Ocean Events
Dec
8
Webinar on Coastal Protections
December 8, 2021
The Mack Arch archipelago and Crook Point, a key offshore habitat area.\Photo by Roy Lowe, one of the panelists.
Oregon Shores and Lincoln City Audubon are collaborating on a series of webinars this winter, "Beyond the Beach," devoted to coastal protection and resilience. Jesse Jones, our...
Dec
9
Marine Debris Survey
December 9, 2021, Yachats
Entrance to the Cape Cove Trail.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
A monthly marine debris survey and clean-up is conducted at Cove Beach, just south of Cape Perpetua. To participate, meet at the Cove Beach Trail entrance on Hwy 101 (about three miles south of Yachats and the second pullout on the west...
Dec
9
Marine Debris Survey Training
December 9, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey in action 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...
Dec
14
King Tides Presentation
December 14, 2021
King tide at Bandon's Coquille Point.\Photo by Rick Poecker.
Our colleagues with Bandon’s Shoreline Education for Awareness are hosting CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones for a presentation on the King Tides Project on Tuesday, Dec. 14, at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to all,...
Dec
15
Marine Debris Survey Training
December 15, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey at Fort Stevens in action.\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...
Dec
15
Sea Turtles on Tap
December 15, 2021
Stranded Olive Ridley sea turtle.\Photo by Samual Gardner.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center continues with its Science on Tap series online. The bad news is that you have to pour your own; the good news is that you can enjoy the talks without being in Newport.
On Wednesday, Dec. 15, 6...
Jan
1
King Tides Project—Third Round
January 1, 2022
King tide sweeps the shore south of Cape Sebastian.\Photo courtesy of ORKingTides.
The final round of this winter’s version of the annual King Tides Project, co-sponsored by CoastWatch and the Oregon Coastal Management Program, kicks off the new year with a series of high tides Jan. 1-3,...
Jan
12
Marine Debris Survey Training
January 12, 2022, Hammond
Marine debris survey underway at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Jesse Jones.
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...
Jan
12
Webinar on Kelp Forests
January 12, 2022
Kelp forest.\Photo by Patrick Webster.
Oregon Shores (through our CoastWatch program) and Lincoln City Audubon are collaborating on a series of presentations this winter, "Beyond the Beach," dealing with coastal protection and resilience. On Wednesday, Jan. 12, 6:30 p.m., the topic is...
Feb
9
Marine Debris Survey Training
February 9, 2022, Hammond
Marine debris survey in action 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...
Mar
9
Marine Debris Survey Training
March 9, 2022, Hammond
Marine debris survey in progress at Fort Stevens.
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 Ed...
Past Events
May
26
Cape Perpetua BioBlitz, Day 1
May 26, 2017, Yachats
This is the 50th anniversary year of the Oregon Beach Bill, mandating that all of Oregon's shoreline--not only beaches, but rocky shores as well--remain in public hands. To celebrate this anniversary, a weekend BioBlitz (an inventory of all species found in an area at one time) has been...
May
20
Tidal Literary Event
May 20, 2017, Manzanita
High tide on the Nehalem spit. Photo by Steve Morey.
Author Jonathan White, who is also a sailor, surfer, and marine conservationist, will discuss his new book, “Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean,” in a special literary event at Manzanita’s Hoffman Center for the Arts (594 Laneda...
May
20
Redfish Rocks on the Docks
May 20, 2017, Port Orford
A previous Redfish Rocks on the Docks event\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
The annual celebration of the Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve and Port Orford’s fishing-based community, Redfish Rocks on the Docks, is coming up May 20, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on, where else, the Port Orford dock. CoastWatch will...
May
20
Oswald West Action Day
May 20, 2017, Manzanita
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Oregon's Beach Bill, and the birthday of former Gov. Oswald West (born May 20, 1873), who first preserved Oregon's beaches for the public, by learning about citizen science and hands-on stewardship for our shoreline. Come out and explore the coastal edge...
May
17
Oswald West's Birthday Party
May 17, 2017, Portland
It is the 50th anniversary of the passage of Oregon’s Beach Bill, landmark legislation which guaranteed the public's right to visit all 362 miles of Oregon's shoreline. In honor of this anniversary and former Governor Oswald West, who first put our beaches into the public domain by designating...
May
17
Film Screening and Panel Discussion
May 17, 2017, Yachats
Oregon's ocean frontier. Photo by Kirt Edblom.
Oregon Shores is joining with the Surfrider Foundation, Audubon Society of Portland-Ten Mile Creek Sanctuary, and Green Fire Productions to sponsor a special showing of “Ocean Frontiers III: Leaders in Ocean Stewardship and the New Blue...
Apr
29
Low-Tide Hike
April 29, 2017, Charleston
Sunset Bay and Gregory Point. Photo by Alex Derr.
The Southcoast Striders hiking group is taking advantage of a minus tide on Saturday, April 29, to sponsor an exploration of the coastline in the vicinity of Sunset Bay State Park (2.5 miles south of Charleston.
Led by local naturalists, the...
Apr
28
West Coast Planning Seminar
April 28, 2017
Newport harbor. Photo by Kirt Edblom.
The emerging West Coast Regional Planning Body (RPB) has announced a public webinar to provide a progress report and answer questions from stakeholders. It takes place at noon on Friday, April 28. Topics include the progress being made toward a West...
Apr
22
Science on Tap
April 22, 2017, Newport (South Beach)
Wayne Hoffman.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center and the Oregon Audubon Council present a “Science on Tap” lecture, “The Ecology of Seabirds & Forage Fish in Oregon's Estuaries and Nearshore Waters,” by Wayne Hoffman, policy Director of the MidCoast Watersheds Council, on Saturday, April...
Apr
20
Herring Spawn Presentation
April 20, 2017, Newport
Herring spawn. Photo courtesy of Washington DNR.
A photographic presentation, “Herring Mass Spawning: a Local Wildlife Spectacle” will celebrate the massive Pacific Herring spawning event that took place in Yaquina Bay this past March. Sponsored by the Yaquina Birders & Naturalists, the...