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.
CoastWatch intertidal field trip. Photo by Alex Derr.
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Past Events

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Low-Tide Hike

April 29, 2017, Charleston

 Sunset Bay and Gregory Point. Photo by Alex Derr.
Sunset Bay and Gregory Point. Photo by Alex Derr.

The Southcoast Striders hiking group is taking advantage of a minus tide on Saturday, April 29, to sponsor an exploration of the coastline in the vicinity of Sunset Bay State Park (2.5 miles south of Charleston.

Led by local naturalists, the...

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Apr
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Guided Nature Walk

April 22, 2017, Yachats

View from Cape Perpetua, with Visitor Center in the middle distance. Photo by Gregory Henton.
View from Cape Perpetua, with Visitor Center in the middle distance. Photo by Gregory Henton.

CoastWatchers Betty Bahn and Sally Lockyear will lead a botanical walk along the Giant Spruce Trail at Cape Perpetua on Saturday, April 22, 9-11 a.m.  The event is sponsored by the Yaquina Birders...

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Apr
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Pinniped Lecture

April 15, 2017, Charleston,

Pinnipeds at Cape Arago. Photo courtesy of SEA.
Pinnipeds at Cape Arago. Photo courtesy of SEA.

Seals and sea lions—pinnipeds—will be the topic when Jan Hodder, Senior Lecturer and Academic Coordinator at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB) speaks on “The Pinnipeds of Cape Arago” at a seminar sponsored by Shoreline Education...

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Apr
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Geology Talk on Haystack Rock

April 12, 2017, Cannon Beach

 Haystack Rock, subject of Tom Horning's talk. Photo by Tiffany Boothe.
Haystack Rock, subject of Tom Horning's talk. Photo by Tiffany Boothe.

Geologist Tom Horning will discuss the geological origins of Cannon Beach’s iconic Haystack Rock in a talk sponsored by Friends of Haystack Rock (which supports the Haystack Rock Awareness Program of the city of Cannon...

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Apr
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Falcon Peregrinations

April 6, 2017, Newport

 Peregrine falcon. Photo by Wayne Hoffman.
Peregrine falcon. Photo by Wayne Hoffman.

The public is invited to a presentation by Wayne Hoffman at the MidCoast Watersheds Council meeting on Thursday, April 6th, 6:30 p.m., to learn about recent peregrine falcon nesting at Yaquina Head. The meeting will be held in Room 205 at the...

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LIFE ON THE ROCKS

April 1, 2017, Bandon

Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) offers a seminar on tidepool life, “Life on the Rocks,” on Saturday, April 1, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Bandon Community Center (aka The Barn),  1200 11th St., S.W. (next to the library).  The public is invited to the free event.

This seminar, third in a...

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Mar
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Guided Bird Walk

March 18, 2017, Waldport,

Mallard with ducklings. Photo by Roy Lowe.
Mallard with ducklings. Photo by Roy Lowe.

The Yaquina Birders & Naturalists offer a birding walk led by a deeply versed expert on Saturday, March 18.  Roy Lowe, retired from his post as long-time manager of the Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex, will lead a walk beginning at...