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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Whale Science Review
September 22, 2018, Newport
Whale flukes. | Photo courtesy of American Cetacean Society
Join the American Cetacean Society (ACS) for their Oregon Chapter Meeting Speaker Series on Saturday September 22nd from 10am-12pm at the Newport Public Library (35 NW Nye St, Newport). This is a free event and open to the public....
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22
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Oregon Shorebird Festival
September 22, 2018 - September 23, 2018, Charleston
Whimbrels at South Beach\Photo by Cathy Tronquet.
For 32 years people have been gathering on the Oregon coast to watch thousands of shorebirds as they migrate from their arctic breeding grounds as far south as the tip of Argentina. Some of these shorebirds will be flying more than 7,000...
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Shorebird Festival Opening Night
September 21, 2018 - September 23, 2018, Charleston
Now 32 years old, the Oregon Shorebird Festival is a landmark event for birders, wildlife managers and conservationists, and those who are fascinated by the role these avian transients play in our coastal ecology. This year’s edition takes place Sept. 21-23 in Charleston.
The first night’s...
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21
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Citizen Science Training
September 21, 2018, Bandon
South Jetty beach at Bandon, at high tide.\Photo by Rick Poecker.
Prospective south coast citizen scientists, and current CoastWatchers looking for a chance to hone their monitoring skills, are invited to join Fawn Custer, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator, and members of Bandon’s...
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Citizen Science Training
September 20, 2018, Bandon
Merchants Beach at Seven Devils Wayside.
Prospective south coast citizen scientists, and current CoastWatchers looking for a chance to hone their monitoring skills, are invited to join Fawn Custer, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator, and members of Bandon’s Shoreline Education for Awareness...
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Sep
15
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International Coastal Cleanup
September 15, 2018
Plastic straws, leading components of marine debris.| Photo courtesy of The Last Plastic Straw
On Saturday, September 15th, the 33rd annual International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) will commence as the world’s largest single-day volunteer effort to fight ocean plastic pollution. This day was...
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Cape Perpetua Volunteer Appreciation
September 13, 2018, Yachats
View from Cape Perpetua.\Photo by Rena Olson.
Volunteers who are working on any aspect of coastal conservation in the area of the Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve—and this would certainly include CoastWatchers—are invited to a special volunteer appreciation event on Thursday, Sept. 13, 5:30-7...
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13
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Marine Debris Monitoring Survey
September 13, 2018, Yachats
Cape Cove.\Photo by Bonnie Moreland.
A monthly marine debris survey has begun 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. on Thursday, Sept. 13, to start the...
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10
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Community Science Day
September 10, 2018, Otter Rock
A slice of tidepool life at Otter Rock.\Photo by Dennis White.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Fawn Custer will be taking advantage of an accessible low tide to provide wide-ranging instruction in citizen science and shoreline monitoring at the Otter Rock Marine Reserve on Monday, Sept....
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Welcome the Salmon Home Festival
September 9, 2018, Otis
Panoramic view from Cascade Head, showing the Salmon River spit.\Photo by Dennis White.
The Westwind Stewardship Group is once again sponsoring the annual Welcome the Salmon Home festival. It takes place on Sunday, Sept. 9, from 1-5 p.m., at Camp Westwind on the Salmon River spit. To...