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Marine Reserves Research Information Session

October 23, 2018, Newport

 Equipment used in marine reserves research.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
Equipment used in marine reserves research.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Marine Reserves Program is inviting the public to a casual session on the research being done in Oregon’s marine reserves—and offering a free slice of pizza as an...

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Razor Clam Protection Meeting

October 22, 2018, Seaside

Razor clams collected on the Oregon coast. | Photo courtesy from The Oregonian

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a meeting discussing Clatsop County’s razor clam season on Monday, Oct. 22 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Seaside Civic and Convention Center (415 First...

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Bullards Beach Hike

October 20, 2018, Bandon

Bullards Beach State Park
Bullards Beach State Park. | Photo courtesy of South Coast Striders

Join the South Coast Striders for a 5.4 mile hike along the trails at Bullards Beach State Park on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 10 a.m. to around 12:30 p.m. Meet them in the parking lot across from the Meeting Hall Yurt inside...

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Photography On The Bay

October 20, 2018, Netarts

Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS is hosting a FREE course for emerging landscape and nature photographers on October 20 from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The event is taking place in the Netarts Bay area, you must register for complete details.The class will emphasize the basics of photography and will...

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Marine Disease Summit

October 20, 2018, Portland

Sea star with wasting syndrome.\Photo by Jim Young.
Sea star with wasting syndrome.\Photo by Jim Young.

Marine disease outbreaks and other mass mortalities are on the rise due to climate change and other human activities.   A workshop and strategic planning session on Marine Disease Outbreaks is being organized for Saturday, Oct. 20, in...

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Seminar on Australian Seagrass

October 19, 2018, Charleston

Australian sea grass bed. | Photo courtesy of Deltares

Dr. Brooke Sullivan, from the University of Washington, will be giving a talk titled, "Cultivation of temperate Australian seagrass: Implications for resilience and restoration" on Friday (Oct 19) at 4 pm in the OIMB Boathouse...

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Elk River Salmon Seminar

October 18, 2018, Port Orford

A Chinook salmon pictured in Oregon’s McKenzie River. | Photo by Morgan Bond
A Chinook salmon pictured in Oregon’s McKenzie River. | Photo by Morgan Bond

A seminar on the cherished but threatened salmon runs in the Elk River is sponsored by Oregon State University, Oregon Hatchery Research Center, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, NOAA Northwest Fisheries...

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Rocky Shores Meeting

October 16, 2018, Newport

Rocky shore at Yachats.\Photo by Bonnie Moreland.
Rocky shore at Yachats.\Photo by Bonnie Moreland.

The Rocky Shores Working Group of Oregon’s Ocean Policy Advisory Council (OPAC) is meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 16, from 1-4 p.m. in the Gleeson Room of the Oregon Coast Aquarium (2820 S.E. Ferry Slip Rd.) in Newport.

OPAC has formed a working...

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Whale Photo ID Presentation

October 13, 2018, Newport

Grey whale in a kelp forest. | Photo courtesy of ACS

The American Cetacean Society's Oregon Chapter is hosting an Oregon Speaker Series presentation taking place at the Newport Public Library (35 NW Nye St, Newport) on Saturday Oct. 13 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. This is a free event, and it is...

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Seminar on Global Ocean Change

October 12, 2018, Charleston

Seaweeds on the Oregon Coast.
Seaweeds off the Oregon Coast. | Photo by Hannah Brandsma

Dr. Kristy Kroeker, an associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California at Santa Cruz, will be speak in Charleston on "Sea Change: Incorporating species interactions into forecasts of emergent...