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Beachwalks and Street Fair
August 11, 2018, Port Orford
Port Orford, with Battle Rock in center.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
CoastWatch will be participating in the Port Orford Street Fair on Saturday, Aug. 11, and bringing an array of opportunities for learning about the shoreline and citizen science. CoastWatch will join the Redfish Rangers and...
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Aug
11
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Whale Sign Dedication
August 11, 2018, Newport
Don Davis Park.\Photo by Gregory Henton.
The Oregon Chapter of the American Cetacean Society invites the public to a community event dedicating a Whale Trail interpretative sign to be placed in Newport’s Don Davis Park (840 W. Olive St.), a good place for whale-watching. The event is free;...
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Aug
8
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Phytoplankton Lecture
August 8, 2018, Charleston
Phytoplankton. | Photo from NOAA
Join Xiuning Du from the Hatfield Marine Science Center with her lecture entitled: Phytoplankton community dynamics, harmful species, and trophic implications from observations of the Newport Hydrographic Line.
This is part of the Oregon Institute of Marine...
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Aug
3
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Marbled Murrelet Decision
August 3, 2018, Salem
Marbled Murrelet in flight.\Photo by Harold Moses.
At their Aug. 3 meeting in Salem, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will consider adoption of new rules known as “Advisory Survival Guidelines” to protect Marbled Murrelets on state-owned, managed, or leased lands. Meeting materials...
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Aug
3
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Seabird Science Hike
August 3, 2018, Arch Cape
Earlier seabird-oriented hike to Devil's Cauldron.
A family friendly hike with a focus on seabirds is being co-hosted by the Friends of Cape Marine Reserve and the Audubon Society of Portland on Friday, Aug. 3, beginning at 10 a.m.. The public is invited to join an easy hike of...
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Whale Lecture
August 1, 2018, Charleston
Western grey whale. | Photo from Oregon State University
Leigh Torres from Oregon State University will give a lecture entitled: Modern whales Living in Urban Places.
Torres is a marine ecologist interested in understanding how marine animals, including marine mammals, seabirds and sharks,...
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Jul
30
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NAME Annual Conference
July 30, 2018, Portland
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Fawn Custer, one of the organizers of the NAME conference, in action.\Photo by Dennis White.
The Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators (NAME), with whom our CoastWatch program collaborates every year on the Sharing the Coast Conference, are holding their...
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Jul
29
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Whale Watch Weekend
July 29, 2018, Depoe Bay
Gray whale surfacing.\Photo by Era Horton.
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Jul
28
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Whale Watch Weekend
July 28, 2018, Depoe Bay
Gray whales at Depoe Bay.\Photo by Era Horton.
The seventh annual Summer Whale Watch Weekend will be held July 28-29. The Oregon Chapter of the American Cetacean Society (ACS) is hosting the event at Boiler Bay State Scenic Viewpoint (about a mile north of Depoe Bay) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m....
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Intro to Freshwater Mussels & BioBlitz
July 28, 2018, Yachats
Freshwater mussels. | Photo from MidCoast Watershed Council
Freshwater mussels are experiencing a dramatic decline; 72% percent of North American freshwater mussels are considered extinct or imperiled. Emilie Blevins, Endangered Species Conservation Biologist and Freshwater Mussel Lead for...