Climate Events
Jan
27
Discussion on Climate Resilience and Covid
January 27, 2021
The Climate Impacts Group, based at the University of Washington, is celebrating its 25th year with a series of talks. The CIG, a pioneering effort to study the effects of climate at the local level when it began, studies likely impacts of climate change on the Pacific Northwest.
The second...
Jan
27
Film on Heceta Bank
January 27, 2021
Black-footed Albatross.\Photo by Scott Carpenter.
The little-known Heceta Bank is one of the most productive areas in Oregon’s nearshore ocean, and a hotspot for biological productivity due to its position and the influence of northern coastal currents in summers. Join Oregon State...
Jan
29
Global Warming Commission Meets
January 29, 2021
King tide fills Nestucca Valley.\Photo by John Bauer.
The Oregon Global Warming Commission will meet Friday, Jan. 29, from 1 to 5 p.m. online.
During the meeting, the Commission will hear about the Governor’s climate-related priorities for the legislative session and gather preliminary input...
Mar
30
Panel on Climate-Resilient Future
March 30, 2021
Climate protest.\Photo courtesy of Compact.
The Climate Impacts Group, based at the University of Washington, is celebrating its 25th year with a series of talks. The CIG, a pioneering effort to study the effects of climate at the local level when it began, studies likely impacts of climate...
Apr
6
Northwest Climate Conference
April 6, 2021
Ona Beach during a king tide surge, a preview of sea level rise due to climate change.\Photo by Rena Olson, with support fom Lighthawk.
The 11th annual Northwest Climate Conference, which in the normal course of things would have taken place in October, 2020, has been moved to Tuesday, April...
Past Events
Jan
7
King Tide Training in Cannon Beach
January 7, 2017, Cannon Beach
King Tide approaching. Photo by Sally Woodman.
As we gear up for the final round of this winter’s King Tide Project (January 10-12, 2017), we’ll be giving prospective participants on the north coast some background and training in how to help document the highest reach of the year’s extreme...
Jan
6
Talk on Sea Level and Estuaries
January 6, 2017, Tillamook
King Tide fills Youngs Bay wetlands. Photo by John Bauer.
A CoastWatch-sponsored public talk on Friday, January 6, 6:30 p.m. at Tillamook Bay Community College (4301 3rd St. in Tillamook), Room 214, will serve as a prelude to the final round of the winter’s King Tide Project.
Julie Sepanik,...
Dec
16
Talk on Climate Change and Forests
December 16, 2016, Brookings
Redwood bark. Photo by Dennis White.
Dominick DellaSala, president and chief scientist at the Geos Institute, based in Ashland, will give a presentation about climate change and temperate rainforests, with a focus on the redwoods of the southern coast, on Friday, December 16, 2016. Dr....
Dec
13
Rising Seas Summit
December 13, 2016 - December 15, 2016, New Orleans
King Tide threatens Highway 101 at Waldport. Photo by Roy Lowe.
Sponsored by the Association of Climate Change Officers, this conference brings together elected officials, state and federal agency leaders, scientific experts and other professionals to discuss the interrelationships between...
Dec
12
Depoe Bay Talk on Shoreline Armoring and King Tides
December 12, 2016, Depoe Bay
Meg Reed on the beach in front of recent shoreline armoring.
CoastWatch is sponsoring a presentation by Meg Reed, new Coastal Shores Specialist with the state’s Coastal Management Program (CMP), as a warm-up for the second round of this year’s King Tide Project (Dec. 12-15). Reed will speak...
Dec
12
King Tide 2016-2017, Round Two
December 12, 2016 - December 15, 2016
King Tide floods the tracks along the Coos Bay waterfront. Photo by Robert More.
The second in the series of extreme tides we’ll be photographing as part of the King Tide Project begins Monday, December 12, and runs through December 15. Volunteer help is needed anywhere on the coast...
Dec
8
Waldport Talk on Shoreline Armoring and King Tides
December 8, 2016, Waldport
Meg Reed on the beach in front of recent shoreline armoring.
CoastWatch is sponsoring a presentation by Meg Reed, new Coastal Shores Specialist with the state’s Coastal Management Program (CMP), as a warm-up for the second round of this year’s King Tide Project (Dec. 12-15). Reed will speak...
Dec
7
Florence Talk on Shoreline Armoring and King Tides
December 7, 2016, Florence
Meg Reed on the beach in front of recent shoreline armoring.
CoastWatch is sponsoring a presentation by Meg Reed, new Coastal Shores Specialist with the state’s Coastal Management Program (CMP), as a warm-up for the second round of this year’s King Tide Project (Dec. 12-15). Reed will speak...
Dec
2
Marine Microorganism Seminar
December 2, 2016, Charleston
Dr. Danny Grunbaum.
The last of six seminars in the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's fall seminar series will feature Dr. Danny Grunebaum, Professor of Oceanograpny at the University of Washington, speaking on "How to do a lot with a little: Minimal requirements for microorganism...
Nov
22
Coastal Landscape Planning Meeting
November 22, 2016, Portland
Photo of the Alsea River estuary courtesy of The Wetlands Conservancy.
Those with an interest in big-picture approaches to understanding vast landscapes will want to take note of a meeting taking place in Portland on Nov. 22.
The meeting concerns a “blueprint” for planning a “climate...