CoastWatch Events
CoastWatch intertidal field trip. Photo by Alex Derr.
Jan
20
Marine Debris Survey Training
January 20, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris collected during a Fort Stevens survey.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed to fill out the team, headed by Oregon...
Jan
21
Saltmarsh Seminar
January 21, 2021
Millicoma Marsh.\Photo courtesy of Millicoma Marsh Interpretive Trail Project.
Oregon Shores, working through CoastWatch with funding from the city of Coos Bay, is supporting development of the Millicoma Marsh Interpretive Trail Project. When completed, this will provide an educational...
Jan
30
Beached Bird Survey Training
January 30, 2021
COASST beached bird survey in progress at Cannon Beach.\Photo by Melissa Keyser.
COASST (the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team), which organizes the beached bird survey in which CoastWatch is an Oregon partner, is holding an online training session aimed at prospective volunteers...
Feb
8
Brittle Star Webinar
February 8, 2021
Western spiny brittle star.\Photo courtesy of iNaturalist.
CoastWatch presents the next in our series of online presentations on rocky habitats, particularly those on the south coast, when MacKenna Hainey speaks on “Fantastic Brittle Stars, and Where to Find Them” on Monday, Feb. 8, at 6...
Feb
17
Marine Debris Survey Training
February 17, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey at Fort Stevens in progress.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed to fill out the team, headed by Oregon Shores...
Mar
15
Nudibranch Presentation
March 15, 2021
Clown nudibranch.\Photo by N.C. Treneman.
CoastWatch is offering a series of webinars on rocky shore habitats and their denizens, with a particular focus on Oregon’s south coast. In March’s presentation, “Predators Cloaked in Beauty,” marine biologist Nancy C. Treneman will discuss the...
Mar
17
Marine Debris Survey Training
March 17, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey in progress at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed to fill out the team, headed by Oregon Shores...
Apr
14
Marine Debris Survey Training
April 14, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey participants at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed to fill out the team, headed by Oregon Shores...
Past Events
May
18
Online CoastWatch Q&A
May 18, 2020
Jesse Jones (center) conducting a Q&A in person with members of Shoreline Education for Awareness, back when we could do this sort of thing.\Photo by Steve Garrett.
On Monday, May 18, 11 a.m., CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones hosts a casual online conversation, Q&A, and Show and...
May
15
Oystercatcher Webinar
May 15, 2020
Black Oystercatchers.\Photo by Scott Carpenter.
The Friends of Otter Rock group invites the public to join them for a Zoom meeting, featuring a talk on Black Oystercatchers by wildlife biologist Halle Renn. The event takes place on Friday, May 15, 6 p.m.
The talk will provide general...
May
13
Webinar on Marine Debris and Art
May 13, 2020
Artist Elizabeth Roberts.
Elizabeth Roberts, marine debris artist on Oregon’s south coast, will join Jesse Jones, CoastWatch volunteer coordinator, for a discussion of marine debris and how it can be translated into art on Wednesday, May 13, 6-7 p.m.
Roberts will share her experiences working...
May
13
Marine Debris Survey Training
May 13, 2020, Hammond
Oregon Shores board member Ed Joyce (right) leads the Fort Stevens marine debris survey.\Photo by Patricia Jensen.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed to...
May
11
Marine Debris Monitoring Survey
May 11, 2020, Yachats
Marine debris survey at Cape Cove in progress.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
A monthly marine debris survey is conducted at Cape Cove, just south of Cape Perpetua. To participate, meet at Cape Perpetua Visitor Center (2400 Hwy 101, about three miles south of Yachats) in the parking lot at 9 a.m. on...
May
9
Cancelled--Black Oystercatcher Survey Training
May 9, 2020, Newport
Black Oystercatcher.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
Note: The organizers had been holding out, in hopes that coronavirus restrictions would be lifted in time to allow this citizen science training event t take place, but have now cancelled the in-person event. Online webinars are being...
May
9
Virtual Black Oystercatcher Survey Training
May 9, 2020
Black Oystercatcher.\Photo by Linda Fink.
This year’s annual survey for Black Oystercatchers will focus just on identifying and monitoring nest sites—the abundance survey will not be done this year.
Due to coronavirus measures, the volunteer training sessions that had been planned have been...
May
9
Cancelled--Tidepool Clinic
May 9, 2020, Lincoln City
Fawn Custer (left) conducting a previous tidepool clinic.\Photo by Dennis White.
Note: Alas, what would have been the first event this year in an annual tradition had to be cancelled due to coronavirus precautions. The entire schedule of "Tidepool Clinic" sessions is now on hold. We look...
May
6
Marine Debris Survey Webinar
May 6, 2020
Marine debris survey sorting exercise, led by Fawn Custer, CoastWatch's citizen science trainer.\Photo by Dennis White.
On Wednesday, May 6, the subject of our CoastWatch webinar will be marine debris. CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones will be joined by Andrew Mason, Pacific...
May
2
Cancelled--Black Oystercatcher Survey Training
May 2, 2020, Cannon Beach
Black Oystercatchers.\Photo by Scott Carpenter.
Note: The organizers had been holding out, in hopes that coronavirus restrictions would be lifted in time to allow this citizen science training event t take place, but have now cancelled the in-person event. Online webinars are being...