Land Use Events
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
13
Webinar on Habitat Connectivity
July 13, 2022
Long Beach Peninsula, Washington./Photo by Visit Long Beach Peninsula
We don’t usually list Washington-oriented events here, but habitat connectivity is as important in Oregon as it is in Washington, and the issues are highly similar. Oregonians (and our many members who are Washington...
Jul
27
Webinar on Pesticide Spraying
July 27, 2022
Spraying an Oregon forest.\Photo courtesy of OFRI.
The North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection (NCCWP) are offering a webinar, “It’s Spray Season,” for those concerned about water quality. The online event, free and open to all, takes place on Wednesday, July 27, at 6...
Jul
28
Webinar on Protecting Coos Bay
July 28, 2022
Upper Coos Bay from Millicoma Marsh\Photo by Alexa Carleton.
Aug
11
Cape Falcon Marine Reserve Walk
August 11, 2022, Arch Cape
Cape Falcon, viewing the marine reserve.\Photo by Alex Derr.
The North Coast Land Conservancy (NCLC) offers a “walk and talk” on the Elk Flats Trail to Devil’s Cauldron, within Oswald West State Park. The event, from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Aug. 11, is free and open to all, but...
Past Events
Jun
14
Conversation about Clatsop Planning
June 14, 2022
Clatsop County coast, viewed from Ecola State Park.\Photo by Bruce Swenson.
Oregon’s Kitchen Table is a program of the National Policy Consensus Center, which is housed in the Mark O. Hatfield Schools of Government at Portland State University. This non-profit program seeks to foster...
Jun
7
Webinar on Hybrid Beachgrass Ecology
June 7, 2022
Risa Askerooth
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 this project, go to ...
Jun
4
Interpretive Volunteer Training
June 4, 2022, Otter Rock
School group at Otter Rock Marine Reserve.\Photo by Dennis White.
Friends of Otter Rock is a non-profit organization on the central Oregon coast composed of local conservation-minded citizens. Its mission is the protection and preservation of rocky shore intertidal life, nesting and...
Jun
2
Talk on Climate and Salmon
June 2, 2022
Rebecca Flitcroft in the field.
Native aquatic species are adapted to survive the wide range of conditions present in their natural habitats. From small headwaters streams to salty tidal channels, few species have such diverse behaviors as salmonids. The complexity of their genetic lineage...
Jun
2
Conversation about Clatsop Planning
June 2, 2022, Jewell
Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach.\Photo by Sonja Peterson
Oregon’s Kitchen Table is a program of the National Policy Consensus Center, which is housed in the Mark O. Hatfield Schools of Government at Portland State University. This non-profit program seeks to foster discussion among Oregonians...
Jun
2
Seminar on Monitoring Birds
June 2, 2022, Newport
Snowy plovers at South Beach.\Photo by Molly Sultany.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Research Seminar Series now operates on the hybrid model. The next talk, on monitoring migratory birds, takes place in person at the Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building auditorium on the HMSC campus...
May
26
Webinar on Eelgrass
May 26, 2022
Eelgrass fringing a mudflat in Coos Bay.\Photo by Mike Graybill.
Oregon Shores is collaborating with conservation allies to offer a monthly webinar series about the Coos Bay estuary. Coos Bay could be the focus of major development proposals soon—both a major container port and facilities...
May
21
Valedictory Geology Lecture
May 21, 2022, Coos Bay
Ron Metzger conducting a field trip.
Ron Metzger has not only taught geology to a couple of generations of students at Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay, he has also educated the community through a long-running Geology Lecture Series he organizes. The series has featured a...
May
20
LCDC Meeting--Second Day
May 20, 2022, Salem
Botts Marsh, site of a victory in preserving coastal habitat.\Photo by Lynn Levering Thomas.
The Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) is meeting on Thursday, May 19 and Friday, May 20. These are hybrid meetings, taking place physically in the Basement Hearing Room of the...
May
19
LCDC Meeting
May 19, 2022, Salem
Development on Bayshore spit near the Alsea's mouth.\Photo by Alex Derr.
The Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) is meeting on Thursday, May 19 and Friday, May 20. These are hybrid meetings, taking place physically in the Basement Hearing Room of the Department of...