CoastWatch Events
CoastWatch intertidal field trip. Photo by Alex Derr.
Jan
30
Beached Bird Survey Training
January 30, 2021
COASST beached bird survey in progress at Cannon Beach.\Photo by Melissa Keyser.
COASST (the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team), which organizes the beached bird survey in which CoastWatch is an Oregon partner, is holding an online training session aimed at prospective volunteers...
Jan
31
Beached Bird Survey Training
January 31, 2021
South coast COASST volunteers Dave and Diane Bilderback.
COASST (the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team), which organizes the beached bird survey in which CoastWatch is an Oregon partner, is holding an online training session aimed at prospective volunteers on the south coast on...
Feb
8
Brittle Star Webinar
February 8, 2021
Western spiny brittle star.\Photo courtesy of iNaturalist.
CoastWatch presents the next in our series of online presentations on rocky habitats, particularly those on the south coast, when MacKenna Hainey speaks on “Fantastic Brittle Stars, and Where to Find Them” on Monday, Feb. 8, at 6...
Feb
17
Marine Debris Survey Training
February 17, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey at Fort Stevens in progress.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed to fill out the team, headed by Oregon Shores...
Mar
15
Nudibranch Presentation
March 15, 2021
Clown nudibranch.\Photo by N.C. Treneman.
CoastWatch is offering a series of webinars on rocky shore habitats and their denizens, with a particular focus on Oregon’s south coast. In March’s presentation, “Predators Cloaked in Beauty,” marine biologist Nancy C. Treneman will discuss the...
Mar
17
Marine Debris Survey Training
March 17, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey in progress at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed to fill out the team, headed by Oregon Shores...
Apr
14
Marine Debris Survey Training
April 14, 2021, Hammond
Marine debris survey participants at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed to fill out the team, headed by Oregon Shores...
Past Events
Oct
15
Webinar on PRIMED Network
October 15, 2020
Sea star with wasting syndrome.
Marine diseases are on the rise and there is an urgent need to prepare for, respond to, and manage outbreaks. CoastWatch is offering two online opportunities in October to learn more about diseases that affect wild marine animals. The newly formed PRIMED...
Oct
14
Marine Debris Survey Training
October 14, 2020, Hammond
Marine debris survey in progress at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed to fill out the team, headed by Oregon Shores...
Oct
1
Clatsop Public Planning Meeting
October 1, 2020
Marsh on Youngs Bay in Clatsop County.\Photo by Tiffany Boothe.
The Clatsop County Community Development staff invites the public to join a virtual workshop on Thursday, Oct. 1, from 3-5 pm, on Statewide Planning Goal 5 – Open Spaces, Scenic and Historic Resources, and Natural Resources....
Sep
19
Sunset Bay Beach Cleanup
September 19, 2020, Charleston
Sunset Bay from the air.\Photo by Jody McCaffree.
Honoring the annual Beach & Riverside Cleanup in partnership with SOLVE, CoastWatch is pitching in at Sunset Bay State Park, leading a cleanup from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones will be...
Sep
16
Black Oystercatcher Webinar
September 16, 2020
Black Oystercatcher with chick.\Photo by Heather Roskelley.
After a brief summer hiatus, CoastWatch’s webinar series resumes, and brings the focus back to the rocky shoreline. On Wednesday, September 16, at 6 p.m., Joe Liebezeit of Portland Audubon will lead a virtual session on “Oregon’s...
Sep
16
Marine Debris Survey Training
September 16, 2020, Hammond
Earlier marine debris survey at Fort Stevens.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
One of the locations at which CoastWatch conducts our marine debris survey is at Fort Stevens State Park, just south of the Columbia’s South Jetty. More volunteers are needed to fill out the team, headed by Oregon Shores board...
Sep
10
Virtual Tour of Oregon Coast Trail
September 10, 2020
It's good to see Bonnie's back. The author starts on the Oregon Coast Trail at the Columbia jetty.
The Oregon Coast Trail is a border-to-border hiking route first proposed about 50 years ago and first declared “hikeable” in the 1980s. But it remains a work in progress. And people have...
Aug
27
Cape Perpetua Volunteer Appreciation
August 27, 2020
Cape Perpetua from the air.\Photo by Alex Derr, with support from Lighthawk.
The annual Cape Perpetua Volunteer Appreciation Event celebrates the wide range of voluntary activity focused on that stretch of Oregon’s shore (including the monitoring done by CoastWatchers). It is usually a...
Aug
25
Webinar on Waves and Beaches
August 25, 2020
Waves at sunset washing Cape Perpetua.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
The Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve Collaborative, unable to gather audiences physically, is offering an online exploration of the shore with a webinar entitled “Waves, Sand, and Beaches: The Constantly Changing Shoreline.” Free...
Aug
19
Virtual Citizen Science Pub
August 19, 2020
Dr. Julia Parrish.\Photo by Benjamin Hammond.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Science on Tap series of pub talks like so much else has moved online, but it still going strong. You have to supply your own beer, but you can still watch fascinating talks. These events are free and open...