Featured Events
Events sponsored or engaged in by Oregon Shores. The Full Coastal Calendar includes these along with relevant events sponsored by other organizations.
Jan
18
Beached Bird Survey Training
January 18, 2020, Astoria
Beached Northern Fulmar.\Photo courtesy of COASST.
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) will hold a training session for prospective volunteers in the long-running beached bird survey they conduct in all the West Coast states on Saturday, Jan. 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in Room...
Jan
19
Beached Bird Survey Training
January 19, 2020, Netarts
Beached and banded Common Murre.\Photo by Bonnie
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) will hold a training session for prospective volunteers in the long-running beached bird survey they conduct in all the West Coast states on Sunday, Jan. 19, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the...
Jan
23
King Tides Social Event
January 23, 2020, Florence
King tide swamps the Siuslaw River's north jetty at Florence.\Photo courtesy of ORKingTides.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones is hosting a gathering devoted to the King Tides Project on Thursday, Jan. 23, 6 p.m. at the Homegrown Public House & Brewery (294 Laurel St.) in...
Jan
29
Siuslaw Watershed Gathering
January 29, 2020, Florence
The Siuslaw River and Florence, seen from the sea\Photo by Rena Olson.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones will be one of the presenters at the Siuslaw Watershed Council's Watershed Gathering event, beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29, in the Bromley Room of the Siuslaw...
Feb
4
Tidepool Learning Opportunity
February 4, 2020, Gleneden Beach
Sea star survey at Cascade Head Marine Reserve.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
Both Jesse Jones, our CoastWatch volunteer coordinator, and Fawn Custer, our citizen science trainer, will be speaking to the Oregon Coast Learning Institute on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 10 a.m. to noon, at the Salishan Resort...
Feb
6
Marine Debris Survey
February 6, 2020, Yachats
Marine debris survey taking place at Cape Cove.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
A monthly marine debris survey is conducted at Cape Cove, just south of Cape Perpetua. To participate, meet at Cape Perpetua Visitor Center (2400 Hwy 101, about three miles south of Yachats) in the parking lot at 3 p.m....
Feb
6
King Tides Final Round Kickoff
February 6, 2020, Newport
Nehalem Boat Ramp, comparison showing effect of king tide.\Photo courtesy of ORKingTides.
Gearing up for the final round of this winter’s King Tides Photo Project, which takes place Feb. 8-10, we’re holding a kickoff event on Thursday, Feb. 6, 6:30 p.m., at Rogue Brewer’s on the Bay (2320...
Feb
8
King Tides Kickoff
February 8, 2020, Bandon
Bandon's harbor during a 2018 king tide.\Photo by Alex Derr.
Feb
8
King Tides Project, Third Series
February 8, 2020 - February 10, 2020
A 2018 king tide on the Yaquina River.\Photo by Greg Henton.
The final round of the 2019-2020 King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, takes place February 8-10, 2020. The project reveals areas currently prone to flooding, but more...
Feb
12
Marine Debris Survey Training
February 12, 2020, Hammond
Marine debris survey participants at Fort Stevens site.\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...
Apr
15
CoastWatch Library Talk
April 15, 2020, Astoria
View of Astoria and the Columbia estuary.\Photo by Sonja Peterson.
Celebrate Tax Day with CoastWatch, as Jesse Jones, our volunteer coordinator, is featured in the Astoria Library Nature and Science Series. Her appearance takes place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, at the Astoria Public...