Land Use Events
Sep
25
Climate Plan Webinar
September 25, 2020
King tide washes up against Coquille, a preview of sea level rise due to climate change.\Photo by Alex Derr, with support from Lighthawk.
The state of Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) has released a review draft of the new Oregon Climate Change Adaptation...
Sep
27
Humbug Hike
September 27, 2020
Humbug Mountain.\Photo courtesy of the South Coast Striders.
The South Coast Striders are offering a hike to some of the best views on the coast on Sunday, Sept. 27, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The objective: Humbug Mountain and its vantage point along the Curry County coast. Note that this...
Oct
31
Climate Plan Comment Deadline
October 31, 2020
King tide at Siletz National Wildlife Refuge.\Photo by A. Stickel.
The state of Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) has released a review draft of the new Oregon Climate Change Adaptation Framework. Public comments will be accepted until October 31.
The Framework...
Past Events
Mar
5
Tidal Forest Carbon Storage Lecture
March 5, 2020, Newport
Sitka Spruce-dominated tidal wetland.|Photo courtesy of USFWS.
On Thursday, March 5, 6:30 p.m., the MidCoast Watersheds Council continues its “From Ridgetop to Reef” speaker series with a lecture by Dr. J. Boone Kaufman on “Why conservation and restoration of Pacific Northwest tidal wetlands...
Feb
29
Talk on Forest Toxicology
February 29, 2020, Rockaway Beach
Helicopter spraying chemicals on the forest.\Photo courtesy of OFRI.
The North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection group sponsors a “Speaking Truth to Power” speaker series. The presenter for the first of these events in 2020 will be Deke Gunderson, a professor of environmental...
Feb
29
History Talk on Big Creek
February 29, 2020, Yachats
Mouth of Big Creek.\Photo by Bob Bailey.
Andrea Scharf, author of “Saving Big Creek,” will discuss the campaign to preserve this area in a talk at the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center on Saturday, Feb. 29, 11 a.m. The visitor center (2400 Hwy. 101) is located about three miles south of...
Feb
29
Leap Year Hike
February 29, 2020, Florence
Siltcoos Lake, from the trail.\Photo courtesy of South Coast Striders.
The South Coast Striders hiking group invites the public to join them on a hike on the Siltcoos Lake Trail, making a four-mile loop through a coastal forest of Sitka Spruce, Western Red Cedar and Douglas Fir to the shores...
Feb
22
Corvid Conversation
February 22, 2020, Yachats
Raven.\Photo courtesy of USF&WS.
The Cape Perpetua Winter Speaker Series is sponsoring a talk on the smartest of birds found on the coast, or anywhere else.
Casey Hase, a wildlife technician with the Siuslaw National Forest, speaks on “Corvids of the Coast.” Her talk takes place 11 a.m.-noon...
Feb
18
Pub Talk on Tideland Forests
February 18, 2020, Newport
Laura Brophy doing field work.
The next installment of the OSU Science on Tap series presents an opportunity to learn about the results of important research into Oregon’s estuarine wetlands. Laura Brophy, director of the Estuary Technical Group within the Institute for Applied Ecology...
Feb
12
Ancient Forest Presentation
February 12, 2020, Coos Bay
Hiking an old-growth forest trail.\Photo by Chandra LeGue.
The Cape Arago Audubon Society chapter is sponsoring a talk on the old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest and opportunities to hike therein. Chandra LeGue will speak on “Exploring Oregon’s Ancient Forests” on Wednesday, Feb....
Feb
9
Yardang Hike
February 9, 2020, Lakeside
Yardangs near the Siuslaw River mouth\Photo by Dina Pavlis.
The South Coast Striders hiking group invites all comers to go “yardanging” in the Hall Lake/Dellenback Dunes area on Sunday, Feb. 9. The hikes (two, of different lengths) both start at 9:30 a.m. at the Hall & Schuttpelz Lakes Day...
Feb
8
Briefing on The Big One
February 8, 2020, Yachats
Big waves approach Cape Perpetua--but not as big as those generated by The Big One.\Photo by Gus Gates.
The Cape Perpetua Winter Speaker Series is sponsoring a talk on that topic at the back of everyone’s mind, a Cascadian Subduction Zone earthquake and tsunami, aka The Big One.
Althea Rizzo,...
Feb
6
Talk on Wetland Carbon Storage
February 6, 2020, Newport
Intertidal marsh.\Photo courtesy of MidCoast Watersheds Council.
Craig Cornu will speak on “Pacific Northwest Tidal Wetlands and Their Part to Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change” on Thursday, Feb. 6, 6:30 p.m., at the Pacific Maritime Heritage Center (333 S.E. Bay Blvd.) in Newport. The...