CoastWatch Events
Events of interest to CoastWatchers, sponsored by various organizations.
Events that are sponsored or featured by Oregon Shores are highlighted.
Webinar on Sea Star Observation
Ochre stars are one of the most recognizable and well-known intertidal species on the Oregon coast. The massive loss of them in recent years due to a still unknown syndrome called sea star wasting heightened our awareness of how incredibly vulnerable...
Tidepool Clinic
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool explorience” in Lincoln City on Saturday, June 4, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, CoastWatch is once again...
Webinar on Hybrid Beachgrass Ecology
CoastWatch is cooperating with researchers in Oregon State University’s Department of Integrative Biology to conduct a citizen science survey for a new hybrid beachgrass that may reshape the Oregon shoreline. For more on the project, go here.
A webinar on this important project...
Interpretive Walk
An interpretive walk covering two diverse coastal areas, in locations half a mile apart, is offered on Wednesday, June 8, beginning at 10 a.m. The walk will be led by naturalist and ecotour leader Marty Giles. She will be joined by Jesse Jones, CoastWatch volunteer...
Tidepool Clinic
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool explorience” in Lincoln City on Thursday, June 16, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic,...
Tidepool Clinic
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool explorience” in Lincoln City on Saturday, June 18, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic,...
Beached Bird Survey Training
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) organizes a beached bird survey throughout the West Coast. Oregon is an Oregon partner. COASST participants (many of them also CoastWatchers) help make a difference...
Tidepool Clinic
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool explorience” in Lincoln City on Sunday, June 19, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, CoastWatch is once again...
Hybrid Beachgrass Survey Training
The search continues for the new hybrid beachgrass that is spreading on the Oregon and Washington coasts. CoastWatch volunteers are helping researchers at Oregon State University map the range of the new hybrid, the...
Marine Debris Survey Training
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...
Hybrid Beachgrass Survey Training
The search continues for the new hybrid beachgrass that is spreading on the Oregon and Washington coasts. CoastWatch volunteers are helping researchers at Oregon State University map the range of the new hybrid, the offspring of two...
Tidepool Clinic
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool explorience” in Lincoln City on Sunday, July 17, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
After a two-year hiatus due to the...
Past Events
Marine Debris Survey Training
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...
Talk on Changing Shorelines
We have “Shores” in our name, so as part of our series of special presentations in honor of our 50th anniversary year, we’ve invited author, oceanographer, and adventurer Kim McCoy to speak on “The Future of the Shore.” This online presentation, free and open to all, takes place...
Marine Debris Survey Training
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 board member...
Beached Bird Survey Training
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Training Team (COASST) is offering a virtual training session for their beached bird survey on Saturday, Sept. 11, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The event is free and open to all, although COASST’s goal is to recruit volunteer...
CoastWatch Beachwalk—Mile 1
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones is touring the coast and meeting with CoastWatchers (and those interested in CoastWatch) at various locations. She will be on the south coast on Monday, Aug. 30, where she will lead a...
CoastWatch Beachwalk—Mile 8
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones is touring the coast and meeting with CoastWatchers (and those interested in CoastWatch) at various locations. She will be on the south coast on Monday, Aug. 30, where she will lead a walk on CoastWatch Mile...
CoastWatch Beachwalk—Mile 59
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones is touring the coast and meeting with CoastWatchers (and those interested in CoastWatch) at various locations. She will be on the south coast on Sunday, Aug. 29, where she will lead a...
CoastWatch Beachwalk—Mile 101
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones is touring the coast and meeting with CoastWatchers (and those interested in CoastWatch) at...
CoastWatch Beachwalk—Mile 161
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones is touring the coast and meeting with CoastWatchers (and those interested in CoastWatch) at various locations. She will be on the central coast on Friday, Aug. 27, where she will...
Cape Perpetua Volunteer Appreciation.
This annual event, celebrating the accomplishments of volunteer citizen science projects, docents and interpretive staff within Cape Perpetua area, is taking place again this year, with careful covid protocols. It will be held...