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Black Oystercatcher Survey Training

May 4, 2018, Cannon Beach

Black Oystercatcher.\Photo by Heather Roskelley.
Black Oystercatcher.\Photo by Heather Roskelley.

The annual volunteer survey of Black Oystercatchers is coming up.  A training for prospective volunteers is coming up Friday, May 4, 6 to 8:30 p.m., at Cannon Beach City Hall (163 E. Gower Ave.).

The long-running survey is a partnership among...

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Oceanography Memoir

May 4, 2018, Newport

John Byrne. | Photo from Hatfield Marine Science Center


John Byrne – geologist, oceanographer, former head of NOAA, and president emeritus of Oregon State University – will give a presentation based on his new memoir, Undercurrents: From Oceanographer to University President.  His talk...

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Ecosystem Connections Seminar

May 4, 2018, Charleston

Jayanth Banavar, Provost at University of Oregon. | Photo from University of Oregon

The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's Spring 2018 Seminar Series features Jayanth Banavar, a Provost at the University of Oregon. They will be speaking upon, "Metabolic scaling of living...

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May
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Eulachon Talk

May 3, 2018, Newport

Eulachon fish. | Photo from Midcoast Watersheds Council

Learn about eulachon and the efforts to study and recover their populations when the MidCoast Watersheds Council hosts a presentation by Mac Barr on May 3, at 6:30 p.m. in room 205 at the Newport Visual Arts Center (777 N.W. Beach Dr....

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Apr
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Coastal Issues Forum

April 29, 2018, Lincoln City

Nelscott Beach at Lincoln City during a king tide.\Photo by Lisa Voelker.
Nelscott Beach at Lincoln City during a king tide.\Photo by Lisa Voelker.

Three key coastal concerns—sea level rise, ocean acidification, and the opening of our waters to oil and gas drilling by the Trump administration—will be addressed in a public forum taking place in the auditorium of...

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Apr
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Annual Puffin Party

April 28, 2018, Bandon

Tufted Puffin. | Photo by Jacob Spendelow
Tufted Puffin. | Photo by Jacob Spendelow

Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) invites the public to join them for their Annual Puffin Party, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 28, at Face Rock State Scenic Viewpoint (on Beach Loop Rd. just south of its intersection with Face Rock Dr.) in...

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Apr
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Antarctic Ocean Seminar

April 27, 2018, Charleston

Paul Cziko and a fish in the Antarctic. | Photo by Paul Cziko

The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's Spring 2018 Seminar Series features Paul Cziko, a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Oregon. He will speak on, "The McMurdo Oceanographic Observatory: opening a 'window'...

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Talk on Oregon Shelf Dynamics

April 26, 2018, Newport

Pacific City shoreline from Cape Kiwanda.\Photo by Sonja Peterson.

Oregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) is offering a talk on nearshore ocean ecology by Clare Reimers, a professor of ocean ecology and biogeochemistry at OSU. Her topic will be "Benthic Exchange Dyanmics on the Oregon Shelf."  The free public event takes place on...

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OPAC Meeting

April 26, 2018, Coos Bay

 OPAC in action.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
OPAC in action.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.

The first 2018 meeting of Oregon Ocean Policy Advisory Council takes place on Thursday, April 26, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Coos History Museum (1210 N. Front St.) in Coos Bay.

Two agenda items are of particular interest to Oregon Shores members...

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Land-Sea Conservation Lecture

April 25, 2018, Waldport

The coastal edge at Cape Falcon.\Photo courtesy of ODFW.
The coastal edge at Cape Falcon. | Photo courtesy of ODFW

Hear about the natural wonders of Oregon’s complex marine food web when Paul Engelmeyer, a respected coastal conservation voice, will speak about “Coastal Conservation issues and strategies, and the Land-Sea Connection.” Paul will...