Oregon Shores

10/14/2026

Earlier this month, Education Manager Rachel Freeman presented a Bright Spot presentation at the 55th annual NAAEE 🎓🌎 Conference and a workshop at the 50th annual NW Aquatic & Marine Educators Conference.

Earlier this month, Education Manager Rachel Freeman presented a Bright Spot presentation at the 55th annual NAAEE 🎓🌎 Conference and a workshop at the 50th annual NW Aquatic & Marine Educators Conference.

Rachel's favorite session at naaee was learning about Artist Boat while water coloring an "underwater HOA sign" with the number 15, indicating how high above sea level her house is.

Rachel's presentations focused the Art & Ecology Workshops and remote marine debris cleanups that Elizabeth Roberts and Oregon Shores have developed together over the last four years. This spring, the marine debris collaborations will continue for the 5th annual Art & Ecology Workshops!

Workshop participants filled in canvases illustrated by Elizabeth Roberts with colorful marine debris collected along the Oregon Coast.

While at the NW Aquatic & Marine Educators conference, Rachel enjoyed cheering for our good friends and close partners who received awards and gave wonderful presentations.

✨️Students from Northwest Academy who presented their research project on nudibranch species abundance on Mile 313 at Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach, OR.

✨️Chanel Hanson Bringing Back Oregon's Sea Otters was recognized as Outstanding Marine Educator of the Year!!

✨️ Friends of Netarts Bay WEBS was recognized as "Outstanding Marine Science Organization of the Year!!

Also, special shout out to foundry10 | Education Research for sharing the coolest bags with epic nudibranch artwork on them!!

10/04/2026

Join us!

Join us for a "Science on Tap" to learn about what a El Niño could mean for the Oregon coast this winter! Learn about upcoming coastal changes from Jon Allan, a coastal geomorphologist at DOGAMI, and Peter Ruggiero, a coastal geomorphologist faculty member at OSU.

Where? Gladys Valley Marine Studies Bldg at HMSC in Newport, or online
When? Wednesday, Oct 28th 5 pm social, 6 pm talk
Join us in person or tune in online. Details and zoom link:
https://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/main/science-tap

Please share with friends, coastal advocates, students, and any Oregon beach lovers in your life! Hope to see you there!

10/04/2026

10/02/2026

Thank you to everyone who supported our campaign! We couldn't have done it without you 🌊

09/28/2026

The blazer is teal. The love for Oregon’s coast is real. 🌊

A fresh portrait of a familiar face! Meet Elise, our executive director, who helps bring together the people, resources, and ideas that keep Oregon Shores’ conservation work moving forward.

Not pictured: the grant deadlines, the very full inbox, and the incredible staff, volunteers, partners, and supporters who make this work possible. 💙

Protecting the coast is a team effort, and we’re so glad you’re part of ours.

Tell us: what made you fall in love with the Oregon coast?

09/22/2026

We had a great time at our Volunteer appreciation celebration, CoastWatch open house, and beach cleanup at Tolovana Beach State Park on Sunday! Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us. And thank you to our incredible volunteers!

09/20/2026

Annually, throughout the last full week of September, we celebrate sea otters during Sea Otter Awareness Week (Sept 20-26). We encourage zoological and educational institutions, governmental agencies and communities to plan and undertake events that highlight sea otters. These activities include sharing stories, disseminating science and generating media that inspire a deeper awareness of these unique marine mammals, their ecological importance and the many challenges they face.

Sea Otter Awareness Week is organized and sponsored by Defenders of Wildlife, Sea Otter Savvy, California Department of Parks and Recreation, the Elakha Alliance, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Find events related to Sea Otter Awareness Week : https://www.elakhaalliance.org/events/

Photos courtesy of Elakha Alliance

09/18/2026

REMINDER: Come celebrate our amazing CoastWatch volunteers—and discover what community science is all about!

Join us for a fun, family-friendly afternoon celebrating the volunteers who help us care for Oregon’s coast. Stop by our educational table to learn about CoastWatch and other community science opportunities, then join us for a beach walk where we’ll clean up marine debris, complete a Mile Report, and explore the shore together.

We’ll gather at 1:00pm for a moment of gratitude to highlight outstanding volunteer contributions. Afterward, enjoy an afternoon on the beach together, where we’ll explore Oregon Shores programming and community science opportunities. This year, we will also gather for a beach clean up of Mile 313 beginning at 11:30am.

Whether you’re a longtime volunteer or curious to learn more, everyone is welcome!

LINK IN OUR BIO TO REGISTER

09/15/2026

3 clean up events in the same weekend. See you there!