Ocean Events
Past Events
Black Oystercatcher Survey Training
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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...
Oceanography Memoir
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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...
Ecosystem Connections Seminar
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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...
Eulachon Talk
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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....
Coastal Issues Forum
![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.](https://drupalarchive.oregonshores.org/sites/default/files/styles/bear_full_1x/public/sites/default/files/media-library/king_tide_and_other_flooding/nelscott_beach_king_tide_lisa_voelker.jpg?itok=vXGgGsVX)
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...
Annual Puffin Party
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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...
Antarctic Ocean Seminar
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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'...
Talk on Oregon Shelf Dynamics
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...
OPAC Meeting
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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...
Land-Sea Conservation Lecture
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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...