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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Science Talk ‘18
March 1, 2018 - March 2, 2018, Portland
Science Talk - Portland. | Courtesy of Science Talk
Have you ever struggled to explain why your science matters to a non-scientist? Have you ever been frustrated at the way science is covered in the media and used in policy? Have you wondered just what they’re teaching about science these...
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Rocky Shores Workshop
February 27, 2018, Newport
Rocky shores near Cannon Beach.\Photo by Mark Stalcup.
Oregon’s Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC) and Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) are holding a series of public meetings in communities along the coast and in the valley to seek input concerning the current...
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Feb
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Talk on Vanishing Oregon Dunes
February 24, 2018, Yachats
Tahkenitch dunes. | Photo by Richard Hikes
The Oregon dunes are important to our coastal communities both economically and ecologically; they delight residents and the approximately 500,000 visitors who travel to see them each year. They also are home to a plethora of native plants and...
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Rocky Shores Workshop
February 22, 2018, Eugene
Rocky shores and Pigeon Guillemots.\Photo courtesy of OPRD.
Oregon’s Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC) and Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) are holding a series of public meetings in communities along the coast and in the valley to seek input concerning the current...
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Feb
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Yardang Hike
February 17, 2018
Dellenback Dunes. | Courtesy of the South Coast Striders
The South Coast Striders are hosting a Winter Tardang Hike on Februrary 13th. Winter weather and the wind make for some very cool looking sand sculptures geologist refer to as “Yardangs”. You can take a three-mile...
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Feb
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King Tide Wrap-Up Party
February 5, 2018, Coos Bay
King Tide swamps railroad tracks in Coos Bay.\Photo by Robert More.
We’re celebrating the conclusion of the 2017-2018 King Tide Project with a party on Monday, Feb. 5, beginning at 6 p.m. at the 7 Devils Brewing Co. in Coos Bay. We’ll furnish the finger food—drinks and meals available no...
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Offshore Drilling Presentation
February 1, 2018, Coos Bay
Courtesy of Surfrider Foundation
Livelihoods in coastal communities across the country rely on America’s coastal waters. The Trump administration’s push to open our coastlines to offshore leasing would threaten recreation, the livelihoods of those in the fishing and tourism industries, and...
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Jan
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Guided Walk/CoastWatch Clinic
January 30, 2018, Otter Rock
Otter Rock at low tide.\Photo by Cathy Tronquet.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Fawn Custer will lead a guided tidepool walk on an excellent minus-1.88-ft. tide. Meet her at 3 p.m. at the Northwest parking lot at Otter Rock. The group will then venture down the beach on the north side...
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Guided Walk/CoastWatch Clinic
January 29, 2018, Lincoln City
Roads End beach.\Photo by Kirt Edblom.
Volunteer Coordinator Fawn Custer is taking advantage of a minus-1.18-foot tide to offer an opportunity to explore the tidepools at the northern end of the Roads End beach. This guided walk will double as a “CoastWatch Clinic” during which Fawn will...
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Science Pub Features Pyrosomes
January 28, 2018, Coos Bay
Over the past year, you may have seen some odd gelatinous tubes (some compare them to icycles) washing up on local beaches. Many CoastWatchers have reported large numbers on their miles. These creatures are known as pyrosomes, and have never before been seen in such concentrations in...