for a hearing were received, so the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) will hold a hearing on the controversial proposal to install a shoreline protection structure (i.e., riprap) along a segment of the...
Past Events
Nov
3
Dellenback Dunes Hike
November 3, 2018, Lakeside
Dellenback Dunes Trail. | Photo courtesy of South Coast Striders
Join the South Coast Striders for a Dellenback Dunes and Tenmile Creek trails hike on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 9 a.m. Meet at the John Dellenback Dunes Trailhead (on the west side of Hwy 101 near Lakeside). Here are more detailed...
Oct
30
Sudden Oak Death Workshop
October 30, 2018, Pistol River
A fallen oat tree displays black nodules on its trunk, a telltale indicator of sudden oak death disease. | Photo by Christopher Chung
Join the OSU Extension, Wild Rivers Forest Collaborative, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon Dept. of Forestry for a workshop focused on Sudden Oak Death on...
Oct
24
Lost and Imperiled Species Panel
October 24, 2018, Manzanita
Sea otter at sea.\Photo by Lilian Carswell.
Species that are no longer with us, and species that are at risk of disappearing, will be the theme of a panel discussion, "Lost and Imperiled Species of the Oregon Coast: An Exploration of Oregon's Iconic, Recovering, and Threatened Wildlife." ...
Oct
20
Nedonna Marsh Celebration
October 20, 2018, Tillamook
Nedonna Marsh.
Many residents of the Rockaway Beach area, including many Oregon Shores members, have been deeply concerned about the future of Nedonna Marsh, on the southern flank of Nehalem Bay, which appeared to be vulnerable to development. Coastal marshes are all too rare, and play an...
Oct
20
Mushroom BioBlitz
October 20, 2018, Yachats
Turkey Tail mushrooms in the Oregon Dunes.\Photo by Dina Pavlis.
The next in a series of BioBlitzes at the Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve takes place a bit inland, and is devoted to the mushroom population on the area. BioBlitzes are one-time snapshots of biodiversity, in which volunteers and...
Oct
20
Birding at Millicoma Marsh
October 20, 2018, Coos Bay
Birding at Millicoma Marsh Trail. | Photo by J. Bragg
Oct
20
Bullards Beach Hike
October 20, 2018, Bandon
Bullards Beach State Park. | Photo courtesy of South Coast Striders
Join the South Coast Striders for a 5.4 mile hike along the trails at Bullards Beach State Park on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 10 a.m. to around 12:30 p.m. Meet them in the parking lot across from the Meeting Hall Yurt inside...
Oct
18
Elk River Salmon Seminar
October 18, 2018, Port Orford
A Chinook salmon pictured in Oregon’s McKenzie River. | Photo by Morgan Bond
A seminar on the cherished but threatened salmon runs in the Elk River is sponsored by Oregon State University, Oregon Hatchery Research Center, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, NOAA Northwest Fisheries...
Oct
15
Hearing on Geologic Permit
October 15, 2018
Spring St. development site viewed from the beach.\Photo by Elaine Karnes.
The Newport Planning Commission has held two hearings on an appeal by local citizens, which Oregon Shores has supported, of a geologic permit for a proposed development on Spring St. City staff recommended approval...
Oct
10
Oregon Dunes Talk
October 10, 2018, Eugene
Dina Pavlis (left) at a previous presentation.\Photo by Julie Thomas.
Dina Pavlis, perhaps Oregon’s leading dunes maven (and a CoastWatcher and Oregon Shores member), will lecture on the landscape of the Oregon Dunes in Eugene on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 6-8 p.m. at the Claim 52 Brewing and...