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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Beach Bill Celebration Beachwalk
June 7, 2017, Newport, OR
Nye Beach Turnaround, where the beachwalk will start. Photo by Cathy Tronquet.
We’re in the midst of celebrating the 50th anniversary year of the Oregon Beach Bill, which gave us our public shoreline and made a program like CoastWatch possible. The anniversary of the bill’s passage by the...
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Jun
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Seabird Nest Colony Monitoring
June 4, 2017, Cannon Beach
Common Murres, perching. | Photo by Heather Roskelley
Do you like seabirds and care about their welfare? Join a volunteer opportunity to monitor seabird nests at Cape Falcon Marine Reserve & at Haystack Rock. The Audubon Society of Portland, Friends of Cape Falcon, Haystack Rock Awareness...
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National Trails Day: Cape Perpetua
June 3, 2017, Yachats
Credit: Yachats Trails
Join the Yachat Trails as they lead three separate guided hikes, suitable for all abilities and ages, at Cape Perpetua. Participants should meet at the Cape Perpetua Visitors Center at 9 a.m. For more information contact Joanne Kittel. There is no need to sign up for...
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May
30
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Cannon Beach CoastWatch Clinic
May 30, 2017, Cannon Beach
Fawn Custer leading a CoastWatch Clinic\Photo by Alex Derr.
Fawn Custer, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator, will lead a basic CoastWatch Clinic at Chapman Beach, at the north end of Cannon Beach, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m on May 30. To meet up, go west on W. 7th, north on N. Laurel, west on W....
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May
29
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Tidepool Clinic
May 29, 2017, Lincoln City
Tidepool life. Photo by Steve Rawley.
Join Fawn Custer, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator, for a “tidepool clinic” in Lincoln City on Monday, May 29, beginning at 10:00 a.m. The free event is open to all. CoastWatch is joining forces with the Lincoln City Visitor & Convention Bureau to...
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May
28
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Yachats CoastWatch Clinic
May 28, 2017, Yachats
Fawn Custer teaching at CoastWatch Clinic\Photo by Alex Derr.
Fawn Custer, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator, will lead a basic CoastWatch Clinic at Yachats State Park (at the end of 2nd St. in Yachats, where the Yachats River meets the sea), May 28, 8-11:30 a.m. Fawn will provide an...
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May
27
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Cape Perpetua BioBlitz, Day 2
May 27, 2017, Yachats
This is the second day of the Cape Perpetua BioBlitz, which this year celebrates the 50th anniversary year of the Oregon Beach Bill, which reserved the entire Oregon shoreline for the public. (The event kicked off with a Friday afternoon talk on sea star wasting--see listing for May 26.) ...
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May
26
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Seabird Community Science Training
May 26, 2017, Yachats
Pigeon Guillemots | Photo by Hayley Crews
Do you like seabirds and care about their welfare? Join a volunteer opportunity to monitor seabird nests at Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve. The Audubon Society of Portland, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sea Lion Caves, and other partners are...
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May
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Cape Perpetua BioBlitz, Day 1
May 26, 2017, Yachats
This is the 50th anniversary year of the Oregon Beach Bill, mandating that all of Oregon's shoreline--not only beaches, but rocky shores as well--remain in public hands. To celebrate this anniversary, a weekend BioBlitz (an inventory of all species found in an area at one time) has been...
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May
20
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Redfish Rocks on the Docks
May 20, 2017, Port Orford
A previous Redfish Rocks on the Docks event\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
The annual celebration of the Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve and Port Orford’s fishing-based community, Redfish Rocks on the Docks, is coming up May 20, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on, where else, the Port Orford dock. CoastWatch will...