by Communications Coordinator | Dec 15, 2022 | Events, Uncategorized, Webinar, Young Scientist Webinar Series
Kelp Me Please is a short film made by students at an OMSI summer camp in collaboration with Northwest Documentary. Students worked together to create 4 short films centered around Sea Otters and the Oregon coast. One of these films is called Kelp Me Please.... 
by Communications Coordinator | Dec 15, 2022 | Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, Uncategorized, Webinar
Is the Yachats basalt related to Yellowstone? The hard and dark-colored rock (basalt) that underlies Yachats and Cape Perpetua indicates that there was once a volcano here. When this rock erupted 36 million years ago as molten lava, Oregon looked much... 
by Communications Coordinator | Nov 29, 2022 | Educational Outreach, Events, Land-Sea Symposium, Webinar
The 10th Annual Land-Sea Symposium was held at The Yachats Commons in Yachats, Oregon on November 17th, 2022. We we honored to have welcoming addresses delivered by Yachats City Council President, Ann Stott, and Oregon State district 10 Representative David Gomberg.... 
by Communications Coordinator | Mar 14, 2022 | Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, Events, Webinar
This presentation is part of the Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. DESCRIPTIONJoin us as we get familiar with Oregon’s five marine reserve sites, look underwater at the Cape Perpetua Marine Reserve, and see what we’ve learned... 
by Communications Coordinator | Mar 9, 2022 | 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. DESCRIPTIONThe Pacific Coast Feeding Group (PCFG) gray whales spend their summers feeding... 
by Communications Coordinator | Mar 7, 2022 | Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, Events, Webinar
This presentation is part of the Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. DESCRIPTIONKelp forests are dynamic ecosystems that provide crucial habitat for a myriad of species across all trophic levels of coastal food webs, including gray... 
by Communications Coordinator | Feb 15, 2022 | Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, Events, Webinar
This presentation is part of the Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. DESCRIPTIONBeginning in 2013, a disease epidemic termed “sea star wasting” (SSW) caused massive declines within sea star populations ranging from southcentral... 
by Communications Coordinator | Feb 9, 2022 | 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. DESCRIPTIONEnvironmental Identity is an important concept in current research on... 
by Communications Coordinator | Feb 7, 2022 | Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, Events, Webinar
This presentation is part of the Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. DESCRIPTIONOver the millennia, diverse and changing environments led to the mix of native species that now occupy our rivers, oceans, and lands. Native aquatic... 
by Communications Coordinator | Jan 31, 2022 | Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, Events, Webinar
This presentation is part of the Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. DESCRIPTIONTahkenitch Landing, located seven miles north of Reedsport on the Siuslaw National Forest, has produced archaeological finds dating as far back as... 
by Communications Coordinator | Jan 24, 2022 | Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, Events, Webinar
This presentation is part of the Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. DESCRIPTIONOregon’s red abalone (Haliotis rufescens) have been the target of a recreational trophy fishery since the 1950s, but following a perfect storm of... 
by Communications Coordinator | Jan 18, 2022 | Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, Events, Webinar
This presentation is part of the Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative.Photo credit: A group of transient killer whales far offshore of the Oregon coast. Photograph by NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center DESCRIPTIONTransient... 
by Communications Coordinator | Jan 12, 2022 | 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. DESCRIPTIONAlbacore tuna are found throughout the Pacific Ocean and support valuable... 
by Communications Coordinator | Jan 10, 2022 | Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, Events, Webinar
This presentation is part of the Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. DESCRIPTIONChanges to the global atmosphere result in regional shifts in Oregon’s nearshore ocean conditions. As ocean waters throughout the Pacific Basin become... 
by Communications Coordinator | Dec 17, 2021 | Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, Events, Webinar
This presentation is part of the Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. DESCRIPTIONConsideration of social and cultural dimensions in coastal and marine planning has increased over the past several decades, and local community... 
by Communications Coordinator | Dec 15, 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. DESCRIPTIONThe Oregon pink shrimp (Pandalus jordani) fishery is Oregon’s second most... 
by Communications Coordinator | Dec 13, 2021 | Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, Events, Webinar
This presentation is part of the Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. DESCRIPTIONAs human changes to the landscape increase throughout Oregon, there is a critical need to identify and protect the habitats wildlife use to move, to... 
by Communications Coordinator | Dec 7, 2021 | Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, Events, Webinar
This presentation is part of the Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. DESCRIPTIONThe natural beauty of Oregon comes with the hazard of the Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and tsunami. Althea Rizzo will show you how to get... 
by Communications Coordinator | Nov 22, 2021 | Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, Events, Webinar
This presentation is part of the Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. DESCRIPTIONThe presentation will cover the historical, contemporary, and potential future of forests in the Oregon Coast range. ABOUT THE SPEAKERMatthew Reilly is... 
by Communications Coordinator | Nov 19, 2021 | 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 15, 2021 | Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, Events, Webinar
This presentation is part of the Cape Perpetua Speaker Series, hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. DESCRIPTIONAndrea Scharf will talk about the history of the Big Creek campaign to stop development of a destination resort on the property and efforts to restore... 
by Communications Coordinator | Nov 10, 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. DESCRIPTIONWhen Euro-American explorers and traders made contact with Indigenous... 
by Communications Coordinator | Oct 12, 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. DESCRIPTIONPlastic pollution continues to rise with millions of tons entering the oceans... 
by Communications Coordinator | Jul 28, 2021 | Events, Geology Webinar Series, Webinar
DESCRIPTIONThe earth is about 70% covered with oceans with daily tidal variances at the shoreline. Ever wonder what causes the high and low tides? Watch this short video and learn more about tidal variations and seasonal changes. ABOUT THE SPEAKER, DAVID MUERDTER,... 
by Communications Coordinator | Apr 14, 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. DESCRIPTIONOcean acidification disrupts the carbonate chemistry of coastal ecosystems,... 
