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.
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...
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...
Nov
17
Land-Sea Symposium
November 17, 2022, Yachats
North boundary of Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve. /Photo courtesy of Oregon Marine Reserves Flickr
The Cape Perpetua Land-Sea Symposium will be resuming as an in-person event for its 10th annual celebration this year. The event will take place at the Yachats Commons (441 U.S. 101, Yachats) on...
Past Events
Aug
28
CoastWatch Beachwalk—Mile 101
August 28, 2021, Bandon
Jesse Jones (center) meets with members of Shoreline Education for Awareness, which has adopted Mile 101, on an earlier visit.\Photo by Steve Garrett.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones is touring the coast and meeting with CoastWatchers (and those interested in CoastWatch) at...
Aug
27
CoastWatch Beachwalk—Mile 161
August 27, 2021, Dunes City
Trail to Mile 161, at the Siltcoos River.\Photo by Dina Pavlis.
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...
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...