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.
Jul
9
Hybrid Beachgrass Survey Training
July 9, 2022, Warrenton
A patch of the hybrid beachgrass.\Photo by Rebecca Mostow.
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...
Jul
10
Beached Bird Survey Training Lite
July 10, 2022
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) organizes a beached bird survey throughout the West Coast. CoastWatch is COASST’s Oregon partner. Participants in the survey (many of them also CoastWatchers) help make a difference for the environment by collecting data on beach-cast...
Jul
16
CoastWatch Orientation Walk
July 16, 2022, Cannon Beach
Ecola State Park.\Photo by Sonja Peterson.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones will lead a CoastWatch orientation session on Saturday, July 16, at Indian Beach within Ecola State Park, just north of Cannon Beach. Meet at 8 a.m. at the Indian Beach parking area near the top of the...
Jul
16
CoastWatch Orientation Beachwalk
July 16, 2022, Winchester Bay
CoastWatch Mile 146.\Photo by Shawnita Zimmer.
A CoastWatch orientation beachwalk will be held on Saturday, July 16, at Ziolkouski Beach Park in Winchester Bay, beginning at 9 a.m. This will be a chance for new CoastWatchers to brush up on their observational skills, longer-term mile...
Jul
16
Beached Bird Survey Training
July 16, 2022, Brookings
Beached bird survey volunteers at work.\Photo courtesy of COASST
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) organizes a beached bird survey throughout the West Coast. CoastWatch is COASST’s Oregon partner. Participants in the survey (many of them also CoastWatchers) help make...
Jul
17
Tidepool Clinic
July 17, 2022, Lincoln City
Fawn Custer leading an earlier tidepool "explorience."\Photo by Alex Derr.
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...
Jul
17
Beached Bird Survey Training
July 17, 2022, Coos Bay
CoastWatchers volunteering for COASST on CoastWatch Mile 99.\Photo courtesy of COASST
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) organizes a beached bird survey throughout the West Coast. CoastWatch is COASST’s Oregon partner. Participants in the survey (many of them also...
Aug
10
CoastWatch Orientation Walk
August 10, 2022, Netarts
CoastWatch Mile 280.\Photo by Angela Arena.
Past Events
Aug
26
Cape Perpetua Volunteer Appreciation.
August 26, 2021, Yachats
Cape Perpetua, aerial view from the north.\Photo by Alex Derr.
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...
Aug
26
CoastWatch Beachwalk—Mile 194
August 26, 2021, Yachats
Rocky habitat on Mile 194.\Photo by Laura Tietjen.
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 Thursday, Aug. 26, where she will hold a “meet...
Aug
25
CoastWatch Beachwalk—Mile 265
August 25, 2021, Tierra del Mar
Sand Lake spit, on Mile 265.\Photo by Dale Harmer.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones is touring the coast and meeting with CoastWatchers (and those interested in CoastWatch) at various locations. The second of these “meet and greets” takes place on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2 p.m., as...
Aug
25
CoastWatch Beachwalk—Mile 307
August 25, 2021, Arch Cape
CoastWatch Mile 307.\Photo by Rick Hess.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones is touring the coast and meeting with CoastWatchers (and those interested in CoastWatch) at various locations. The first of these “meet and greets" takes place on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 10 a.m., as Jesse...
Aug
18
Marine Debris Survey Training
August 18, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris assemblage from an earlier Fort Stevens survey.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
Aug
11
Beachwalk with Stewart Schultz
August 11, 2021, Newport
Moolack Beach.\Photo by Dorothea Derickson.
Learn about the ecology of the Oregon shoreline from the author of The Northwest Coast: A Natural History, when marine ecologist Stewart Schultz leads a CoastWatch beachwalk at Moolack Beach, near Newport, on Wednesday, Aug. 11, beginning at 10...
Aug
1
CoastWatch Blitz
August 1, 2021
CoastWatcher at work.\Photo by Linda Reid
The Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition, CoastWatch’s parent group, is celebrating its 50th anniversary year in 2021. We just passed the actual anniversary date, July 29.
On this anniversary weekend, July 30-Aug. 1, we’re asking CoastWatchers to...
Jul
31
Beachwalk with Stewart Schultz
July 31, 2021, Hammond
Stewart Schultz leading a beachwalk.\Photo by Michael Coe.
Learn about the ecology of the Oregon shoreline from the author of The Northwest Coast: A Natural History, when marine ecologist Stewart Schultz leads a CoastWatch beachwalk at Fort Stevens State Park on Saturday, July 31, beginning...
Jul
29
Citizen Science Presentation
July 29, 2021
Mary Ellen Hannibal conducting coastal citizen science.
Thursday, July 29, is Oregon Shores’ actual anniversary date, and we’re sponsoring celebratory activities throughout the day.
The final speaker of the event is one of special note to CoastWatchers and all others interested in citizen...
Jul
29
CoastWatch Anniversary Beachwalk—North Coast
July 29, 2021, Rockaway Beach
Stewart Schultz at Netarts Bay.
Thursday, July 29, is the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition’s anniversary date, and kicking off the festivities will be two CoastWatch-oriented beachwalks. One will be led by Fawn Custer, our CoastWatch citizen science trainer, at Sunset Bay (see separate...