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Webinar REPLAY: Oregon’s Black Oystercatchers and Rocky Habitats: Revealing its Mysteries to Help Protect a Species of Conservation Concern
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...
REPLAY: 8th Cape Perpetua Land-Sea Symposium 2020
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...
Exploring the Tidepools: Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve
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...
Webinar REPLAY: A New Kid on the Dune: The Unlikely Hybridization Between Two Non-native Beachgrass Species in the PNW
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...
Webinar REPLAY: Under the Cover of Darkness: Tracking Oregon’s Marbled Murrelets
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...
Webinar REPLAY: Climate Change: Hoax or Apocalypse?
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...
Webinar REPLAY: Interaction of Climate & Human-driven Changes in PNW Estuaries: Perspectives From Seagrass and Macroalgae
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....
Marine Reserve Ambassador Program Provided Avenue for Environmental Preservation and Appreciation
The Cape Perpetua Collaborative launched the Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve Ambassador Program at Smelt Sands State Park in Yachats, Oregon last summer. Volunteers were on hand to answer questions, promote safety and tide pool etiquette as well as enhance awareness of...
Webinar REPLAY: Waves, Sand, and Beaches: The Constantly Changing Shoreline
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...
Webinar REPLAY: A Yachats Volcano? Understanding the Geology of Cape Perpetua Area
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...
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Upcoming Events
Lichens and Lichen Bioindication Science
December 5 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am PST
Tiny But Mighty: Can Two Small Predator Species Compensate for the Loss of Ochre Stars in the Rocky Intertidal After Sea Star Wasting?
December 8 | 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm PST
