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Cape Perpetua Volunteer Appreciation
September 13, 2018, Yachats
View from Cape Perpetua.\Photo by Rena Olson.
Volunteers who are working on any aspect of coastal conservation in the area of the Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve—and this would certainly include CoastWatchers—are invited to a special volunteer appreciation event on Thursday, Sept. 13, 5:30-7...
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Sep
8
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Brown Pelican Survey
September 8, 2018
Brown Pelicans at Depoe Bay.\Photo by Dennis White.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is teaming with various partners along the West Coast—here in Oregon, it’s Portland Audubon—to conduct the semi-annual Brown Pelican Survey. The second of this year’s surveys takes place Sept. 8.
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Aug
31
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Gray Whale Research Presentation
August 31, 2018, Port Orford
Gray whale breaching.\Photo by Era Horton.
Scientists and graduate students from Oregon State University have been conducting research on gray whales from OSU’s Port Orford field station all summer, no doubt inspiring a lot of local curiosity. Now comes a chance to learn what they’ve been...
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Aug
29
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Coastal Edge Hike
August 29, 2018, Arch Cape
The coastal edge at Cape Falcon. | Photo courtesy of ODFW
The North Coast Land Conservancy (NCLC) and the Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve are teaming up to sponsor a hike at Cape Falcon, in Oswald West State Park (Arch Cape being the nearest town to the north). Chrissy Smith, outreach...
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Aug
29
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Ditch the Straw Day
August 29, 2018, Newport
Plastic straws, leading components of marine debris.\Photo courtesy of The Last Plastic Straw.
Every year, over a million seabirds, marine mammals and sea turtles are killed by eating or getting tangled in plastic. Over five trillion pieces of plastic litter our ocean. Microplastics...
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Aug
22
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Climate Change Webinar
August 22, 2018
Coastal erosion due to climate change. | Photo courtesy of Surfrider Foundation
Surfrider invites the public to particpate in their "Climate Change Program: Updates and Action Opportunities" webinar. Climate change is a reality that will have particular impacts on shorelines, and the work...
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Aug
22
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Hike Netarts - Cape Meares
August 22, 2018, Tillamook
Cape Meares scenic view. | Photo by Kirk Edblom
Lush, old-growth forest, giant octopus trees, historic lighthouses and outstanding vistas are all part of this HIKE NETARTS-Cape Meares adventure. Meeting on Wednesday August 22nd from 9am-12pm at the Cape Meares Scenic Viewpoint (3500 Cape...
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Aug
18
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Tour the Emerald Necklace
August 18, 2018, Nehalem
Elk Meadows. | Photo courtesy of Lower Nehalem Community Trust
Join a representative of the Lower Nehalem Community Trust, Jim Pendergrass, for a tour of their conservation lands along Nehalem Bay's scenic north edge. This string of conservation parcels is dubbed the Emerald Necklace...
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Aug
15
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Ocean Temperature Risk Lecture
August 15, 2018, Charleston
Sea stars at Cannon Beach. | Photo by Peterson Photography
Join Hilary Hayford, from the University of Washington, as she presents a lecture entitled: Small movements with large performance benefits: Navigating temperature risk at a snail's pace.
Hayford is interested in organisms that live...
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Aug
11
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BioBlitz Introduction and Training
August 11, 2018, Port Orford
The shoreline opposite Redfish Rocks.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
On August 12, CoastWatch is leading the last of the summer’s BioBlitz events, which have been focused on the state’s five marine reserves. This time around, we’re tackling the Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve near Port Orford. The...