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Seabird Colony Monitoring Session
August 8, 2019, Florence
Common Murres at Yaquina Head.\Photo by Kimon Berlin.
Volunteers are needed to participate in a seabird colony survey on Thursday, Aug. 8, 9 a.m. at Sea Lion Caves (91560 US-101) between Florence and Yachats. The survey is conducted by Portland Audubon. Experts will be on hand, and anyone...
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7
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Lecture on Fishing and Fish Communities
August 7, 2019, Charleston
Lingcod in its habitat.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
Chelsea Wood, an assistant professor in the University of Washington’s School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, will speak on “Ghosts of Oceans Past: How Fishing Reshapes Communities of Fishes and their Parasites” as part of the Summer Seminar...
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Aug
5
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Marine Debris Monitoring Survey
August 5, 2019, Yachats
Marine debris survey at Cape Cove.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
A monthly marine debris survey is conducted at Cape Cove, just south of Cape Perpetua. To participate, meet at Cape Perpetua Visitor Center (2400 Hwy 101, about three miles south of Yachats) in the parking lot at noon on Monday, Aug....
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Aug
3
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BioBlitz and Trees to Sea
August 3, 2019, Yachats
View from the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center.\Photo by Kirt Edblom.
A combination “BioBlitz” and Trees to Sea celebration will take place at Cape Perpetua Scenic Area on Saturday, Aug. 3. The BioBlitz takes place 10 a.m.-noon, the Trees to Sea event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Both are...
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Aug
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Sea Star Survey
August 1, 2019, Yachats
Volunteers Jessica Waddell and Karen Heere conducting the Yachats sea star survey.\Photo by Fawn Custer.
Regular surveys of sea star populations at several sites constitute one of CoastWatch’s special citizen science projects. Initially, the surveys tracked the devastating effects of the...
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Jul
31
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Lecture on Antarctica and Climate Change
July 31, 2019, Charleston
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Jul
31
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Marine Debris Survey Training
July 31, 2019, Hammond
Marine debris survey on Clatsop Spit.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
CoastWatch has inaugurated a new site for our marine debris survey, which takes place at numerous sites along the coast. The new location is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are...
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Jul
29
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Marbled Murrelet Survey
July 29, 2019, Yachats
Marbled Murrelet at sea.\Photo by Roy Lowe.
This summer's second round of this annual event (14 years now) starts with an evening program at the Yachats Commons (441 Hwy 101) on Monday, July 29, 6:30 p.m., about Marbled Murrelet biology and conservation, followed by an on-the-ground survey...
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Jul
28
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Summer Whale Watch
July 28, 2019, Depoe Bay
Gray whale breaching at Depoe Bay.\Photo by Era Horton.
The Oregon Chapter of the American Cetacean Society is hosting a Summer Whale Watch Weekend at the end of the month. The second of the two days devoted to spotting whales is Sunday, July 28, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Boiler Bay just north...
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27
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Summer Whale Watch
July 27, 2019, Depoe Bay
Gray whales at Depoe Bay.\Photo by Era Horton.
The Oregon Chapter of the American Cetacean Society is hosting a Summer Whale Watch Weekend at the end of the month. The first of the two days devoted to spotting whales is Saturday, July 27, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Boiler Bay just north of the...