Land Events
No events currently scheduled.
Past Events
date-wrapper:
Feb
29
text wrapper:
History Talk on Big Creek
February 29, 2020, Yachats
Mouth of Big Creek.\Photo by Bob Bailey.
Andrea Scharf, author of “Saving Big Creek,” will discuss the campaign to preserve this area in a talk at the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center on Saturday, Feb. 29, 11 a.m. The visitor center (2400 Hwy. 101) is located about three miles south of...
date-wrapper:
Feb
29
text wrapper:
Leap Year Hike
February 29, 2020, Florence
Siltcoos Lake, from the trail.\Photo courtesy of South Coast Striders.
The South Coast Striders hiking group invites the public to join them on a hike on the Siltcoos Lake Trail, making a four-mile loop through a coastal forest of Sitka Spruce, Western Red Cedar and Douglas Fir to the...
date-wrapper:
Feb
22
text wrapper:
Corvid Conversation
February 22, 2020, Yachats
Raven.\Photo courtesy of USF&WS.
The Cape Perpetua Winter Speaker Series is sponsoring a talk on the smartest of birds found on the coast, or anywhere else.
Casey Hase, a wildlife technician with the Siuslaw National Forest, speaks on “Corvids of the Coast.” Her talk takes place 11...
date-wrapper:
Feb
18
text wrapper:
Pub Talk on Tideland Forests
February 18, 2020, Newport
Laura Brophy doing field work.
The next installment of the OSU Science on Tap series presents an opportunity to learn about the results of important research into Oregon’s estuarine wetlands. Laura Brophy, director of the Estuary Technical Group within the Institute for Applied Ecology...
date-wrapper:
Feb
12
text wrapper:
Ancient Forest Presentation
February 12, 2020, Coos Bay
Hiking an old-growth forest trail.\Photo by Chandra LeGue.
The Cape Arago Audubon Society chapter is sponsoring a talk on the old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest and opportunities to hike therein. Chandra LeGue will speak on “Exploring Oregon’s Ancient Forests” on Wednesday, Feb....
date-wrapper:
Feb
9
text wrapper:
Yardang Hike
February 9, 2020, Lakeside
Yardangs near the Siuslaw River mouth\Photo by Dina Pavlis.
The South Coast Striders hiking group invites all comers to go “yardanging” in the Hall Lake/Dellenback Dunes area on Sunday, Feb. 9. The hikes (two, of different lengths) both start at 9:30 a.m. at the Hall & Schuttpelz Lakes Day...
date-wrapper:
Feb
8
text wrapper:
Briefing on The Big One
February 8, 2020, Yachats
Big waves approach Cape Perpetua--but not as big as those generated by The Big One.\Photo by Gus Gates.
The Cape Perpetua Winter Speaker Series is sponsoring a talk on that topic at the back of everyone’s mind, a Cascadian Subduction Zone earthquake and tsunami, aka The Big One.
Althea...
date-wrapper:
Feb
6
text wrapper:
Talk on Wetland Carbon Storage
February 6, 2020, Newport
Intertidal marsh.\Photo courtesy of MidCoast Watersheds Council.
Craig Cornu will speak on “Pacific Northwest Tidal Wetlands and Their Part to Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change” on Thursday, Feb. 6, 6:30 p.m., at the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center (333 S.E. Bay Blvd.) in Newport. ...
date-wrapper:
Feb
1
text wrapper:
Ancient Forest Presentation
February 1, 2020, Yachats
Salmon River Trail through an ancient forest.\Photo by Chandra LeGue.
date-wrapper:
Jan
28
text wrapper:
FERNS Training Session
January 28, 2020, Tillamook
Coastal forest habitat.\Photo by Alexis Garrett.
The Forest Activity Electronic Reporting and Notification System (FERNS) is a website that enables citizens to track forestry activities such as clearcutting and spraying. Those planning such forest activities must notify of their intent...