Featured Events
Events sponsored or engaged in by Oregon Shores. The Full Coastal Calendar includes these along with relevant events sponsored by other organizations.
May
25
Beached Bird Survey Training
May 25, 2019, Port Orford
CoastWatchers Dave and Diane Bilderback engaged in beached bird survey.
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) will hold a training session for prospective volunteers in the long-running beached bird survey they conduct in all the West Coast states on Saturday, May 25, 10...
May
26
Beached Bird Survey Training
May 26, 2019, Charleston
Beached bird surveyors at work.
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST), based at the University of Washington, conducts a long-running beached bird survey in all the West Coast states. This is true citizen science; with training, volunteers learn to gather information...
Jun
1
CoastWatch Findings Talk
June 1, 2019, Bandon
Aerial view of Coquille Point, where the beachwalk will take place.\Photo by Alex Derr.
Fawn Custer, CoastWatch’s citizen science trainer, will give a talk on Saturday, June 1, 3 p.m. at the Bandon Public Library (1204 11th St., S.W.). Her subject will be “CoastWatch Findings.” The event...
Jun
5
BioBlitz Introduction and Training
June 5, 2019, Newport
A scene from last year's BioBlitz at Otter Rock.\Photo by Nancy White.
On Thursday, June 6, we’re celebrating D-Day with a BioBlitz at Otter Rock Marine Reserve. The goal is to take a one-day inventory of all the species we can find on the shore and in the intertidal on the fringes of the...
Jun
6
BioBlitz at Otter Rock
June 6, 2019, Otter Rock
Fawn Custer leads volunteers during a 2018 bioblitz.\Photo by Doug Cody.
For the second year, CoastWatch will play a lead role in a collaborative effort by conservation groups and the Oregon Coast Aquarium to conduct bioblitzes at each of Oregon’s marine reserves. The first of these takes...
Jun
6
Yachats Sea Star Survey
June 6, 2019, Yachats
Sea star survey (with kids) at Yachats/|Photo by Rena Olson.
Regular surveys of sea star populations at several sites constitute one of CoastWatch’s special citizen science projects. Initially, the surveys tracked the devastating effects of the sea star wasting syndrome epizootic that swept...
Jun
6
Marine Debris Survey Training
June 6, 2019, Hammond
Volunteers at an early Fort Stevens marine debris survey.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
CoastWatch has inaugurated a new site for our marine debris survey, which takes place at numerous sites along the coast. The new location is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. ...
Jun
7
Tidepool Clinic
June 7, 2019, Lincoln City
As assemblage of tidepool life.\Photo by Rena Olson.
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool clinic” in Lincoln City on Friday, June 7, beginning at 10:30 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
For the third year, CoastWatch is joining forces with the Lincoln...
Jun
8
BioBlitz at Roads End
June 8, 2019, Lincoln City
Dan Twitchell of Friends of Cascade Head (left) demonstrating for volunteers at last year's Roads End BioBlitz.\Photo by Doug Cody.
Two “bioblitzes” are planned for the Cascade Head Marine Reserve this summer. Both take place on the shoreline at Roads End (the marine reserve actually runs...
Jun
8
Tidepool Clinic
June 8, 2019, Lincoln City
Fawn Custer, teaching tidepools.\Photo by Alex Derr.
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool clinic” in Lincoln City on Saturday, June 8, beginning at 11:30 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
For the third year, CoastWatch is joining forces with the Lincoln...
Jun
18
Tidepool Clinic
June 18, 2019, Lincoln City
Fawn Custer, left, leading a previous tidepool clinic.\Photo by Alex Derr.
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool clinic” in Lincoln City on Tuesday, June 18, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
For the third year, CoastWatch is joining...
Jun
21
Tidepool Clinic
June 21, 2019, Lincoln City
Marine educator Athena Crichton (right) leads a recent Tidepool Clinic.\Photo by Dennis White.
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool clinic” in Lincoln City on Friday, June 21, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
For the third year,...
Jul
6
BioBlitz at Roads End
July 6, 2019
Fawn Custer (orange rainpants) leads last year's BioBlitz at Roads End. | Photo by Doug Cody.
As we did last year, CoastWatch is once again organizing a summer “BioBlitz” for the shoreline at Roads End, working together with the Friends of Cascade Head. Participation by CoastWatchers and...
Nov
25
King Tide Project, First Series
November 25, 2019
Aerial view of Whale Cove (upper right) and Little Whale Cove during a king tide.\Photo by Briana Goodwin.
The first round of the 2019-2020 King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, takes place November 25-27, 2019. (The other two...
Jan
10
King Tide Project, Second Series
January 10, 2020 - January 12, 2020
King Tide at Depoe Bay.\Photo by Bob Loewen.
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...
Feb
8
King Tide Project, Third Series
February 8, 2020 - February 10, 2020
A 2018 king tide on the Yaquina River.\Photo by Greg Henton.
The final round of the 2019-2020 King Tide Project, through which volunteer photographers document the highest tides of the year, takes place February 8-10, 2020. The project reveals areas currently prone to flooding, but more...