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May
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Sea Anemone Seminar
May 19, 2022, Newport
Sea anemone.\Photo by Rena Olson.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Research Seminar Series continues on Thursday, May 19, 3:30 p.m., with a seminar on sea anemones. These talks are now delivered in hybrid fashion. The events can be attended in person in the auditorium of the Gladys...
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May
18
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Marine Debris Survey Training
May 18, 2022, Hammond
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 Shores board member Ed Joyce, which handles the monthly survey at this site. We...
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May
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Sea Floor Working Group Meets
May 2, 2022
Site of notorious Facebook cable project at Tierra del Mar.\Photo by Ron Bourke.
The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) and the Ocean Policy Advisory Council are jointing embarking on a review of the state’s Territorial Sea Plan Part Four: Uses of the Sea Floor. ...
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Apr
29
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Rocky Habitat Workshop--3
April 29, 2022
Ecola State Park.\Photo by Sonja Peterson
The next phase of the state’s drawn-out “site designation” process, part of the new Rocky Habitat Management Strategy, is upon us. The Department of Land Conservation and Development is hosting three virtual workshops focused on proposals from...
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Apr
28
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Seminar on Research Sensors
April 28, 2022, Newport
Video of research remote sensing in a marine reserve.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Thursday series of research seminars now offers a hybrid—in-person presentations that are also accessible remotely. Next up, on Thursday, April 28, 3:30 p.m., is a talk on...
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Apr
28
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Black Oystercatcher Survey Training
April 28, 2022
Black Oystercatcher.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
Black Oystercatchers, with their vivid orange bills and unmistakable clacking cry, are a familiar and well-loved denizen of our rocky intertidal areas. They are also a species of conservation concern due to the bird’s small population size and...
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Apr
28
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Photography Project on Bird Diets
April 28, 2022
Tufted Puffins nesting on Haystack Rock.\Photo by Tiffany Boothe.
CoastWatch hosts a webinar on a citizen science photography project that will assist scientists in understanding the habitat needs of coastal birds on Wednesday, April 28, at 6 p.m.
Noah Dolinajec, project manager of Birds...
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Apr
28
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Rocky Habitat Workshop--2
April 28, 2022
Blacklock Point.\Photo by Larry Basch.
The next phase of the state’s drawn-out “site designation” process, part of the new Rocky Habitat Management Strategy, is upon us. The Department of Land Conservation and Development is hosting three virtual workshops focused on proposals from...
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Apr
27
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Rocky Habitat Workshop
April 27, 2022
View north from Cape Foulweather.\Photo by George Meyer.
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Apr
26
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Webinar on Ocean Acidification
April 26, 2022
Commercial crab fishing is at risk from ocean acidification.\Photo courtesy of California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife.
The Audubon Society of Lincoln City hosts a webinar on “Our Imperiled Sea: Combating Ocean Acidification and Hypoxia” on Tuesday, April 26, 6:30-7:30 p.m. The speaker will...