Land Use Events
Webinar on Eelgrass
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...
Talk on Climate and Salmon
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...
Webinar on Hybrid Beachgrass Ecology
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 the project, go here.
A webinar on this important project...
Hybrid Beachgrass Survey Training
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...
Hybrid Beachgrass Survey Training
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...
Past Events
Cascade Head Marine Reserve Hike
The Lincoln City Audubon chapter is celebrating Marine Reserve Awareness Month in August, marking the occasion with a number of special events, including several hikes featuring an aspect of the Cascade Head Marine Reserve. All hikes are...
Cascade Head Marine Reserve Hike
The Lincoln City Audubon chapter is celebrating Marine Reserve Awareness Month in August, marking the occasion with a number of special events, including several hikes featuring an aspect of the Cascade Head Marine...
Strategy Meeting on Climate and Forests
The Coast Range Association (CRA) invites concerned citizens to a “Climate and Oregon’s Industrial Forests strategy meeting” on Saturday, Aug. 7, at the Newport Recreation Center (225 S.E. Avery), Room 117. The subject will be the CRA’s...
Talk on Prescribed Fire
The MidCoast Watersheds Council at its August meeting—online and open to all—is sponsoring talk on “Prescribed Fire on the Oregon Coast: the Case of Cascade Head.” The event takes place on Thursday, Aug. 5, 6:30 p.m.
Speaking will be Aaron Groth, regional...
Talk on Shoreline Management
Thursday, July 29, is Oregon Shores’ actual anniversary date, and we’re sponsoring a number of special activities to mark the occasion, both in the field and online. For more on the anniversary, see the event listing.
Of...
Talk on Coast’s Environmental History
This is Oregon Shores’ 50th anniversary year. For the most part, we aren’t spending the time looking back—the theme of our anniversary year is “The Next 50 Years of...
Webinar on Forest Structure
The Lower Nehalem Community Trust offers a webinar on the importance of forest habitats. “The Impact of Forest Structure on Water Quality and Native Fish” takes place on Thursday, July 15, at 6...
New River Hike
The Southcoast Striders hiking group offer an expedition to an important habitat area, the New River, which runs south to north behind the foredune. The hike takes place on Saturday, July 10, beginning at 10...
Webinar on Wildlife and Noise
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s research seminar series continues online. Next up is a talk on how the noise human beings have foisted on the environment may be affected wildlife. “How wildlife respond to natural noise: a...
Lincoln County Hearing on Shoreline Armoring
Note: The hearing described here, which was to take place May 24, has been delayed. At present the county has stated only that it will take place in "late June," so we aren't actually sure of the date. The new date will be...