Ocean Events
Feb
8
Science Pub: Kelp Restoration
February 8, 2023, Pacific City
Tom Calvanese holding purple sea urchins. /Photo courtesy of OSU
On Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 6 p.m., the Audubon Society of Lincoln City will host a Science Pub night at Pelican Brewing Company (33180 Cape Kiwanda Drive in Pacific City) featuring Oregon Kelp Alliance.
About the event:
"We are...
Feb
8
Lecture on Sea Otters
February 8, 2023, Cannon Beach
A raft of sea otters. /Photo courtesy of USFWS.
On Wednesday, Feb 8, at 7 p.m., the Friends of Haystack Rock and the Cannon Beach Library will continue the World of Haystack Rock Library Lecture Series.
This month's lecture will be by Michelle St. Martin, the Marine Conservation Coordinator...
Feb
9
Lecture on Climate and Fish Distribution
February 9, 2023, Newport
Spawning salmon. /Photo by Michel Roggo/NPL/Minden Pictures
As part of the ongoing Research Seminars series, the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) will host Lorenzo Ciannelli, principal investigator in the Fisheries Oceanography Lab at Oregon State University, to discuss his research on...
Feb
16
Lecture on Coastal Modeling
February 16, 2023, Newport
Salmon River estuary.\Photo by Dennis White.
As part of the ongoing Research Seminars series, the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) will host Merrick Haller, a Professor of Civil & Construction Engineering at Oregon State University, to discuss their research on the Newport Model...
Mar
8
Lecture on Transient Orcas
March 8, 2023, Cannon Beach
Orcas in Canada. /Photo by Rob Lott.
On Wednesday, March 8, at 7 p.m., the Friends of Haystack Rock and the Cannon Beach Library will continue the World of Haystack Rock Library Lecture Series.
This month's lecture will be by Josh McInnes on his work studying transient killer whales off the...
Mar
14
Webinar on Harmful Algal Blooms
March 14, 2023
Harmful algal bloom on Klamath River reservoir. /Photo courtesy of OSU
The Cape Perpetua Collaborative is hosting a series of webinars called "Young Scientists and Wave Makers" to highlight students and early career professionals conducting meaningful conservation research. The webinar on...
Mar
15
Talk on Oregon Marine Reserves
March 15, 2023, Lincoln City
Cape Arago Lighthouse. /Photo by Daniel Holihan via Wikimedia
The Lincoln City Cultural Center (540 NE Hwy 101 in Lincoln City) hosts Dr. Lindsay Aylesworth for a talk titled "A Deeper Dive into Oregon’s Marine Reserves, celebrating the first ten years of Oregon’s marine reserves program."...
Past Events
Jan
14
Seminar on Birds of the Oregon Coast
January 14, 2023, Bandon
Tufted Puffin at sea. /Photo by Tiffany Boothe, Friends of Haystack Rock.
On Saturday, Jan. 14, at 1 p.m., Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) is hosting its first seminar of 2023. SEA is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting education and awareness of shoreline habitats and...
Jan
14
Talk on Birds of the Oregon Coast
January 14, 2023, Bandon
Common Murre colony.\Photo by Mollly Sultany.
On Saturday, Jan. 14, 1 p.m., Bandon’s Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) offers a talk on “Birds of the Oregon Coast.” The in-person talk (a Zoom option is also available) takes place in the Sprague Room of the Bandon Library (1202 11th...
Jan
11
Lecture on Oregon's Marine Reserves
January 11, 2023, Cannon Beach
Redfish Rocks, Oregon Marine Reserve. | Photo from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
On Wednesday, Jan. 11, the Friends of Haystack Rock and the Cannon Beach Library will continue the World of Haystack Rock Library Lecture Series.
This month's lecture will be by the Oregon Department of...
Jan
11
Territorial Sea Plan Working Group Meeting
January 11, 2023
Cascade Head, with Cascade Head Marine Reserve in the foreground.\Photo by Alex Derr.
On Wednesday, Jan. 11, the Territorial Sea Plan Working Group will hold a meeting to discuss amendments to Part 4 of the Territorial Sea Plan- Uses of the Sea Floor. This meeting will be conducted remotely...
Jan
10
Webinar on Oregon's Marine Reserves
January 10, 2023
Cape Falcon.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
On Tuesday, Jan. 10, the Portland Audubon is hosting a free webinar on Oregon's marine reserve program from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Oregon’s Marine Reserves and Marine Protected Areas were designated in 2012 with the goals of conserving marine habitats and...
Jan
10
Webinar on Sea Stars and Climate
January 10, 2023
Zechariah Meunier in the field. /Photo courtesy of Cape Perpetua Collaborative.
The Cape Perpetua Collaborative is hosting a series of webinars called "Young Scientists and Wave Makers" to highlight students and early career professionals conducting meaningful conservation research. The next...
Jan
5
Talk on Resident Gray Whales
January 5, 2023
A gray whale surfacing /photo by Erik Urdahl
On Thursday, Jan. 5 at 6:30 p.m., the Midcoast Watersheds Council's community meeting will focus on the gray whales that call the Oregon coast home year-round.
The featured speaker is Lisa Hildebrand, a PhD student at Oregon State University's...
Jan
5
Lecture on the Effects of Ocean Acidification
January 5, 2023, Newport
Oregon pink shrimp. /Photo courtesy of ODFW.
As part of the ongoing Research Seminars series, the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) will host George Waldbusser, a professor in the College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University, to discuss his work on ocean...
Dec
28
Whale Watch Week
December 28, 2022
Gray whale diving. /Photo courtesy of OSU
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) is bringing back "Whale Watch Week" for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. From Wednesday, Dec. 28 to Sunday, Jan. 1, OPRD will have volunteers at 17 designated whale watch spots...
Dec
14
Lecture on Snowy Plovers
December 14, 2022, Cannon Beach
Snowy plovers at South Beach.\Photo by Cathy Tronquet.
On Wednesday, Dec. 14, the Friends of Haystack Rock and the Cannon Beach Library will continue the World of Haystack Rock Library Lecture Series.
This month's speaker will be Allison Anholt, Coastal Community Science Biologist with...