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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Lecture on Plate Tectonics
January 21, 2018, Yachats
Geologist Bob Lillie will discuss “Beauty from the Beast: Plate Tectonics and the Landscape of the Pacific Northwest” at the Yachats Common (441 Highway 101 N.) on Sunday, Jan. 21, at 2 p.m. The public event (free, but a $5 donations is suggested) is sponsored by the Yachats Academy of...
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King Tide Wrap-Up Party
January 19, 2018, Newport
Geologist Nick Cohn sampling the wind at South Beach.
We’re celebrating the conclusion of the 2017-2018 King Tide Project with a party at the Rogue Brewery’s South Beach location (2320 S.E. Marine Science Dr. in Newport). We’ll furnish the finger food—drinks and meals available no host...
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18
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Master Naturalist Presentation
January 18, 2018, Newport
Athena Crichton leads a CoastWatch natural history field trip.\Photo by Alex Derr.
Potentially interested parties are invited to a presentation on the Oregon Master Naturalist Program by its statewide coordinator, Jason O’Brien. It takes place on Thursday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m. in the Oregon...
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15
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King Tide Wrap-Up Party
January 15, 2018, Cannon Beach
Aspiring coastal scientist Dylan Anderson.
We’re celebrating the conclusion of the 2017-2018 King Tide Project on the north coast with a party at the Public Coast Brewery (264 3rd St.) in Cannon Beach. The event is free and open to all. We’ll furnish the finger food—drinks and meals...
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4
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King Tide Last Day Gathering
January 4, 2018, Netarts
Waves run up the shore at King Tide.\Photo by Sara Schreiber.
The 2017-2018 King Tide Project has come down to its final day—the last day in the last highest-high-tide sequence of the winter. Which means last chance to contribute to this citizen science project, through which volunteer...
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3
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King Tide Project, Third Series
January 3, 2018 - January 4, 2018
King Tide at Winema Beach.\Photo by Jean Cameron.
The final round of the 2017-2018 King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, takes place January 2-4, 2018. The project reveals areas currently prone to flooding, but more important,...
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King Tide Meet-Up
January 2, 2018, Florence
Florence from the Dunes.\Photo by Rich DeSantis.
The winter’s third and final set of highest high tides, and thus the last round of our King Tide Project, is coming up January 2-4. Photographers can participate anywhere—photos documenting the highest reach of the highest tides at any...
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Dec
16
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King Tide Talk and CoastWatch Clinic
December 16, 2017, Newport
Shoreline between Beverly Beach and Otter Rock.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
Our CoastWatch volunteer coordinator, Fawn Custer, invites one and all to join her for a session that will combine basic CoastWatch training with some specifics on our King Tide citizen science project, as well as...
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15
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CoastWatch Clinic and Citizen Science Training
December 15, 2017, Port Orford
Port Orford Field Station.
Dawn Goley, a professor of zoology at Humboldt State University and coordinator of the northern California branch of the marine mammal stranding network, and Fawn Custer, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator, will meet with all comers on Friday, Dec. 15, in Oregon...
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CoastWatch Clinic
December 14, 2017, Gold Beach
Fawn Custer, teaching on the shoreline.\Photo by Alex Derr.
Fawn Custer, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator, will meet with all comers on Friday, December 14, in Oregon State University’s Gold Beach Extension Office (29390 Ellensburg Ave., also known as Highway 101) from 3 p.m. through...