Coastal Conservation Calendar
Oregon coast natural history and conservation events sponsored by various organizations. Oregon Shores Featured Events are highlighted.
Jul
19
Tidepool Clinic
July 19, 2019, Lincoln City
Tidepool life.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool clinic” in Lincoln City on Friday, July 19, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
For the third year, CoastWatch is joining forces with the Lincoln City Visitor &...
Jul
19
Marine Debris Monitoring Survey
July 19, 2019, Florence
The rocky beach at Muriel O. Ponsler wayside.\Photo by Rena Olson.
A monthly marine debris survey takes place at Muriel O. Ponsler State Scenic Viewpoint, between Florence and Yachats. To join the next survey (either to become part of the team, or simply to learn about the survey and decide...
Jul
20
Festival for Redfish Rocks
July 20, 2019, Port Orford
The Redfish Rocks Community Team is holding the annual Redfish Rocks on the Dock party on July 20, and CoastWatch will be there. The festival celebrating the Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve, the local fishing community, and ocean conservation, takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event...
Jul
21
CoastWatch Beachwalk
July 21, 2019, Brookings
Sporthaven Beach, CoastWatch Mile 3.\Photo by Flora Reid.
Fawn Custer, until recently our CoastWatch volunteer coordinator and now our citizen science trainer, invites all comers to join her for a beachwalk on Sporthaven Beach in Brookings-Harbor (CoastWatch Mile 3). This beach is located...
Jul
22
Marbled Murrelet Survey
July 22, 2019, Yachats
Marbled Murrelet.\Photo courtesy of Cape Perpetua Area Collaborative.
This annual event (14 years now) starts with an evening program at the Yachats Commons (441 Hwy 101) on Monday, July 22, 6:30 p.m., about Marbled Murrelet biology and conservation, followed by an on-the-ground survey the...
Jul
23
North Bend Pipeline Hearing
July 23, 2019, North Bend
Jordan Cove in foreground, with tip of North Bend to be crossed by pipeline in the distance.\Photo by Rena Olson.
The battle against the Jordan Cove Energy Project’s attempt to develop an LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminal on Coos Bay’s North Spit has many fronts. One of these is Jordan...
Jul
24
Meeting on Shoreline Armoring
July 24, 2019, Newport
Backhoe placing riprap on CoastWatch Mile 199.\Photo by Woody Dukes.
The Department of Land Conservation (DLCD) has convened a focus group to review the state’s administration of its policies concerning shoreline armoring (aka beachfront protection structures), typically riprap. This group...
Jul
24
Talk on Crab Research
July 24, 2019, Charleston
Juvenile Dungeness crab--not the blue eye!\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
Sarah Henkel, a benthic ecologist based at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center, will speak on “Tracking Crabs: A Highly Collaborative Scientific and Law Enforcement Adventure,” as part of the Summer...
Jul
27
Summer Whale Watch
July 27, 2019, Depoe Bay
Gray whales at Depoe Bay.\Photo by Era Horton.
The Oregon Chapter of the American Cetacean Society is hosting a Summer Whale Watch Weekend at the end of the month. The first of the two days devoted to spotting whales is Saturday, July 27, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Boiler Bay just north of the...
Jul
28
Summer Whale Watch
July 28, 2019, Depoe Bay
Gray whale breaching at Depoe Bay.\Photo by Era Horton.
The Oregon Chapter of the American Cetacean Society is hosting a Summer Whale Watch Weekend at the end of the month. The second of the two days devoted to spotting whales is Sunday, July 28, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Boiler Bay just north...