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| | NEWS | | | Dec 11 NEW Mark Your Calendars for ‘Sharing the Coast’ 2012 |   Tillamook Bay Community College
The schedule of speakers and workshops hasn’t been finalized yet. However, you can count on a range of fascinating presentations on subjects ranging from geology and ecology to the art of interpreting natural history. This conference will take climate change and its potential impacts—and how to teach about them--as a key theme. Each year, the conference balances between training those who are monitoring the shoreline, such as CoastWatchers, and those who are teaching others about coastal natural history (the primary NAME constituency). There is considerable overlap between these goals, and between our memberships, so the collaboration with NAME has proven fruitful.
You will find more information about the event on this website as we get closer to the date, and information and registration forms will also be posted on the NAME site. For now, mark your calendars for this opportunity to learn a great deal about coastal science and natural history in one intensive day.
 Contact: Phillip Johnson, Executive Director, (503) 238-4450, or EMAIL
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MORE NEWS... | Feb 8 NEW Workshop on Gorse Invasion Offered to Public
Gorse has been spreading to more and more CoastWatch miles, so CoastWatchers may have a special interest in a workshop on controlling the gorse invasion. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the Pacific Northwest Invasive Plant Council are holding a workshop on “Gorse in Threatened Coastal Habitats” on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Bullard’s Beach State Park in Bandon. ... MORE | | Jan 10 NEW Document High Tide Event with Your Camera
For the second year, a “King Tide” project, sponsored by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, is being held to mark the highest tides of the year. Those highest tides are coming up January 20-23. Oregon has once again joined the King Tide Photo Initiative already underway in British Columbia and in Washington and California. The initiative aims to have individuals record ... MORE | | Dec 23 2011 First Trace of Japanese Tsunami Debris Reaches West Coast
Many CoastWatchers have been anxiously waiting for news about the vast patch of debris generated by the March tsunami in Japan and making its way across the Pacific. The first confirmed debris has now reached the West Coast. A black float about the size of a 55-gallon drum was found two weeks ago by a crew cleaning a beach a few miles east of Neah Bay at the northwest tip of Washington. The ... MORE | |
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| | MILE REPORTS SINCE DEC 31 2011 | Feb 2 MILE 187  turnstone — Largely cobble beach and well scoured rocks. Lots of big driftwood washed in.Beautiful sunny day in February, 59 degrees. MORE | | Feb 1 MILE 57 BobIvey DISPATCH — ONce again a beautful afternoon on n. beach, very few people, few birds, no marine mammal and wide open beach for walking. MORE | Jan 28 MILE 22  Muriah — This "hotspot" for international windsurfing competition in the summertime,the Pistol River Wave Bash is nearly abandoned now and there was no one else to see the sunset from there tonight ... except ... MORE | | Jan 28 MILE 14 artist — It was an unusually warm day on the cliffs overlooking the surf, which was very calm. People there were simply enjoying the good weather and views. The trail is well maintained, and there were no ... MORE | | Jan 28 MILE 160 dragonfly — Many more dead crabs and driftwood after the recent storms, but thankfully not much plastic debris. Less wildlife than usual. Evidence that the surf may have gone over the tops of the dune in some ... MORE | | Jan 28 MILE 157 bonnie — Stunning winter day; we were totally overdressed, kept shedding clothes to the brink of immodesty. Saw a few flocks of sanderlings, no other birds of note. Driftline was pretty slim pickings, though ... MORE | Jan 25 MILE 218  Beachbum — The storms of the past week have made significant changes to the northern end of Mile 218, in the area where Agate ‘Beach’ joins Yaquina Head. I say ‘beach’ because there really isn’t one now except ... MORE | | Jan 23 MILE 263 connierbruce — Over the past year (reports intended each time) we have walked and observed this and miles to north and south many times. It would be hard to gauge the increase in people using these beach accesses, ... MORE | | Jan 22 MILE 154 covelake — Hiked to beach from Tahkenitch Campground. Significant beach lowering and foredune erosion at north end of mile. Very little trash and debris. Trees and brush washed out along Tahkenitch Creek and ... MORE | Jan 21 MILE 206  Jenni&Sam — Went out to take pictures of King Tide event. Could only access Seal Rock State park and highway pulloffs due to the extreme high tide. Photos were taken at 10:30-10:40 a.m., high tide was forecast ... MORE | Jan 16 MILE 277  Jeanette — Visible retreat of bluff, uprooted trees due to erosion MORE | | Jan 15 MILE 236 Streets — A perfect January day at the beach! Clouds part for bits of blue, occasional bursts of sun, occasional downpours of hail, and major piles of fluffy foam scuttle across the sand and quiver in ... MORE | | Jan 13 MILE 160 Treehugger1 — Sunny, calm, quiet day, with few birds other than the sandpipers, and no human visitors. There was little in the way of debris, which I found unusual but for the absence of humans today. The ... MORE | | Jan 12 MILE 57 BobIvey — Beautiful sunny and warm day on the north beach at Cape Blanco. Zero beached birds for COASST and one river otter. Very few birds, crabbing boat had all of their attention. Walk north to south ... MORE | Jan 8 MILE 313  Tom&Gretel — while the dogs all seemed to have a grand time, only about a dozen were actually on a leash, and many not even under voice control. This seemed to cause some conflicts among dog owners.
also, I ... MORE | | Jan 8 MILE 198 bahngarten — Calm, sunny day 52'. Notable was the carcass of one tufted puffin in driftline, identifiable by beak, dark plumage overall, orange feet.
1 runner with dog. Small amount of large razor clam shells on ... MORE | Jan 7 MILE 234  Dick and Colleen — Beautiful day on Mile 234, with many folks using the sandy beaches. We were there after a very high tide and the beach looked freshly scrubbed. Seeing a collection of stumps was surprising. They were ... MORE | | Jan 3 MILE 107 wbailey — Not much to report. Two vehicles drove by (heading north) apparently coming from Cut Creek. No humans or dogs were observed on the beach. Two dead Common Murres were observed towards the southern ... MORE | Dec 31 2011 MILE 206  Jenni&Sam — This was our first mile walk. The beach appears only to be walkable at low tide. There are several small headlands along this mile but all have trails around the back. Beach seemed pretty clean, ... MORE | Dec 31 2011 MILE 212  philandjan — New Year's Eve, the first nice day after several stormy days, brought out more than the usual number of people (18) walking or jogging and enjoying the beach. It was a good day for raptor sightings, ... 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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