Ocean Events
Jul
13
Marine Debris Survey Training
July 13, 2022, Hammond
Marine debris survey training in progress.\Photo by Dennis White.
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...
Aug
10
Marine Debris Survey Training
August 10, 2022, Hammond
Marine debris survey in progress 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...
Sep
14
Marine Debris Survey Training
September 14, 2022, Hammond
Marine debris survey at Fort Stevens.\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 Shores...
Past Events
Aug
22
Webinar on Marine Spatial Planning
August 22, 2017
Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve from top of cape. Marine reserves are one form of marine spatial planning.\Photo by Rena Martin.
Aug
19
Newport Beach Cleanup
August 19, 2017, Newport
Agate Beach State Park in Oregon. | Photo from OutdoorProject
The Newport Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation kicks off their summer Beach Cleanup Series with a cleanup of Newport's Agate Beach on Saturday, Aug. 19, from noon to 3 p.m.
If you'd like to help, meet at Agate Beach State Wayside,...
Aug
19
Birdwalk at Crissey Field
August 19, 2017, Brookings
Bird tracks on beach at Crissey Field State Park. | Photo by Schuyler Erle
Join the Kalmiopsis Audubon Society (KAS), and their birding representative Gary Maschmeyer, on a bird-watching outing to Crissey Field, site of the State Parks welcome center just north of the California border, and...
Aug
16
Lecture on Marine Parasites
August 16, 2017, Charleston
Flatworm: Pseudoceros fowersi. | Photo by Alexander Semenov
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's (OIMB) Summer 2017 Seminar Series includes a discussion from Dr. Jason Williams, from Hofstra University. He will be lecturing on his studies pertaining to the natural history and diversity...
Aug
10
Phycology Talk
August 10, 2017, Otis
Kelp, one of the more familiar seaweeds, on the shore.\Photo by Allison Asbjornsen.
Oregon harbors a world expert on the taxonomy of seaweed in Gayle Hansen, a senior researcher based with the Environmental Protection Agency outpost at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. Hansen,...
Aug
9
Sea Urchin Lecture
August 9, 2017, Charleston
Cynthia Trowbridge (right) conducting research at Lough Hyne, Ireland.
Ordinarily, we wouldn’t list a talk about ecology in Ireland, since we keep things closer to home. But in this case, the speaker is Cynthia Trowbridge, an old friend of CoastWatch and Oregon Shores. She is one of the...
Aug
4
Beaver Tales Art Exhibit Opening Reception
August 4, 2017, Nehalem
Busy Beaver by Rene Eisenbart.
To celebrate beavers and their contribution to the ecology of the North Coast, The Wetlands Conservancy (TWC) and Lower Nehalem Watershed Council (LNWC) have partnered with local businesses to host the Beaver Tales Art Exhibit and Sale in Nehalem. Kicking off...
Aug
4
Birding at Stanley Marsh
August 4, 2017, Seaside
Morning sunshine coming through the trees at Thompson Creek and Stanley Marsh Reserve. | Photo by Stephen Bowler
Join the North Coast Land Conservancy (NCLC) and naturalist Mike Patterson for an early-morning birdwatching walk at Stanley Marsh, part of North Coast Land Conservancy’s Thompson...
Aug
2
Orca Lecture
August 2, 2017, Charleston
Orcas in Oregon. | Photo by Gary Ligi
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's (OIMB) Summer 2017 Seminar Series includes a public lecture from Dr. Robert Pitman, who works for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA).
Speaker Robert L. Pitman will discuss “The Family that...
Jul
29
Whale Watch Weekend
July 29, 2017, Depoe Bay
Gray Whale surfacing.\Photo by Era Horton.
The Sixth Annual Summer Whale Watch Weekend is being held July 29 and 30 at Boiler Bay State Park near Depoe Bay, hosted by the Oregon Chapter of the American Cetacean Society.
ACS volunteer members and Certified Naturalists will be on hand from 10...