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King Tides Project—Second Round
December 5, 2021
King tide at Seal Rock.\Photo by Alex Derr.
The second round of the annual King Tides Project, co-sponsored by CoastWatch and the Oregon Coastal Management Program, takes place with a series of high tides Dec. 3-5.
Through this citizen science project, volunteer photographers document the...
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Dec
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Lecture on Snails and Slime
December 3, 2021
Slime will be the subject--algae at Crystal Cove.\Photo courtesy of the Bracken Lab.
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology’s fall seminar series is taking place online again this year. The talks take place at 4 p.m. on Fridays. These events are free and open to the public, but it is...
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Seminar on Drones and Whales
December 2, 2021
Whale fluke.\Photo by Dennis White.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Thursday research seminar series continues online. Next up is a talk on whales and drones, coming up Thursday, Dec. 2, at 3:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
The speaker is KC (Kevin) Bierlich, a...
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Dec
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Lecture on Art and Science of Kelp
December 1, 2021
Bull kelp.\Photo by Jose Iselin.
On Wednesday, Dec. 1, 6 p.m., the Elakha Alliance presents “Chasing Kelp: A bull kelp journey across the Pacific Coast.” The online event is free and open to all.
The speaker is Josie Iselin, who will describe her journey as an artist plunging into the...
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Nov
18
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Land-Sea Symposium
November 18, 2021
Bull kelp.\Photo by Jose Iselin.
The 9th annual Cape Perpetua Land-Sea Symposium is coming up on Thursday, Nov. 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative (of which CoastWatch is one of the partners), the event brings together those who care for the Cape Perpetua area...
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Nov
17
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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
9
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Marine Reserves on Tap
November 9, 2021
North boundary of the Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
On Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 6...
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Nov
9
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Talk on Archaeology and Sea Otters
November 9, 2021
Sea otters at sea.\Photo courtesy of the Cape Perpetua Collaborative.
The Cape Perpetua Collaborative is offering a series of Young Scientist Webinars, featuring graduate students and postdoctoral researchers sharing the new research they are doing. The series runs through April on the...
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Marine Debris Survey
November 9, 2021, Yachats
Cove Beach trail entrance.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
A monthly marine debris survey and clean-up is conducted at Cove Beach, just south of Cape Perpetua. To participate, meet at the Cove Beach Trail entrance on Hwy 101 (about three miles south of Yachats and the second pullout on the west side...
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Nov
7
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King Tides Project—First Round
November 7, 2021
King tide on the Nehalem spit.\Photo by Steve Morey.
The annual King Tides Project, co-sponsored by CoastWatch and the Oregon Coastal Management Program, kicks off the winter with a series of high tides Nov. 5-7.
Through this citizen science project, volunteer photographers document the...