CoastWatch Events
Events of interest to CoastWatchers, sponsored by various organizations.
Events that are sponsored or featured by Oregon Shores are highlighted.
CoastWatch intertidal field trip. Photo by Alex Derr.
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Past Events
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Citizen Science Presentation
July 29, 2021
Mary Ellen Hannibal conducting coastal citizen science.
Thursday, July 29, is Oregon Shores’ actual anniversary date, and we’re sponsoring celebratory activities throughout the day.
The final speaker of the event is one of special note to CoastWatchers and all others interested in citizen...
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CoastWatch Anniversary Beachwalk—North Coast
July 29, 2021, Rockaway Beach
Stewart Schultz at Netarts Bay.
Thursday, July 29, is the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition’s anniversary date, and kicking off the festivities will be two CoastWatch-oriented beachwalks. One will be led by Fawn Custer, our CoastWatch citizen science trainer, at Sunset Bay (see separate...
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CoastWatch Anniversary Beachwalk--South Coast
July 29, 2021, Charleston
Rocky shores at Sunset Bay.\Photo by Laurel Hillmann.
Thursday, July 29, is the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition’s anniversary date, and kicking off the festivities will be this south coast beachwalk led by Fawn Custer, our CoastWatch citizen science trainer. The event is free and open...
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Oregon Shores’ Anniversary Day
July 29, 2021
Children running free on Oregon's public shoreline.\Photo by Dina Pavlis.
The Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition officially came into existence on July 29, 1971. We’ve had quite a five-decade history, defending the coast and working for stronger protection of its resources and public...
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21
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Talk on Coast’s Environmental History
July 21, 2021
Gov. Tom McCall confronts attempt to privalize the beach at the Surfsand Hotel, kicking off the battle for the Beach Bill.
This is Oregon Shores’ 50th anniversary year. For the most part, we aren’t spending the time looking back—the theme of our anniversary year is “The Next 50 Years of...
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14
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CoastWatch Tidepool Walk
July 14, 2021, Arch Cape
Short Sand Beach.\Photo by Mike Hryekewicz.
Fawn Custer, our CoastWatch citizen science trainer, is making a quick tour of the north coast. The second of two field trips she will lead takes place on Wednesday, July 14, 10 a.m., at Oswald West State Park. (See separate listing for her July...
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Marine Debris Survey Training
July 14, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey in progress 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...
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CoastWatch Tidepool Walk
July 13, 2021, Cannon Beach
Fawn Custer leading an earlier tidepool walk.\Photo by Alex Derr.
Fawn Custer, our CoastWatch citizen science trainer, is making a quick tour of the north coast. The first of two field trips she will lead takes place on Tuesday, July 13, 9:45 a.m., at Cannon Beach’s Chapman Point. (See...
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22
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Marine Reserves BioBlitz Training
June 22, 2021
BioBlitz at Cape Perpetua.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
Those interested in learning more about one of Oregon’s marine reserves while contributing to science are encouraged to participate in this year’s round of BioBlitzes focusing on Oregon’s five marine reserves.
A BioBlitz is a volunteer-based...
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Marine Debris Survey Training
June 16, 2021, Hammond,
Marine debris survey at the Fort Stevens site.\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...