Ocean Events
Past Events
Marbled Murrelet Camp-out & Community Survey
Come learn about this elusive seabird of old growth forests at this educational camp-out and early morning field trip up Elk River co-sponsored by Kalmiopsis Audubon and Friends of Elk River.
Friday, 7pm, Murrelets around the campfire, Sunshine...
Marbled Murrelet Survey
This annual event (13 years now) starts with an evening program about Marbled Murrelet biology and conservation, followed by a predawn on-the-ground survey the next morning. This is a unique opportunity to learn from top murrelet...
Dead Bird Lecture
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB) is offering a lecture entitled: The Secret Life of Dead Birds. The speaker is Raymond Glenn Ford, a research specialist with the University of California at Santa Cruz's Institute of Marine Sciences. The event takes place Wednesday, July 25, at 4...
Seabird Science Hike
Oswald West State Park, between Manzanita and Arch Cape, is the gateway to the Cape Falcon Maine Reserve. Together, these areas create a corridor of conservation stretching from the land three miles into the sea. The Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve and the Audubon Society of Portland...
Marbled Murrelet Survey
This annual event (13 years now) starts with an evening program about Marbled Murrelet biology and conservation, followed by a predawn on-the-ground survey the next morning. This is a unique opportunity...
Healthy Oceans Webinar
Are you interested in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes policy? Are you finding the rapid policy changes and actions a bit overwhelming and unpalatable? Want to develop a deeper understanding of the current issues? You can seek to address these concerns by...
Imperiled Species Panel
Species that are no longer with us, and species that are at risk of disappearing, will be the theme of a panel discussion offered by Oregon Wild, "Lost and Imperiled Species of the Oregon Coast: An Exploration of Oregon's Iconic, Recovering, and...
Lecture on Russian Arctic
Hydrobiologist Kirill Kotkin, from Moscow State University, will speak on Marine biological research in the Russian Arctic at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB) on Wednesday, July 18, at 4 p.m. in the OIMB Boathouse Auditorium.
This is part...
BioBlitz at Cape Perpetua
As part of a series of “bioblitzes” being held during this week at Oregon’s marine reserves, a bioblitz is planned for Cape Perpetua for Tuesday, July 17, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. The Oregon Coast Aquarium is partnering with other...
BioBlitz and Beachwalk
A series of “BioBlitz” events is being held at Oregon’s marine reserves July 13-17, but the one on July 16 at the Cape Falcon Marine Reserve differs from the others in combining a guided beachwalk with the bioblitz. CoastWatch Volunteer...