Ocean Events
Jun
22
Marine Reserves BioBlitz Training
June 22, 2021
BioBlitz at Cape Perpetua.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
Those interested in learning more about one of Oregon’s marine reserves while contributing to science are encouraged to participate in this year’s round of BioBlitzes focusing on Oregon’s five marine reserves.
A BioBlitz is a volunteer-based...
Jun
24
Kelp and Urchin Webinar
June 24, 2021
Purple urchin barren destroying kelp.\Photo by Kate Vylet.
The Elakha Alliance presents a webinar on the relationship between purple urchins and kelp on Thursday, June 24, 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to all.
“Dive into a Changing Ecosystem: Kelp Forests & Urchin Barrens” features...
Jul
14
Marine Debris Survey Training
July 14, 2021, Hammond
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 Shores board...
Jul
14
Tufted Puffin Talk
July 14, 2021
Tufted Puffins in flight.\Photo by Heather Roskelley.
The Friends of Haystack Rock group is extended its usual winter-to-spring speaker series into the summer this year. On Wednesday, July 14, 7 p.m., the featured speaker will be Shawn Stephenson of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,...
Aug
18
Marine Debris Survey Training
August 18, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris assemblage from an earlier Fort Stevens survey.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
Sep
15
Marine Debris Survey Training
September 15, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
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 Shores board member...
Past Events
Jun
19
Orca Webinar
June 19, 2021
Orca pod.\Photo courtesy of NMFS.
The American Cetacean Society—Oregon Chapter hosts a webinar by noted field biologist Alexandra Morton on Saturday, June 19, at 10 a.m. The event is free and open to all, but registration is required.
Morton has been studying the Northern Resident Killer...
Jun
17
Webinar on Ocean Life and Climate
June 17, 2021
Steve Palumbi.
In celebration of our 50th anniversary this year, Oregon Shores is hosting a series of talks by leading marine and coastal scientists, who are helping us to envision the ecological changes and conservation challenges we may see in future decades.
As part of this series, we are...
Jun
16
Marine Debris Survey Training
June 16, 2021, Hammond,
Marine debris survey at the Fort Stevens site.\Photo by Angela Whitlock.
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...
Jun
10
Webinar on Gray Whale Genetics
June 10, 2021
Gray whale at Depoe Bay.\Photo by Rena Olson.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Thursday seminar series continues online. Coming up next is a webinar on the ever-popular topic of whales. The speaker is Aimee R. Lang of the Marine Mammal and Turtle Division of the Southwest Fisheries...
Jun
9
Tufted Puffin Talk
June 9, 2021
Tufted Puffins near nest on Haystack Rock.\Photo by Tiffany Boothe, Friends of Haystack Rock.
The Friends of Haystack Rock group is extended its usual winter-to-spring speaker series into the summer this year. On Wednesday, June 9, 7 p.m., the featured speakers will be Amy Eberling and...
Jun
5
Seabird Nest Monitor Training
June 5, 2021
Brandt's Cormorant nesting at Haystack Rock.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
The citizen science project that involves monitoring seabird nesting colonies continues this year, under some different pandemic protocols. If you care about seabirds and would like to consider participating, an online...
Jun
3
Webinar on Global Change
June 3, 2021
Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve.\Photo by Jason Waicunas.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Research Seminar Series continues online. The next topic is broad indeed: ‘Ecological and evolutionary responses to global change across realms.” The free public event takes place on Thursday, June...
Jun
2
Marine Disease Monitoring Webinar
June 2, 2021
PRIMED field training event.\Photo by Dennis White.
CoastWatch supports the work of PRIMED (Primary Responders in Marine Emergent Disease) which engages volunteers to help detect new and emerging marine wildlife diseases on the Oregon Coast. In a training webinar on June 2, 6 p.m., PRIMED...
Jun
1
Otter Restoration Talk
June 1, 2021
Sea otter and pup.\Photo by Eric Palmer.
The Coos History Museum, as one of its First Tuesday talks, offers “The Return of Sea Otters: Considering the Ecological and Cultural Dimensions of Restoration.” The event takes place on Tuesday, June 1, 6:30 p.m. It is free and open to all.
The...
May
27
Eelgrass Webinar
May 27, 2021
Eelgrass bed in Coos Bay.\Photo by Mike Graybill.
Oregon Shores is in the early stages of a special project to work on better protection for eelgrass habitat in Oregon estuaries. As a first step in this effort, we have just developed a “white paper” on eelgrass protection, which encompasses...