CoastWatch Events
Events of interest to CoastWatchers, sponsored by various organizations.
Events that are sponsored or featured by Oregon Shores are highlighted.
CoastWatch intertidal field trip. Photo by Alex Derr.
Dec
10
Beached Bird Survey Training: Port Orford
December 10, 2022, Port Orford
Beached bird surveyors at work. (No photo credit.)
On Saturday, Dec. 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) is hosting a beached bird survey training. This training will take place at the Oregon State University (OSU) Port Orford Field...
Dec
10
South Coast Community Science Event
December 10, 2022, Gold Beach
King tide at Bandon's Coquille Point.\Photo by Rick Poecker.
On Satuday, Dec. 10, from 5-7 p.m., CoastWatch will be cohosting the second King Tides Project event of the season. This event will take place at the Pacific Reef Hotel (29362 Ellensburg Ave. in Gold Beach) in the conference room,...
Dec
11
Beached Bird Survey Training: Brookings
December 11, 2022, Brookings
On Sunday, Dec. 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) is hosting a beached bird survey training. This training will take place at the Chetco Activity Center (550 Chetco Ln. in...
Dec
14
Marine Debris Survey Training
December 14, 2022, Hammond
More volunteers are always needed for the marine debris survey managed by CoastWatch. Those on the north coast have a monthly opportunity to participate in a survey, to see whether it is for you, and to get training if interested.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine...
Dec
22
King Tides Project--Second Series
December 22, 2022 - December 24, 2022
The second round of this winter’s King Tides Project takes place Dec. 22-24, with the second set of high tides on which this citizen science effort will focus.
Through the King Tides Project, volunteer photographers document the reach of...
Dec
22
King Tides December Kickoff
December 22, 2022, Astoria
The King Tides project is a community science effort that recruits volunteers to take photographs that depict the highest reach of the highest tides of the year. Documenting current vulnerabilities to flooding can provide a preview of what could be typical...
Dec
22
King Tides Kickoff Event
December 22, 2022, Astoria
On Thursday, Dec. 22, CoastWatch and the Oregon Coastal Management Program are hosting a King Tides kickoff event for the second round of this winter’s project, which occurs during the Dec. 22-24 high tide sequence. The event, free and open to all, takes...
Jan
20
King Tides Project---Third Series
January 20, 2023
The final round of this winter’s King Tides Project takes place Jan. 20-22, 2023, with the third set of high tides on which this citizen science effort will focus this winter.
Through the King Tides Project, volunteer photographers document the reach of...
Past Events
Sep
17
CoastWatch Orientation--South Coast
September 17, 2022, Brookings
Harris Beach State Park.\Photo by David Grimes.
A CoastWatch orientation beachwalk will be held on Saturday, Sept. 17, at Harris Beach State Park just north of Brookings, beginning at 10 a.m. Harris Beach State Park is also one of Oregon’s eight Marine Education Areas (previously called...
Sep
17
Beach and River Cleanup
September 17, 2022
Beach cleanup volunteers /photo courtesy of SOLVE
SOLVE is hosting a statewide beach and river cleanup on Saturday, Sept. 17, in partnership with the Oregon Lottery. Volunteers are encouraged to join a SOLVE-sponsored project in whatever location is most accessible, all of which are listed ...
Sep
11
Virtual Beached Bird Survey Training
September 11, 2022
COASST beached bird survey volunteers at work.\Photo by Melissa Keyser.
On Sunday, Sep. 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., COASST (the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team) will conduct a virtual COASSTLite! introductory training session for anyone interested in participating in their...
Aug
31
Thesis Defense Re: Hybrid Beachgrass
August 31, 2022
Rebecca Mostow.
CoastWatch has been involved for the past several years in aiding the search for a new, hybrid beachgrass on the Oregon coast. Oregon State University graduate student Rebeca Mostow has been studying this new offspring of the two types of invasive beachgrass and...
Aug
28
Tidepool Ambassador Tour
August 28, 2022, Florence
ea star and anemones\Photo by Victoria Tierney.
Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve Collaborative is offering free, small-group tours with a Tidepool Ambassador Guide during the lowest tides of the summer. Tours will last one hour, guests are encouraged to continue exploring the reserve on their...
Aug
14
Tidepool Walk with Stewart Schultz
August 14, 2022, Cape Falcon Marine Reserve
Stewart Schultz leading a rocky shore field trip.\Photo by Dan Anderson.
Anyone interested in the ecology of Oregon’s rocky shores has a great opportunity coming up. CoastWatch is sponsoring a tidepool-oriented walk with Stewart Schultz, author of The Northwest Coast: A Natural History, and...
Aug
12
Beachwalk with Stewart Schultz
August 12, 2022, Rockaway Beach
Manhattan Beach.\Photo courtesy of OPRD.
We’re offering an invaluable opportunity for anyone interested in the natural history of Oregon’s shores—a beachwalk with Stewart Schultz, author of The Northwest Coast: A Natural History and a leading expert on the coastal ecology of the Pacific...
Aug
10
CoastWatch Orientation Walk
August 10, 2022, Netarts
CoastWatch Mile 280.\Photo by Angela Arena.
Aug
4
Snowy Plover Webinar
August 4, 2022
Snowy plover exclosure.\Photo courtesy of U.S. Forest Service.
Western snowy plovers, a threatened species, are year-round residents of the Oregon coast—the only shorebird that nests in Oregon. A very small but growing population nests on open sandy beaches. Public agencies (U.S. Fish and...
Jul
30
CoastWatch Orientation Walk
July 30, 2022, Ecola State Park
Ecola State Park.\Photo by Sonja Peterson.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones will lead a CoastWatch orientation session on Saturday, July 30, at Indian Beach within Ecola State Park, just north of Cannon Beach. Meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Indian Beach parking area near the top of...