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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Aug
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Tidepool Walk with Stewart Schultz
August 14, 2022, Cape Falcon Marine Reserve
Stewart Schultz leading a rocky shore field trip.\Photo by Dan Anderson.
Anyone interested in the ecology of Oregon’s rocky shores has a great opportunity coming up. CoastWatch is sponsoring a tidepool-oriented walk with Stewart Schultz, author of The Northwest Coast: A Natural History,...
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Aug
12
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Beachwalk with Stewart Schultz
August 12, 2022, Rockaway Beach
Manhattan Beach.\Photo courtesy of OPRD.
We’re offering an invaluable opportunity for anyone interested in the natural history of Oregon’s shores—a beachwalk with Stewart Schultz, author of The Northwest Coast: A Natural History and a leading expert on the coastal ecology of the Pacific...
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Aug
10
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CoastWatch Orientation Walk
August 10, 2022, Netarts
CoastWatch Mile 280.\Photo by Angela Arena.
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Aug
4
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Snowy Plover Webinar
August 4, 2022
Snowy plover exclosure.\Photo courtesy of U.S. Forest Service.
Western snowy plovers, a threatened species, are year-round residents of the Oregon coast—the only shorebird that nests in Oregon. A very small but growing population nests on open sandy beaches. Public agencies (U.S. Fish and...
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Jul
30
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CoastWatch Orientation Walk
July 30, 2022, Ecola State Park
Ecola State Park.\Photo by Sonja Peterson.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones will lead a CoastWatch orientation session on Saturday, July 30, at Indian Beach within Ecola State Park, just north of Cannon Beach. Meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Indian Beach parking area near the top of...
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Jul
27
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OMSI After Dark: Surf and Sand
July 27, 2022, Portland
Event flyer for OMSI After Dark. /photo courtesy of OMSI
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland will host a “Surf and Sand”-themed night on Wednesday, July 27, during which visitors can explore the science of surf, sand, and sunsets. Local ocean-minded environmental...
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Jul
17
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Beached Bird Survey Training
July 17, 2022, Coos Bay
CoastWatchers volunteering for COASST on CoastWatch Mile 99.\Photo courtesy of COASST
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) organizes a beached bird survey throughout the West Coast. CoastWatch is COASST’s Oregon partner. Participants in the survey (many of them also...
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Jul
17
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Tidepool Clinic
July 17, 2022, Lincoln City
Fawn Custer leading an earlier tidepool "explorience."\Photo by Alex Derr.
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool explorience” in Lincoln City on Sunday, July 17, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
After a two-year hiatus due to the...
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Jul
16
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Beached Bird Survey Training--CANCELLED
July 16, 2022, Brookings
Beached bird survey volunteers at work.\Photo courtesy of COASST
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) organizes a beached bird survey throughout the West Coast. CoastWatch is COASST’s Oregon partner. Participants in the survey (many of them also CoastWatchers) help make...
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Jul
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CoastWatch Orientation Beachwalk
July 16, 2022, Winchester Bay
CoastWatch Mile 146.\Photo by Shawnita Zimmer.
A CoastWatch orientation beachwalk will be held on Saturday, July 16, at Ziolkouski Beach Park in Winchester Bay, beginning at 9 a.m. This will be a chance for new CoastWatchers to brush up on their observational skills, longer-term mile...