CoastWatch Events
Events of interest to CoastWatchers, sponsored by various organizations.
Events that are sponsored or featured by Oregon Shores are highlighted.
CoastWatch intertidal field trip. Photo by Alex Derr.
Aug
14
Tidepool Walk with Stewart Schultz
August 14, 2022, Cape Falcon Marine Reserve
Stewart Schultz leading a rocky shore field trip.\Photo by Dan Anderson.
Anyone interested in the ecology of Oregon’s rocky shores has a great opportunity coming up. CoastWatch is sponsoring a tidepool-oriented walk with Stewart Schultz, author of The Northwest Coast: A Natural History, and...
Aug
28
Tidepool Ambassador Tour
August 28, 2022, Florence
ea star and anemones\Photo by Victoria Tierney.
Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve Collaborative is offering free, small-group tours with a Tidepool Ambassador Guide during the lowest tides of the summer. Tours will last one hour, guests are encouraged to continue exploring the reserve on their...
Sep
11
Virtual Beached Bird Survey Training
September 11, 2022
COASST beached bird survey volunteers at work.\Photo by Melissa Keyser.
On Sunday, Sep. 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., COASST (the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team) will conduct a virtual COASSTLite! introductory training session for anyone interested in participating in their...
Nov
17
Land-Sea Symposium
November 17, 2022, Yachats
North boundary of Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve. /Photo courtesy of Oregon Marine Reserves Flickr
The Cape Perpetua Land-Sea Symposium will be resuming as an in-person event for its 10th annual celebration this year. The event will take place at the Yachats Commons (441 U.S. 101, Yachats) on...
Past Events
Aug
12
Beachwalk with Stewart Schultz
August 12, 2022, Rockaway Beach
Manhattan Beach.\Photo courtesy of OPRD.
We’re offering an invaluable opportunity for anyone interested in the natural history of Oregon’s shores—a beachwalk with Stewart Schultz, author of The Northwest Coast: A Natural History and a leading expert on the coastal ecology of the Pacific...
Aug
10
CoastWatch Orientation Walk
August 10, 2022, Netarts
CoastWatch Mile 280.\Photo by Angela Arena.
Aug
4
Snowy Plover Webinar
August 4, 2022
Snowy plover exclosure.\Photo courtesy of U.S. Forest Service.
Western snowy plovers, a threatened species, are year-round residents of the Oregon coast—the only shorebird that nests in Oregon. A very small but growing population nests on open sandy beaches. Public agencies (U.S. Fish and...
Jul
30
CoastWatch Orientation Walk
July 30, 2022, Ecola State Park
Ecola State Park.\Photo by Sonja Peterson.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones will lead a CoastWatch orientation session on Saturday, July 30, at Indian Beach within Ecola State Park, just north of Cannon Beach. Meet at 7:30 a.m. at the Indian Beach parking area near the top of...
Jul
27
OMSI After Dark: Surf and Sand
July 27, 2022, Portland
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland will host a “Surf and Sand”-themed night on Wednesday, July 27, during which visitors can explore the science of surf, sand, and sunsets. Local ocean-minded environmental organizations will be providing talks,...
Jul
17
Beached Bird Survey Training
July 17, 2022, Coos Bay
CoastWatchers volunteering for COASST on CoastWatch Mile 99.\Photo courtesy of COASST
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) organizes a beached bird survey throughout the West Coast. CoastWatch is COASST’s Oregon partner. Participants in the survey (many of them also...
Jul
17
Tidepool Clinic
July 17, 2022, Lincoln City
Fawn Custer leading an earlier tidepool "explorience."\Photo by Alex Derr.
Join CoastWatch for a “tidepool explorience” in Lincoln City on Sunday, July 17, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Meet at the N.W. 15th St. beach access. The free event is open to all.
After a two-year hiatus due to the...
Jul
16
Beached Bird Survey Training--CANCELLED
July 16, 2022, Brookings
Beached bird survey volunteers at work.\Photo courtesy of COASST
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) organizes a beached bird survey throughout the West Coast. CoastWatch is COASST’s Oregon partner. Participants in the survey (many of them also CoastWatchers) help make...
Jul
16
CoastWatch Orientation Beachwalk
July 16, 2022, Winchester Bay
CoastWatch Mile 146.\Photo by Shawnita Zimmer.
A CoastWatch orientation beachwalk will be held on Saturday, July 16, at Ziolkouski Beach Park in Winchester Bay, beginning at 9 a.m. This will be a chance for new CoastWatchers to brush up on their observational skills, longer-term mile...
Jul
10
Beached Bird Survey Training Lite
July 10, 2022
The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) organizes a beached bird survey throughout the West Coast. CoastWatch is COASST’s Oregon partner. Participants in the survey (many of them also CoastWatchers) help make a difference for the environment by collecting data on beach-cast...