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| | A PHOTO FROM THE REPORTS | |  | Sun Aug 3, 8:00 AM Dead Seabird
Location: center of beach
SHOW FULL SIZE PHOTO | oystercatcher — It was a beautiful calm morning with only one car from Montana with a couple photographing tide pools which they had never seen before.
Most of the rocky beach found in spring was now covered with ...
COMPLETE REPORT | Mile 179 Lane County, Heceta Head Lighthouse, Devils Elbow SP, Cape Creek
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| | EVENTS | | | Thu Aug 28 7:00 PM CoastWatch Sponsors 'State of the Oceans' Talks by Renowned Oceanographer in Coos Bay and Newport |  Dr. John McGowan, a leading international authority on the relationship between climate change and the sea, will give two presentations on “The State of the Oceans” for CoastWatch during August. The free talks are open to the public.
McGowan will speak first on Friday, Aug. 15, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport as part of the CoastWatch-sponsored Sharing the Coast Conference. (Dr. McGowan will also lead a workshop as part of the conference on Saturday, Aug. 16, at 2 p.m. See item below for more on the three-day event.)
His second talk will be given Thursday evening, Aug. 28, 7 p.m. in Eden Hall, Room 1 on the Southwestern Oregon Community College campus in Coos Bay, http://www.socc.edu/about/docs/Campus-Map-2008.pdf
John McGowan was a professor of oceanography at Scripps Institution of Oceanography for 40 years, and is now a research professor there. His research interests focus on the large-scale interactions between climate and the physics and biology of the ocean. He is an oft-quoted leader in attempts to understand how ocean productivity and ecosystems are affected by variations in climate, and is particularly interested in long-term changes in the California Current and in the North Pacific. His talk will survey what we know about the state of the oceans, based on a lifetime of research. (He also happens to be a CoastWatcher, having adopted Mile 113 near his second home in Bandon.)
Says Dr. McGowan about his presentation: "This talk is about global climate and climate change and its effects on the ocean and its biology. I have studied this topic for over 25 years and was present at Scripps Institution when the modern version of the intensification of the Greenhouse Effect was developed and shown to be a fact. I knew the scientists that did this work and discussed it with them often. They influenced me to begin the study of the biological consequences of climate change and ocean warming due to the enhanced Greenhouse Effect. This is a status report on the changing state of ocean ecosystems and fisheries."
For more information, contact Phillip Johnson.
 SOURCE: Phillip Johnson, CoastWatch Director, (503) 238-4450, or EMAIL | |
MORE EVENTS... | Fri Aug 15 12:00 AM NEW Help Needed In Organizing Conference Carpools
The August Newport conference described below has features which might be of interest to CoastWatchers and others throughout the coastal region and ... MORE | | Fri Aug 15 7:00 PM Conference In August Concentrates On Sharing The Coast
Those who love the coast, and those who love to teach others about it, will find much to fascinate them at the Sharing the Coast Conference, coming ... MORE | | Fri Aug 29 5:00 PM Oregon Shorebird Festival
The 22nd Oregon Shorebird Festival takes place on Friday, August 29th-31st at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, in Charleston. Registration ... MORE | | | | NEWS | | | Jul 7 CoastWatchers Can Track Water Quality Alerts | In summer, Oregon’s beach water quality monitoring program increases its activity. And with more people visiting the coast and flushing toilets, there is more to monitor.
For instance, on July 1 the Oregon Beach Monitoring Program announced a beach advisory for Cannon Beach, having found elevated bacterial levels at three locations in or near Ecola Creek.
CoastWatchers, along with all other citizens, can sign up for notification of beach water quality test results and beach advisories. You can request notices for the North, Mid- and South coast areas, or for the entire coastline. To do so, e-mail Jennifer Ketterman at jennifer.a.ketterman@state.or.us. For more information about the Oregon Department of Human Service’s monitoring program, go to: http://oregon.gov/DHS/ph/beaches/about_us.shtml
CoastWatchers might wish to have this information simply as beachgoers, to protect themselves and others using the beach. The next step, of course, would be to get involved in efforts to identify sources of pollution and abate them.
SOURCE: Phillip Johnson, CoastWatch Director, (503) 238-4450, or EMAIL | |
MORE NEWS... | Jul 6 NEW Volunteers Sought For Focus Groups On Naturalist Program
For many of us, the concept of a “focus group” brings to mind political consultants looking for code words they can use to manipulate the public. Put ... MORE | | Jun 6 Summer water quality monitoring starts on Oregon Beaches
The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program (OBMP) has begun its summer sampling at 80 locations (25 beaches) along the Oregon coast. All beaches and their ... MORE | |
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| | MILE REPORTS SINCE JUL 19 2008 | | Aug 3 MILE 198 bahngarten Beach clean, 5 whimbrels feeding on Mole crabs, several 4.5" backed dead female dungeness crabs noted. 20+ people,4 dogs, enjoying summer beach weather. 2 clamming,1 bicycler,1 kite flying. MORE | Aug 3 MILE 179  oystercatcher It was a beautiful calm morning with only one car from Montana with a couple photographing tide pools which they had never seen before.
Most of the rocky beach found in spring was now covered with ... MORE | | Aug 2 MILE 16 Christine This is the section of Mile 16 I call Miner Creek. Nothing of concern was seen on the trail. Since the day was so calm, the lack of any Harbor Seals in the water or sunning on the rocks may indicate ... MORE | | Aug 1 MILE 97 beachnut Wildlife was abundant on this lovely day at low tide: Whimbrels, Turkey Vultures, Swallows, a couple of Snowy Plovers, one crow, Sanderlings and, of course, gulls.
greenish goo was coming in with ... MORE | | Jul 31 MILE 172 Oyster Clean beach. Appearance of water leakage surfacing from ground between south end of Driftwood Shores Inn and homes on other side of dry storm drain. MORE | | Jul 31 MILE 104 beachnut A glorious, sunny, almost-windless day at the beach. The only complaint was a churned up beach caused by 4 horses to-ing and fro-ing. Wildlife was not evident, apart from one gull flying offshore. ... MORE | | Jul 30 MILE 103 nickhovsepian Kelp/algae, shells, animal casings, small rocks, wood pieces, land-based debris and Styrofoam in driftline. Collected one bag of trash, plastic and glass bottles, aluminum cans, plastic bags and ... MORE | | Jul 29 MILE 53 estellew The day was beautiful and clear. A perfect day for a walk. This area is barren of people, ocean debris and life. The cliffs are wearing from the high tide wave activity and are amazing in the variety ... MORE | | Jul 29 MILE 338 Randy and Beth A very blustery, misty day with pelicans, terns, gulls and sandpipers enjoying the beach. The only other beach walkers encountered were in the parking lot. The terns, needing to harass someone or ... MORE | | Jul 27 MILE 24 edbear Many, Many Small Crab shells on beach
at tide line. Could be a Dead Zone
problem?? Shell deposits are probably
only 1-2 months old at most. MORE | | Jul 27 MILE 184 bailiffd The north end of my mile was quite pristine. There is more sand than my last visit making the walking easier. Because this beach is a bit remote there was little activity. The nine year old along ... MORE | | Jul 27 MILE 284 MotaiAukski Very cloudy and cool start to the day which left me nearly alone on the beach when I started out. Mugginess increased, the sun peaked through and suddenly people came out from all sides. The South ... MORE | | Jul 25 MILE 184 bailiffd The day was warm, overcast and still, perfect for walking the beach. On this day I walked the south half (for this mile is equally divided by a large outcropping that makes it difficult to walk the ... MORE | | Jul 24 MILE 223 shan&louie I was pleased to see only a small amount of litter or ocean debris. I did not find any dead sea birds. Normal amounts of dead crab and other marine animals. MORE | | Jul 23 MILE 181 ybraun Beautiful windy day, people and dogs enjoying sunny weather. Lots of crab molts, very little litter. MORE | | Jul 23 MILE 129 mzlizee Another beautiful, if windy day at the beach. Shells, animal casings (numerous crab carapaces), kelp/algae, wood pieces, land-based debris and Styrofoam in driftline. Frothy green algae in surf. ... MORE | | Jul 23 MILE 204 Doug & Jan On this, our first "official" CoastWatch walk, the bluffs seem well covered with healthy vegetation - trees shrubs, beach grass. MORE | Jul 23 MILE 234  kfharcourt Nothing unusual. Photo follow up of new concrete steps seen under construction last November (see that report of mile 234). Also a photo of fishing rock slowly eroding. MORE | Jul 23 MILE 152  cmoore The beach itself is beautiful and showed little signs of ATV usage except for plastic bottles and other trash. The beach has very few shells or casings and very few birds.
There is apparently a lot ... MORE | Jul 19 MILE 229  SKrein Saw and photographed a great blue heron. It was first seen fishing in small pool of water beneath a log. These herons often seek food (fish) in areas where fresh and salt water are close by, as is ... MORE |
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CoastWatch, a citizen monitoring program, engages Oregonians in personal stewardship over their shoreline. Volunteers adopt mile-long segments of Oregon's coast, keeping watch for natural changes and human-induced impacts, reporting on their observations, and sounding the alarm about threats and concerns.
CoastWatch is founded on individual vigilance and responsibility for one portion of the ocean shore. But the program also links hundreds of 'mile adopters' in a coastwide network of concerned citizens taking action to conserve shoreline resources. CoastWatchers serve as an early warning system not only for the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition, but also for neighbors along their miles, local government, regulatory agencies and other conservation groups. |
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