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
11
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Marine Debris Monitoring Survey
May 11, 2020, Yachats
Marine debris survey at Cape Cove in progress.\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 9 a.m....
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May
9
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Cancelled--Black Oystercatcher Survey Training
May 9, 2020, Newport
Black Oystercatcher.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
Note: The organizers had been holding out, in hopes that coronavirus restrictions would be lifted in time to allow this citizen science training event t take place, but have now cancelled the in-person event. Online webinars are being...
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May
9
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Virtual Black Oystercatcher Survey Training
May 9, 2020
Black Oystercatcher.\Photo by Linda Fink.
This year’s annual survey for Black Oystercatchers will focus just on identifying and monitoring nest sites—the abundance survey will not be done this year.
Due to coronavirus measures, the volunteer training sessions that had been planned have...
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May
9
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Cancelled--Tidepool Clinic
May 9, 2020, Lincoln City
Fawn Custer (left) conducting a previous tidepool clinic.\Photo by Dennis White.
Note: Alas, what would have been the first event this year in an annual tradition had to be cancelled due to coronavirus precautions. The entire schedule of "Tidepool Clinic" sessions is now on hold. We...
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May
6
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Marine Debris Survey Webinar
May 6, 2020
Marine debris survey sorting exercise, led by Fawn Custer, CoastWatch's citizen science trainer.\Photo by Dennis White.
On Wednesday, May 6, the subject of our CoastWatch webinar will be marine debris. CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones will be joined by Andrew Mason, Pacific...
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May
2
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Cancelled--Black Oystercatcher Survey Training
May 2, 2020, Cannon Beach
Black Oystercatchers.\Photo by Scott Carpenter.
Note: The organizers had been holding out, in hopes that coronavirus restrictions would be lifted in time to allow this citizen science training event t take place, but have now cancelled the in-person event. Online webinars are being...
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Apr
27
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Introductory CoastWatch Webinar
April 27, 2020
Sea-Watch (Angelica), CoastWatch's symbol.\Photo by Sonja Peterson.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones will present an “Introduction to the CoastWatch” webinar, designed for new CoastWatch volunteers, online on Monday, April 27, 11 a.m.-noon. The presentation will be a good...
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Apr
26
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Snowy Plover Patrol Webinar--4
April 26, 2020
Western Snowy Plover at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
The annual volunteer monitoring project that monitors Western Snowy Plover nesting on the north coast, the Snowy Plover Patrol, has been delayed due to the coronavirus, and physical training sessions aren’t currently possible. ...
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Apr
26
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Snowy Plover Patrol Webinar--3
April 26, 2020
Snowy plover nest exclosure.\Photo courtesy of USFWS.
The annual volunteer monitoring project that monitors Western Snowy Plover nesting on the north coast, the Snowy Plover Patrol, has been delayed due to the coronavirus, and physical training sessions aren’t currently possible. However,...
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Apr
25
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Snowy Plover Patrol Webinar--2
April 25, 2020
The annual volunteer monitoring project that monitors Western Snowy Plover nesting on the north coast, the Snowy Plover Patrol, has been delayed due to the coronavirus, and physical training sessions aren’t currently possible. However, the project’s primary sponsors, Portland Audubon and...