CoastWatch Events
CoastWatch intertidal field trip. Photo by Alex Derr.
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
21
Marine Debris Survey
September 21, 2020, Yachats
Cape Cove.\Photo by Bonnie Moreland.
A monthly marine debris survey is conducted at Cape Cove, just south of Cape Perpetua. It is still taking place, with Covid-era precautions. New volunteers are welcome to join the September survey, on Monday, Sept. 21, 9-11 a.m.
The Cape Perpetua Visitor...
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...
Nov
18
Marine Debris Survey Training
November 18, 2020, Hammond
Angela Whitlock (left) instructs a student in marine debris surveying at the Fort Stevens site.\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...
Dec
16
Marine Debris Survey Training
December 16, 2020, Hammond
Angela Whitlock (left) assists a student with the marine debris survey.\Photo by Ed Joyce.
Past Events
Nov
16
CoastWatch Beachwalk
November 16, 2019, Manzanita
Manzanita Beach.\Photo by Mike Hryekewicz.
Explore the autumn beach with Fawn Custer, CoastWatch’s citizen science trainer, on Saturday, Nov. 16, when she will lead a walk on Manzanita Beach. Meet her at 9 a.m. at the ocean end of Laneda Ave. in Manzanita. The event, free and open to all,...
Nov
15
King Tide Kick-Off
November 15, 2019, Nehalem
Downtown Nehalem during a King Tide.\Photo by Gretel Oxwang.
The first round of “king tides” (the highest tides of the year) is coming up beginning Nov. 25, so it is time for the King Tide Project to start up for 2019-2020. With CoastWatch’s partners in the project, the Coastal Management...
Nov
13
Tufted Puffin Presentation
November 13, 2019, Cannon Beach
Tufted Puffin at sea.\Photo by Tiffany Boothe, Friends of Haystack Rock.
The first event in the World of Haystack Rock Lecture Series produced by the Friends of Haystack Rock is coming up Wednesday, Nov. 13, 7 p.m. in the Cannon Beach Library (131 N. Hemlock St.).
The topic is “Conservation...
Nov
9
State of the Coast Conference
November 9, 2019, Gleneden Beach
Siletz Bay, looking across to Salishan Spit, near the Salishan Resort where the conference will take place.\Photo by Dennis White.
This year’s edition of the annual State of the Coast Conference is coming up Saturday, Nov. 9, all day at the Salishan Resort in Gleneden Beach (7760 N. Hwy...
Nov
8
Marine Debris Survey Training
November 8, 2019, Newport,
Moolack Beach.\Photo by Dorothy Derickson.
CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones will lead a training session for our marine debris survey on Friday, Nov. 8, 1-2 p.m. at Moolack Beach, just north of Newport. Meet in the pullout off Hwy 101, a little south of Milepost 135. Everyone...
Nov
6
Marine Debris Survey
November 6, 2019, Yachats
Cape Cove.\Photo by Tara Dubois.
A monthly marine debris survey is conducted at Cape Cove, just south of Cape Perpetua. To participate, meet at Cape Perpetua Visitor Center (2400 Hwy 101, about three miles south of Yachats) in the parking lot at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6, to start the...
Oct
26
CoastWatch Beachwalk
October 26, 2019, Rockaway Beach
Fawn Custer leading an earlier beachwalk and showing off wrack.\Photo by Dennis White.
CoastWatch Citizen Science Trainer Fawn Custer and Volunteer Coordinator Jesse Jones are teaming up to guide a beachwalk at the Manhattan Beach State Recreation Site at the north end of Rockaway (the area...
Oct
26
CoastWatch Information & Training Session
October 26, 2019, Rockaway Beach
Jesse Jones.\Photo by Rita Goldfarb.
CoastWatch’s new volunteer coordinator, Jesse Jones, is launching a fall series of educational activities and training sessions related to CoastWatch monitoring. The first of these on the north coast is coming up on Saturday, Oct. 26, at noon in the...
Oct
23
Marine Debris Survey Training
October 23, 2019, Hammond
Marine debris survey taking place 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
13
Wrackline Walk
October 13, 2019, Newport
South Beach.\Photo by Cathy Tronquet.
Fawn Custer, known to many CoastWatchers as our long-time volunteer coordinator, has stepped into a new role as our citizen science trainer. She has planned her first guided beachwalk of the fall season for Sunday, Oct. 13, beginning at 9 a.m. at South...