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
Apr
7
CoastWatch Marine Debris Trainings
April 7, 2022
Marine debris survey in prograss at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones will be holding a series of trainings on the central and north coast—Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln and Lane counties—from April 4 to April 8. Times and places are TBA, depending on...
Apr
2
Tidepool ‘Explorience’
April 2, 2022, Lincoln City
Fawn Custer leading a tidepool "explorience."\Photo by Alex Derr.
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool clinic” in Lincoln City on Saturday, April 2, beginning at 8:00 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,...
Mar
30
Blacklock Point Hike with Oregon Shores
March 30, 2022, Sixes
Rocky intertidal at Blacklock Point.\Photo by Larry Basch.
Join Oregon Shores board member Larry Basch and Jesse Jones, CoastWatch’s volunteer coordinator, on a hike to Curry County’s Blacklock Point on Wednesday, March 30, beginning at 3:30 p.m. Meet at Cape Blanco Airport trailhead.
In late...
Mar
30
CoastWatch Marine Debris Trainings
March 30, 2022
Gathering marine debris.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones is holding a series of trainings on the south coast—Douglas, Coos, and Curry counties—from through April 2. Times and places are TBA, depending on requests for training. If interested, contact her at...
Mar
29
CoastWatch Port Orford Training
March 29, 2022, Port Orford
Collecting marine debris at Port Orford.
The Redfish Rocks Community Team is hosting a training for CoastWatch’s marine debris survey on Tuesday, March 29, beginning at 4 p.m. Meet at Battle Rock Visitor Center (520 Jefferson St.) in Port Orford. Anyone interested in learning about the...
Mar
21
CoastWatch Cleanup Day
March 21, 2022, Warrenton
Sunset Beach.\Photo by Bonnie Moreland.
The Lewis and Clark National Historical Park has adopted CoastWatch Mile 330, and to celebrate and care for the mile, the National Park Service staff are holding a beach cleanup and CoastWatch introduction on Monday, March 21, beginning at noon. The...
Mar
9
Marine Debris Survey Training
March 9, 2022, Hammond
Marine debris survey in progress at Fort Stevens.
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 Ed...
Feb
15
Webinar on Reducing Plastic Pollution
February 15, 2022
Marine debris, including the particularly dangerous styrofoam.\Photo courtesy of Surfrider.
Marine debris is of keen concern to CoastWatchers, and everyone else who cares about the ocean and the shore. Oregon Shores supports the goal of reducing plastic pollution—the primary component of...
Feb
9
Marine Debris Survey Training
February 9, 2022, Hammond
Marine debris survey in action 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...
Feb
7
King Tides Presentation
February 7, 2022
Photographer captures a shot of a recent king tide at Shore Acres.\Photo by Josh Harlukowicz.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones will make an online presentation to the Northwest Aquatic and Marine Educators (NAME) on the subject of the King Tides Project on Monday, Feb. 7, at 6:30...