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
Sep
15
Invasive Species Seminar
September 15, 2021
Gorse is an all-too-familiar invasive species on the coast.\Photo by Lloyd Maxfield.
The Northwest Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change Network, a partnership among regional agencies and organizations to address the nexus of climate change and invasive species, is holding a virtual...
Sep
10
Webinar on Drinking Water
September 10, 2021
Sweet Creek Falls.\Photo by Dennis White.
350 Oregon Central Coast, MidCoast Watersheds Council, and Citizens for a Better Lincoln County are sponsoring a Zoom presentation by John Wros of The Conservation Fund to describe how central Oregon coast communities can take steps to protect and...
Sep
4
Humbug Mountain Hike
September 4, 2021, Port Orford
View of Humbug Mountain.\Photo courtesy of Southcoast Striders.
The Southcoast Striders hiking group is offering two simultaneous hikes at Humbug Mountain, one of the south coast’s most prominent features. The hikes begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Humbug Mountain trailhead, about six miles south...
Sep
2
Talk on Financing Restoration
September 2, 2021
Stream restoration project in action.\Photo courtesy of MidCoast Watersheds Council.
For its summer meeting, the MidCoast Watersheds Assn. hosts a talk on “Financing Watershed Protection.” The event, free and open to all, takes place on Thursday, Sept. 2, at 6:30 p.m.
Speaker will be Ben...
Aug
31
Forum on Protecting Watersheds
August 31, 2021
Clearcutting aftermath in Alsea drainage.\Photo by Rena Olson, with support from Lighthawk.
The Forest Waters Coalition is offering a “Forest Waters Watch” forum on Tuesday, Aug. 31, beginning at 5 p.m.
This forum will be an opportunity for networking, storytelling, and resource sharing...
Aug
28
Cascade Head Marine Reserve Hike
August 28, 2021, Lincoln City
Lincoln City Audubon hike atop The Knoll.\Photo by
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...
Aug
25
Webinar on Conservation Map Tool
August 25, 2021
Casades to Coast Landscape Collaborative logo.
The Cascades to Coast Landscape Collaborative is offering a webinar to introduce the new Coastal Northwest Landscape Conservation Mapper, an online spatial tool that explores conservation, cultural, and economic priorities at landscape scales...
Aug
21
Cascade Head Marine Reserve Hike
August 21, 2021, Otis
Salmon River and Westwind spit.\Photo by Jack Doyle.
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...
Aug
14
Cascade Head Marine Reserve Hike
August 14, 2021, Lincoln City
A Lincoln City Audubon hike pauses on The Knoll.\Photo by Steve Griffiths.
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...
Aug
7
Strategy Meeting on Climate and Forests
August 7, 2021, Newport
Clearcuts in the Coast Range.\Photo by Alex Derr.
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...