Land Use Events
Jun
28
Offshore Wind Comment Deadline
June 28, 2022
Close-up of offshore wind turbine.\Photo courtesy of BOEM.
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has designated two “call areas” for siting offshore wind energy turbines off Oregon’s coast (west of Coos Bay and Brookings). Once these areas have been confirmed after a comment...
Jun
30
Shoreline Access Survey
June 30, 2022
Muriel Ponsler Wayside.\Photo courtesy of 100 Steps.
The Oregon Coastal Management Program has begun a study of public access to Oregon’s public shore. With more and more people visiting the coast, and many private owners seeking ways to exclude the public, this is an increasingly...
Jul
1
Guided Netarts Spit Walk--Now Full
July 1, 2022, Netarts
Netarts Spit from Anderson's viewpoint.\Photo by Kirt Edblom.
An opportunity to explore the Netarts Spit and learn about its natural history is offered by the Friends of Netarts Spit WEBS and Portland Audubon, along with Oregon State Parks. The beachwalk begins at 8 a.m. on Friday, July 1,...
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
28
Webinar on Protecting Coos Bay
July 28, 2022
Upper Coos Bay from Millicoma Marsh\Photo by Alexa Carleton.
Past Events
Jun
27
Open House on Pacific City Cable
June 27, 2022, Pacific City
Winema Beach during a king tide.\Photo by Jean Cameron.
Amazon Web Services and partners plan to bring a new cable across Oregon’s territorial sea and beach, landing in Pacific City area. The public has been invited to a “community open house” on the proposed project, the “Winema Subsea...
Jun
26
Sunset Bay/Shore Acres Hike
June 26, 2022, Charleston
Sunset Bay from the air.\Photo by Rena Olson.
The Southcoast Striders are offering a hike beginning at Sunset Bay State Park on Sunday, June 26. The event is free and open to all; meet at the Sunset Bay Day Use Area at 9:30 a.m.
The hike will start at Sunset Bay and follow the Coast Trail to...
Jun
23
Cancelled--Webinar on Economics of Coos Bay
June 23, 2022
Coos Bay--Chandler Bridge from Millicoma Marsh.\Photo by Alex Carleton.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this webinar had to be cancelled, and will be rescheduled for a later date.
Oregon Shores and fellow conservation groups are co-sponsoring a series of webinars that provide background on...
Jun
22
Science on Tap: Cascadia Shake
June 22, 2022, Newport
DOGAMI scientist surveying shoreline.\Photo courtest of DOGAMI.
The Hatfield Marine Science Center’s Science on Tap series has partially returned to in-person presentations, making it possible to hoist a beverage in company while learning about science again, although there is still an...
Jun
21
Hybrid Beachgrass Survey Training
June 21, 2022, Warrenton
European beachgrass at the mouth of the Siltcoos.\Photo by Bonnie Moreland.
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...
Jun
18
Blacklock Point Hike
June 18, 2022, Langlois
Blacklock Point.\Photo courtesy of Southcoast Striders.
Oregon Shores has been working to secure a special site designation for Blacklock Point as a marine conservation area under the state’s new Rocky Habitat Management Strategy. The proposal will soon be reviewed by the Ocean Policy...
Jun
15
Webinar on Water
June 15, 2022
Stream at Cape Perpetua.\Photo by Heron Marychild.
Water is central to most conservation concerns, as well as to human communities. The Oregon Community Rights Network is hosting a webinar, “Water, water…no longer everywhere,” that will sort through the complexities of water issues in the...
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...