Climate Events
Jan
27
Discussion on Climate Resilience and Covid
January 27, 2021
The Climate Impacts Group, based at the University of Washington, is celebrating its 25th year with a series of talks. The CIG, a pioneering effort to study the effects of climate at the local level when it began, studies likely impacts of climate change on the Pacific Northwest.
The second...
Jan
27
Film on Heceta Bank
January 27, 2021
Black-footed Albatross.\Photo by Scott Carpenter.
The little-known Heceta Bank is one of the most productive areas in Oregon’s nearshore ocean, and a hotspot for biological productivity due to its position and the influence of northern coastal currents in summers. Join Oregon State...
Jan
29
Global Warming Commission Meets
January 29, 2021
King tide fills Nestucca Valley.\Photo by John Bauer.
The Oregon Global Warming Commission will meet Friday, Jan. 29, from 1 to 5 p.m. online.
During the meeting, the Commission will hear about the Governor’s climate-related priorities for the legislative session and gather preliminary input...
Mar
30
Panel on Climate-Resilient Future
March 30, 2021
Climate protest.\Photo courtesy of Compact.
The Climate Impacts Group, based at the University of Washington, is celebrating its 25th year with a series of talks. The CIG, a pioneering effort to study the effects of climate at the local level when it began, studies likely impacts of climate...
Apr
6
Northwest Climate Conference
April 6, 2021
Ona Beach during a king tide surge, a preview of sea level rise due to climate change.\Photo by Rena Olson, with support fom Lighthawk.
The 11th annual Northwest Climate Conference, which in the normal course of things would have taken place in October, 2020, has been moved to Tuesday, April...
Past Events
May
29
Lecture on Climate and Fisheries
May 29, 2020
Vessel fights across the Yaquina bar during a king tide.\Photo by Keith Nelson.
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology’s Spring 2020 Seminar Series has moved online. The public is welcome to sit in through Zoom at no cost.
On Friday, May 29, the series features a 9 a.m. talk from Ralf...
May
26
King Tides Webinar
May 26, 2020
Meg Reed, atop Cape Perpetua.
Every year for the past decade, CoastWatch has organized the King Tides Project in partnership with the Coastal Management Program of the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development. For much of that time, the person we have worked with has been...
May
13
Global Warming Commission Meets
May 13, 2020
Coquille Valley flooded at king tide, a proxy for sea level rise due to climate change.\Photo by Rena Olson, with support from Lighthawk.
The Oregon Global Warming Commission will meet online on Wednesday, May 13, frm 1-4 pm. Their deliberations are open to the public.
At this meeting, the...
May
1
Lecture on Seagrass Meadows
May 1, 2020
Eelgrass bed in Netarts Bay.\Photo by York Johnson.
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology’s Spring 2020 Seminar Series has moved online. The public is welcome to sit in through Zoom at no cost.
A talk in the series of interest in terms of both marine ecology and climate comes from Aurora...
Apr
30
Online--Talk on Soil and Climate
April 30, 2020, Newport
Kristin Ohlson.
Until the coronavirus hit, Kristin Ohlson was scheduled to discuss her book, The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers and Foodies are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet on Thursday, April 2, as part of the carbon-storage focused, free speaker series, “From Ridgetop to...
Apr
22
Earth Day Video/Audio Event
April 22, 2020
Siltcoos River mouth from the air.\Photo by Alex Derr, with support from Lighthawk.
A cavalcade of Lincoln County activists, musicians, and leaders will push back against the darkness of the times with a celebratory virtual event in honor of Earth Day. The video/audio event takes place...
Apr
17
Talk on Kelp Forests
April 17, 2020
Kelp bed.\Photo by Dave Ledig.
The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology’s Spring 2020 Seminar Series has moved online. The public is welcome to sit in through Zoom at no cost.
The second talk in the series comes from Cathy Pfister, a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the...
Mar
21
Cancelled--Climate Change Discussion
March 21, 2020, Yachats
Coquille Valley flooded during a king tide, a preview of sea level rise.\Photo by Alex Derr, supported by Lighthawk.
Cancelled: This event has been cancelled as a precaution in addressing the coronavirus situation. The organizers intend to reschedule.
Andreas Schmittner, a professor of...
Mar
16
Cancelled: Talk on Climate Change
March 16, 2020, Lincoln City
Siuslaw River during a king tide, a preview of conditions under sea level rise.\Photo by Alex Derr, with support from Lighthawk.
Alert: This event has been cancelled due to coronavirus concerns. The intention is to reschedule at a later date. Watch this space for updated information when...
Mar
14
Cancelled: King Tides Wrap-Up
March 14, 2020, Coos Bay
The Siuslaw River during this February's king tide.\Photo by Alex Derr, with support from Lighthawk.
Cancelled: This event has been cancelled, along with the Sharing the Coast Conference. See the article on the cancellation.
On Saturday evening, March 14, an after-party for the Sharing the...