Land Events
Feb
18
Seminar on Habitat Loss and How to Help
February 18, 2023, Bandon
A Lorquins Admiral butterfly at Stillwater Natives Nursery. /Photo by Tatiana Havill.
On Saturday, Feb. 18, at 1 p.m., Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) is hosting a hybrid seminar. SEA is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting education and awareness of shoreline habitats...
Feb
22
Presentation on the State of Eelgrass
February 22, 2023, Tillamook
Flyer for eel gras event. /Courtesy of ODFW and TEP.
On Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m., Tony D‘Andrea from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's (ODFW) Shellfish Team will be in Tillamook to discuss Eelgrass in Tillamook County watersheds. This presentation will take place at the Oregon...
Feb
24
Wetland Walk
February 24, 2023, Nehalem
McCoy Marsh. /Photo courtesy of LNCT
On Feb. 24, the Lower Nehalem Community Trust (LNCT) hosts a "Winter on the Wetland" walk.
Executive Director Ben Pittenger will lead this walk. It will explore LNCT’s Botts and McCoy Marshes, participants can also view wintering wildlife and learn about...
Past Events
Mar
30
Public Meeting on Drone Rules
March 30, 2022
This view of the outer face of Cape Perpetua was taken from a drone.\Photo by Briton Ogden.
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is requesting public comment on proposed Oregon Administrative Rules guiding take-off and landing of drones in state parks and along the ocean shore....
Mar
30
Blacklock Point Hike with Oregon Shores
March 30, 2022, Sixes
Rocky intertidal at Blacklock Point.\Photo by Larry Basch.
Join Oregon Shores board member Larry Basch and Jesse Jones, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator, on a hike to Curry County’s Blacklock Point on Wednesday, March 30, beginning at 3:30 p.m. Meet at Cape Blanco Airport trailhead.
In late...
Mar
30
ODFW Conservation Open House
March 30, 2022
Red-necked phalarope, a coastal species under ODFW's protection.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has been holding a series of “conservation open houses,” introducing various aspects of the department’s work and giving the public a chance to provide...
Mar
29
Talk on Offshore Wind Energy
March 29, 2022
Mike Graybill scans the Coos Bay estuary.\Photo by Toni Greaves, Pew Foundation.
Bandon’s Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) hosts an online talk on “Offshore Wind Energy” on Tuesday, March 29, 6 p.m.
The speaker is Mike Graybill, retired manager of the South Slough National Estuarine...
Mar
26
Discussion of Lincoln City’s Future
March 26, 2022, Lincoln City
Shoreline at Lincoln City's Roads End, with Cascade Head in the distance.\Photo courtesy of ODFW
The Cascade Head Biosphere Reserve Collaborative is hosting a public, in-person discussion of Lincoln City’s future on Saturday, March 26, 2-3:30 p.m., at the Lincoln City Cultural Center (540...
Mar
24
Webinar on Coos Bay Indigenous History
March 24, 2022
Coos Bay mouth and South Slough.\Photo courtesy of Surfrider.
The future of the Coos Bay estuary will be considered over the next several years, as the county and cities that share jurisdiction over this vital resource area revisit the estuary management plan. Some planning changes in the...
Mar
21
Accessibility Listening Session
March 21, 2022
The access point to the beach at Otter Rock is difficult for many people to navigate.\Photo by Sara Schreiber.
Oregon State Parks is developing new Accessibility Design Standards and hosting four workshops through June, starting with a Listening Session on Monday, March 21, beginning at 6...
Mar
17
Meeting on Roads and Erosion
March 17, 2022
Erosion threatens Highway 101 at Beverly Beach.\Photo by Dennis White.
The state’s Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) and its Coastal Management Program have convened an advisory committee to consider a very specific problem—protecting roads along the ocean, from Hwy 101...
Mar
16
Panel Discussion on Offshore Wind Energy
March 16, 2022
Offshore wind development.\Photo courtesy of NOAA.
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), assisted by Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development, is analyzing the ocean off Oregon’s coast for wind energy prospects. There is a high degree of likelihood that the...
Mar
16
Science on Tap: Coastal Hazards
March 16, 2022
High tide erodes bluffs at Lincoln Beach.\Photo by Fran Recht.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center continues its “Science on Tap” lecture series. In the covid era, the talks are online. The downside is that instead of imbibing with fellow science enthusiasts, you have to pour your own in...