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.
No events currently scheduled.
Past Events
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May
8
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Beached Bird Survey Training
May 8, 2021
COASST survey in progress.
COASST (the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team), which organizes the beached bird survey in which CoastWatch is an Oregon partner, is holding an online training session aimed at prospective volunteers on the north coast on Saturday, May 8, from 9:30...
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May
4
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Marine Debris Survey Introduction
May 4, 2021
CoastWatchers regularly clean their beaches of marine debris, and for many years CoastWatch has organized a special citizen science marine debris survey, using a protocol from the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
NOAA’s method is changing, however, so our marine debris...
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Apr
19
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Marine Debris Survey
April 19, 2021
Entrance to Cape Cove trail, site of marine debris survey.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
A monthly marine debris survey is conducted at Cape Cove, just south of Cape Perpetua. It is still taking place, with Covid-era precautions (masks are worn). New volunteers are welcome to join the survey, on...
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Apr
15
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Marine Debris Survey Training
April 15, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey participants 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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Apr
9
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Beached Bird Presentation
April 9, 2021
Dr. Julia Parrish.\Photo by Benjamin Hammond.
Oregon Shores is the Oregon partner of COASST (Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team), which conducts the beached bird survey through the West Coast states. COASST is based at the University of Washington, so we usually have to wait for...
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Apr
3
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CoastWatch Walk and Talk
April 3, 2021, Charleston
Rocky shores at Sunset Bay.\Photo by Laurel Hillmann.
Now that some types of in-person events on the shoreline are possible again, with proper precautions, CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones is beginning to meet CoastWatchers, and those interested in CoastWatch, for field training...
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Mar
17
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Marine Debris Survey Training
March 17, 2021, Hammond
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 Joyce, which handles the monthly survey at this site. We...
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Mar
17
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Sea Star Observation Training
March 17, 2021, Charleston
Cape Arago's South Cove from the air.\Photo by Rena Olson, with support from Lighthawk.
Now that field trips, conducted cautiously, are possible again, CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones invites volunteers and prospective volunteers to join her on Wednesday, March 17, at Cape...
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Mar
15
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Nudibranch Presentation
March 15, 2021
Clown nudibranch.\Photo by N.C. Treneman.
CoastWatch is offering a series of webinars on rocky shore habitats and their denizens, with a particular focus on Oregon’s south coast. In March’s presentation, “Predators Cloaked in Beauty,” marine biologist Nancy C. Treneman will discuss the...
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Mar
15
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CoastWatch Presentation to Watershed Group
March 15, 2021
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones.\Photo by Rita Goldfarb.
The North Coast Watershed Association (NCW) will host CoastWatch’s Jesse Jones at its next meeting. Jesse, the program’s volunteer coordinator, will lead off an online meeting that begins at 5 p.m. on Monday, March 15. ...