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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Snowy Plover Training
March 18, 2017, Pacific City
Snowy Plovers at South Beach. Photo by Cathy Tronquet.
Breeding season for the Western Snowy Plover began March 15. Recreation restricted at 16 beaches managed for these threatened shorebirds (the only shorebirds that nest on Oregon beaches, apart from the occasional killdeer) have gone...
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Photographic Tour of Wildlife Refuges
March 16, 2017, Newport
Kelp beds at Crook Point, part of the National Wildlife Refuge system. Photo by Roy Lowe.
With public lands under attack at both the federal and state level, a reminder of the value and beauty of those lands is timely. The Yaquina Birders & Naturalists will host “A Photographic Journey...
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Mar
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Pelican Lecture
March 15, 2017, Seaside,
Brown pelicans in flight. Photo by Heather Roskelley.
Wildlife biologist Deborah Jaques will speak on “Tracking the Brown Pelican” on Wednesday, March 15, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Seaside Public Library (1131 Broadway St.). The event, free and open to the public, is sponsored by the...
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Mar
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Beached Bird Survey Training
March 5, 2017, Waldport
Beached bird. Photo by Nancy Moore.
CoastWatch is the Oregon partner of the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST), which conducts a long-running beached bird survey in all the West Coast states. This is true citizen science; with training, volunteers learn to gather...
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Mar
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Beached Bird Survey Training
March 4, 2017, Pacific City
COASST's Hillary Burgess in the field.
CoastWatch is the Oregon partner of the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST), which conducts a long-running beached bird survey in all the West Coast states. This is true citizen science; with training, volunteers learn to gather...
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Sharing the Coast Conference
March 4, 2017, Waldport
Alsea River mouth with Waldport, site of the Sharing the Coast Conference, in the background. Photo by Alex Derr.
This year’s Sharing the Coast Conference, our annual event that provides a cornucopia of information relating to monitoring the shoreline and participating in citizen science,...
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Mar
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Whale Talk Tonight
March 3, 2017, Waldport
Gray whale surfacing. Photo by Era Horton.
The Sharing the Coast Conference kicks off with an evening talk by Leigh Torres, an Assistant Professor in Oregon State University’s Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, based at the Ecology of Marine Megafauna Laboratory in Newport. Dr. Torres...
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Beached Bird Survey Training
February 25, 2017, Arch Cape (south of Cannon Beach)
Beached Northern Fulmar. Photo courtesy of COASST.
CoastWatch is the Oregon partner of the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST), which conducts a long-running beached bird survey in all the West Coast states. This is true citizen science; with training, volunteers learn to...
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Guided Bird Walk
February 19, 2017, Newport
Seal Rock State Park. Photo by Alex Derr.
The Yaquina Birders and Naturalists are offering a guided walk devoted to coastal wintering birds on Saturday, February 19, from 9-11 a.m.
Eric Horvath, international bird guide and long-time YB&N member, will lead this field trip. In winter just...
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Marine Mammal Stranding Talk
February 16, 2017, Newport
Scientists and volunteers swarm stranded whale carcass.
Jim Rice, Stranding Coordinator for the Oregon Marine Mammal Stranding Network, will speak on how stranding events offer a wealth of information to researchers and resource managers at the next meeting of the Yaquina Birders and...