Climate Events
Discussion on Climate Resilience and Covid

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...
Film on Heceta Bank

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...
Global Warming Commission Meets

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...
Panel on Climate-Resilient Future

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...
Northwest Climate Conference

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
Panel on Climate and Plastics

Speakers addressing upcoming state climate legislation and plastic disposal will address a public event on Monday, Jan. 27, 7 p.m. at the Newport Public Library (35 N.W. Nye St.). The event, free and open to all, is sponsored...
Talk on Rising Seas

Environmental journalist Elizabeth Rush’s “Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore” is both a primer on the growing effects of sea level rise and a very personal meditation on how our rapidly changing coastal environment affects us emotionally. She will speak at the...
King Tides Project, Second Series

The second round of the 2019-2020 King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, takes place January 10-12, 2020. (The final round is set for February 8-10.) The project reveals areas currently...
Talk on Rainforests and Climate

A presentation on the role of forests in addressing climate problems will kick off the MidCoast Watersheds Council’s “From Ridgetop to Reef” series of “carbon speakers.” Dominick DellaSala will speak on “Can Rainforests Save the...
Presentation on the Future Coast

The Friends of Haystack Rock will kick off the new year with a look at the coast of the future. As part of the World of Haystack Rock lecture series, Patrick Corcoran of Oregon State University Extension will speak on “Envisioning the Coast of the Future.” The event, free and...
King Tides Project, Bonus Round

Ordinarily, the King Tides Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, focuses on the three highest tide series during each winter. This year, we’ve already passed the first series in...
Meeting on Climate Action Plan

Groups concerned about climate change have called a meeting for Wednesday, December 11, to work on developing a climate action plan for Lincoln County. The meeting takes place 5:30-7 p.m. at the...
King Tide Project, First Series

We're in the midst of the first round of the 2019-2020 King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, taking place November 25-27,...
Talk on Climate and Coastal Ecosystems

Lincoln County Community Rights is sponsoring a talk on “Climate Change: The Ocean, Forests, and the Green New Deal.” The speaker is Chuck Willer, director of the Coast Range Association. The event, free and open to all, takes place on...
Jordan Cove Rally at Capitol

A rally will be held on Thursday, Nov. 21, 11 a.m. on the steps of the State Capitol building in Salem, demanding that Oregon reject the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export terminal and its associated pipeline. The rally is being organized by Power Past...