Land Use Events
Feb
3
LCDC Meets to Discuss Territorial Sea
February 3, 2022
Cape Blanco is one of the rocky habitat areas being considered for protection in the Rocky Habitat Management Strategy.\Photo by Randy Scholten.
Oregon’s Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) meets on Thursday and Friday Feb. 3-4, and the Territorial Sea Plan is on the...
Feb
3
Eelgrass Talk
February 3, 2022
Eelgrass bed.\Photo courtesy of NOAA.
The MidCoast Watersheds Council presents a talk on eelgrass, a critical component of estuarine ecosystems, during its February meeting. “Eelgrass in Oregon Estuaries” will be presented on Thursday, Feb. 3, at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to...
Feb
8
Webinar on Coquille Tribe History
February 8, 2022
The Coquille River watershed.\Photo by Rena Olson, with support from Lighthawk.
Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) presents a talk on the “History and Culture of the Coquille Tribe” on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, at 6 p.m. The online event is free and open to all.
The speaker is Kassandra...
Feb
10
Talk on Tidal Wetlands
February 10, 2022
Laura Brophy in the field.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Research Seminar Series continues online. This week’s event, on Thursday, Feb. 10, at 3:30 p.m., features renowned wetland ecologist Laura Brophy, who studies Oregon’s estuarine and lower-river marshes and tidal swamps. Her...
Mar
3
Webinar on Forest and Climate
March 3, 2022
Coastal forest habitat.\Photo by Alexis Garrett.
The MidCoast Watersheds Council hosts a talk on the intersection of forests and climate at its March meeting, Thursday, March 3, 6:30 p.m. The topic: “This Ain’t Your Grandfather’s Forestry: Forest Management in a Changing Climate.”
Kirk...
Mar
17
Meeting on Roads and Erosion
March 17, 2022
Erosion threatens Highway 101 at Beverly Beach.\Photo by Dennis White.
The state’s Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) and its Coastal Management Program have convened an advisory committee to consider a very specific problem—protecting roads along the ocean, from Hwy 101...
Past Events
Jan
27
Panel Discussion of Forest Accord
January 27, 2022
Clearcut.\Photo by Alex Derr.
The Audubon Society of Lincoln City and Oregon Wild invite you to a webinar about Oregon’s new Private Forest Accord, “A Watershed Moment for the Future of Oregon’s Forests,” taking place online on Thursday, Jan 27, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Oregon Coast Community...
Jan
26
Open House on Oregon Coast Trail
January 26, 2022
Hiker on Cascade Head.\Photo by Dennis White.
The Oregon Coast Trail is a great resource, and theoretically links the entire Oregon coast, but in reality there are gaps. The public is invited to learn about plans to close gaps along the Oregon Coast Trail (OCT). Oregon Parks and Recreation...
Jan
26
Open House for Fish and Wildlife
January 26, 2022
Black oystercatchers, mother and chick, a species of conservation concern on the Oregon coast.\Photo by Heather Roskelley.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) invites the public to a virtual Conservation Open House—the first of five this year—to discuss issues involving...
Jan
25
Meeting on Roads and Erosion
January 25, 2022
Erosion threatens Highway 101 at Beverly Beach.\Photo by Dennis White.
The state’s Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) and its Coastal Management Program have convened an advisory committee to consider a very specific problem—protecting roads along the ocean, from Hwy 101...
Jan
16
Yardang Hike
January 16, 2022, Reedsport
Yardangs.\Photo by Dina Pavlis.
The Southcoast Striders hiking group offers a hike devoted to viewing “yardangs,” wind-sculpted, temporary sand structures in the dunes. The hike, on Sunday, Jan. 16, beginning at 10 a.m., leaves from the Hall Lake Day Use Area (turn off Hwy 101 across from...
Jan
11
Talk on South Coast Geology
January 11, 2022
Ron Metzger leading a field trip.
Shoreline Education for Awareness (SEA) presents a “Geologic Overview of Oregon’s South Coast” on Tuesday, Jan. 11, at 6 p.m. The online event is free and open to all.
The speaker is Ron Metzger, a professor of geology at Southwestern Oregon Community...
Jan
6
Webinar on Monitoring Birds
January 6, 2022
Western Snowy Plover (not actually a migratory species, but still featured).\Photo by Molly Sultany.
Stellar photographer Roy Lowe will be the featured speaker at the MidCoast Watersheds Council’s community meeting on Thursday, Jan. 6, at 6:30 p.m. The event is free and open to all.
Lowe,...
Dec
14
Talk on Decolonizing Ecology
December 14, 2021
Native American fishing.\Photo courtesy of the University of Washington.
The Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center and the University of Washington College of the Environment Science Communication Program offer a presentation on “Decolonizing Ecology: Five Steps Towards More Inclusive...
Dec
9
Seminar on Dunes and Scarps
December 9, 2021
Dune scarp and driftwood.\Photo by Jeanne Finkbeiner.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center continues to offer its Thursday research seminar series online. On Thursday, Dec. 9, 3:30 p.m., the topic will be waves, dunes, and dune scarps. The event is free and open to the public.
Speaking on...
Dec
8
Meeting on Elliott State Forest
December 8, 2021
Elliott State Forest.
Conservationists have been working for many years to protect the Elliott State Forest, northeast of Coos Bay. At first the battle was to prevent the state from selling it to private interests (a battle which Oregon Shores joined). More recently, the effort is to find...