by Communications Coordinator | Jan 13, 2021 | Events, Webinar, Young Scientist Webinar Series
This presentation is part of the Young Scientist Webinar Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative featuring graduate students and postdocs sharing their ocean research. DESCRIPTIONIn marine fishes, upwards of 99% of fish eggs produced do not survive to... 
by Communications Coordinator | Jan 11, 2021 | Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, Events, Webinar
This presentation is part of the Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. DESCRIPTIONThe roughly 30 miles of Oregon Coast between Waldport and Florence is a hiker’s dream: long, wide beaches, trails through old growth forest,... 
by Communications Coordinator | Dec 21, 2020 | Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, Events, Webinar
This presentation is part of the Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. DESCRIPTIONThe gray whale is known to make one of the longest migration trips of any known mammal. They breed and nurse their calves in the lagoons of Baja,... 
by Communications Coordinator | Dec 14, 2020 | Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, Events, Webinar
This presentation is part of the Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. DESCRIPTIONFivemile-Bell Landscape Restoration Project is a large-scale, multi-party endeavor on USFS land, involving the Forest Service – Siuslaw Institute –... 
by Communications Coordinator | Dec 9, 2020 | Events, Webinar, Young Scientist Webinar Series
This presentation is part of the Young Scientist Webinar Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative featuring graduate students and postdocs sharing their ocean research. DESCRIPTIONAn outbreak of Sea Star Wasting (SSW) syndrome on the Oregon Coast in 2014... 
by Communications Coordinator | Dec 7, 2020 | Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, Events, Webinar
This presentation is part of the Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. DESCRIPTIONDuring this presentation, Doug Glavich will give a brief introduction to lichens, survey some Coast Range lichen species, and explore some... 
by Communications Coordinator | Nov 23, 2020 | Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, Events, Webinar
This presentation is part of the Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. DESCRIPTIONThe Black Oystercatcher is a unique shorebird of conservation concern that depends on rocky shoreline habitats. During this presentation, Joe Liebezeit... 
by Communications Coordinator | Nov 20, 2020 | Events, Land-Sea Symposium
EVENT GOALS– Raise awareness of historical and current conservation, research and stewardship of Cape Perpetua region.– Foster and promote a sense of place and stewardship within the community for the Cape Perpetua region.– Promote volunteer opportunities and local... 
by Communications Coordinator | Nov 20, 2020 | Educational Outreach, Field-trip Video Series
Follow along as we visit the remarkable tide pools located within the Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve. Learn from knowledgeable professionals and specialists as they teach us about what makes these tide pools and this geographic location so unique. After this short film... 
by Communications Coordinator | Nov 16, 2020 | Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, Events, Webinar
This presentation is part of the Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. DESCRIPTIONThe two dominant beachgrasses of the U.S. Pacific Northwest, Ammophila arenaria (European beachgrass) and A. breviligulata (American beachgrass), build... 
by Communications Coordinator | Nov 10, 2020 | Events, Webinar, Young Scientist Webinar Series
This presentation is part of the Young Scientist Webinar Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative featuring graduate students and postdocs sharing their ocean research. DESCRIPTIONDuring this presentation, Lindsay will provide an overview of the research... 
by Communications Coordinator | Nov 9, 2020 | Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, Events, Webinar
This presentation is part of the Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. DESCRIPTIONDuring this interactive presentation, Andreas Schmittner will outline the scientific evidence for recently observed climate change, human and natural... 
by Communications Coordinator | Oct 14, 2020 | Events, Webinar, Young Scientist Webinar Series
This presentation is part of the Young Scientist Webinar Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative featuring graduate students and postdocs sharing their ocean research. DESCRIPTIONSeagrass and macroalgae provide many important services to coastal communities.... 
by Communications Coordinator | Oct 1, 2020 | Educational Outreach, Volunteer Highlights
Marine Reserve Ambassador Program Provided Avenue for Environmental Preservation and Appreciation The Cape Perpetua Collaborative ho the Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve Ambassador Program at Smelt Sands State Park in Yachats, Oregon during the summer. Volunteers were on... 
by Communications Coordinator | Aug 26, 2020 | Events, Geology Webinar Series, Webinar
DESCRIPTIONEach summer when David Muerdter comes to the Oregon Coast, he notices that the beach in front of where he stays has changed from the previous summer. Sometimes it is a little wider, sometimes narrower. The dunes down the beach may be taller, the waves are... 
by Communications Coordinator | Aug 19, 2020 | Events, Geology Webinar Series, Webinar
DESCRIPTIONThe rugged rocky coastline from Cape Perpetua to Heceta Head provides a place for many marine species to call home and provides abundant exploration for locals and visitors to tidepool. But how did it get there? David Muerdter will take attendees back into... 
by Communications Coordinator | Aug 5, 2020 | Visitor Intercept Survey
Understanding Cape Perpetua Visitors: A Two-Year Survey to Assess Visitors’ Marine Reserve Awareness, Demographics, and Trip Characteristics Photo above: A couple of people taking the intercept survey at a wayside near Cape Perpetua. The Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve... 
by Communications Coordinator | Jan 16, 2020 | Volunteer Highlights
We caught up with Adam Altson, a regular volunteer with the Cape Perpetua Collaborative’s monthly beach cleanups, sea star and marbled murrelet surveys and Marine Reserve Ambassador Program. In addition to volunteering with the Collaborative, he is very active in the... 
by Communications Coordinator | Nov 26, 2019 | Events, Land-Sea Symposium
What a blast! Dozens of non-profit organizations, state and federal agencies and local leaders gathered for the 7th Annual Cape Perpetua Land-Sea Symposium, a community event in Yachats hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. Over 150 people showed up to learn from... 
by Communications Coordinator | Oct 28, 2019 | Volunteer Highlights
We caught up with Jane Shay, long time volunteer with the Siuslaw National Forest at the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center. 1. Tell me how you first got involved with Siuslaw National Forest – Cape Perpetua Visitor Center? Many years ago, my husband Michael and I... 
