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Whale Watch Weekend
July 29, 2017, Depoe Bay
Gray Whale surfacing.\Photo by Era Horton.
The Sixth Annual Summer Whale Watch Weekend is being held July 29 and 30 at Boiler Bay State Park near Depoe Bay, hosted by the Oregon Chapter of the American Cetacean Society.
ACS volunteer members and Certified Naturalists will be on hand from...
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Hike to Devil's Cauldron
July 27, 2017, Manzanita
View from above of the Devil's Cauldron in Arch Cape, Oregon. | Photo by Jim Nix
With mountain summits rising above 3,000 feet as close as a mile from the shoreline, the region North Coast Land Conservancy (NCLC) calls the Coastal Edge, between Tillamook Head and Nehalem Bay, is an...
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Coastal Conservation Walk
July 27, 2017, Manzanita
Neahkahnie Beach. | Photo by Steve Carter
At the north end of the beach in Manzanita, Peregrine Point’s lush green forest rises from the sand. Lower Nehalem Community Trust manages this parcel, which extends the protected lands of Oswald West State Park, the gateway to the newly established...
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Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Seminar
July 26, 2017, Charleston
Redfish Rocks, Oregon Marine Reserve. | Photo from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's (OIMB) Summer 2017 Seminar Series includes a discussion from Dr. Thomas Swearingen, fromt the Department of Fish and Wildlife. He will be discussing an overview...
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Oceanside Tidepool Exploration
July 25, 2017, Tillamook
Colorful nudibranch found in a tide pool. | Photo from Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS
What amazing creatures are lurking at the water’s edge? This Oceanside event will give you an opportunity to see.
From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the shoreline at Oceanside, Friends of Netarts Bay Watershed, Estuary,...
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Geology of Netarts Bay Walk
July 23, 2017, Netarts
Netarts Bay. | Photo by Dolan. H
Join the Friends of Netarts Bay Watershed, Estuary, Beach and Sea (WEBS) on an amazing and free Geologic tour around Netarts Bay. You will see landslide areas, fossil deposits on Cape Meares, Happy Camp, bay overlooks and tsunami layers from the “Big One” in...
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Volunteer Marbled Murrelet Survey
July 19, 2017, Yachats
Marbled Murrelet.\Photo courtesy of the Audubon Society.
The Audubon Society of Portland is conducting two volunteer-based surveys for the endangered Marbled Murrelet on the central Oregon coast, the second of which takes place July 19-20 (see separate listing for July 13-14). Volunteers...
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Salt Marsh Ecology Walk
July 16, 2017, Netarts
Netarts Bay Salt Marsh, Oregon. | Photo from WEBS
Registration is required - please click this link to get your free ticket.
Walk along the saltmarsh of Netarts Bay while learning about how plants survive in a salty world on Sunday, July 16! Join Friends of Netarts Bay – Watershed, Estuary,...
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Newport Summer Beach Cleanup Series
July 15, 2017, Newport
South Beach State Park at sunset. | Photo by Brian Riopelle
Join the Newport Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation as they kick off the summer with a Beach Cleanup Series.
Meet at day use area of the South Beach State Park in Newport, OR.
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Marbled Murrelet Community Survey
July 15, 2017, Port Orford
By Kalmiopsis Audubon Society
Day 2 of Marbled Murrelet Field Trip: These unique birds from the ocean to their nests in the forest each day, and the best time to see them begins 45 mins before sunrise. The survey will be from 5:04-7:04, and you can participate in as much of the survey as...