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Marine Debris Survey Training
November 17, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris surveyors celebrate completion of a survey.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed to fill out the team, headed by Oregon...
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Nov
16
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Presentation on Coastal Hazards
November 16, 2021
Landslide at Otter Rock.\Photo by Dennis White.
Oregon Shores (through our CoastWatch program) is collaborating with the Audubon Society of Lincoln City on a series of talks this winter, each dealing with threats to our coast and ocean and discussing how we can plan for resilience. The...
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Nov
13
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Talk on Big Creek History
November 13, 2021
Mouth of Big Creek.\Photo by Bob Bailey.
On Saturday, Nov. 13, 10 a.m., the Cape Perpetua Collaborative presents a talk by Andrea Scharf, author of “Saving Big Creek.” She will discuss the campaign to stop development of a destination resort on property near the mouth of the creek, south...
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Nov
10
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Talks by Emerging Scientists
November 10, 2021
John Stepanek in the field, studying carbon storage.
As we near the end of our 50th anniversary year, we are focusing all the more strongly on the theme of our celebration, which is not looking back but “the next 50 years of coastal conservation.” In that spirit, we wanted to survey some...
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Nov
9
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Butterfly Webinar
November 9, 2021
Silverspot Butterfly.\Photo courtesy of USFWS.
Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) presents “Research and Restoration Intertwine to Save an Imperiled Butterfly,” a panel discussion by several U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists about efforts to rescue the endangered Silverspot...
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Oct
27
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Salmon Restoration Symposium
October 27, 2021, Ocean Shores
Sockeye salmon spawning.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
The 2021 Coast Region Symposium will be held in Ocean Shores, Washington, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 27. The theme is “Restoration to Resilience: Salmon Habitat in a Changing Climate.” The event is free and open to all, but...
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Oct
21
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Eelgrass Seminar
October 21, 2021
Submerged eelgrass on a bay bottom.\Photo by Adam Obaza.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Research Seminar Series continues online. The next event, on Thursday, Oct. 21, at 3:30 p.m., focuses on a familiar occupant of our estuaries—eelgrass.
James Kaldy, of the Pacific Coastal Ecology...
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Oct
16
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Dellenback Dunes Hike
October 16, 2021, Lakeside
Hikers on the Dellenback Dunes Trail.\Photo courtesy of Southcoast Striders.
The Southcoast Striders invite interested hikers to join them on a hike on the Dellenback Dunes Trail, beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16. While the hike is limited to about 15 people, if there is enough...
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Oct
7
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Seminar on Climate Change Research
October 7, 2021
Slash burning visible from Cape Lookout State Park.\Photo by Allison Asbjornsen.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Research Seminar Series is resuming for the fall. These events, free and open to all, take place online at 3:30 p.m. on Thursdays.
First up this fall, on Thursday, Oct. 7,...
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30
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Panel on Human Impacts to Landscape
September 30, 2021
Clearcuts in the Siuslaw National Forest.\Photo by Alex Derr.
As part of our ongoing celebration of our 50th anniversary year, Oregon Shores offers a panel discussion on something truly fundamental to the coastal environment we work to protect—the ways in which human activities have shaped...