Oregon’s Hidden Wonder

We invite you to join us on Thursday, August 13th at 6:00 PM for a special virtual screening and panel brought to the South-Central Oregon Coast and beyond. This evening event will feature a screening of Oregon State Productions’ “Heceta Bank: Oregon’s Hidden Wonder” followed by a panel discussion and Q&A. About: Hidden below the […]

Seabed mining and the threats it poses

Environmental horrors have been happening throughout history. But with today’s technology, the degree of environmental devastation has increased astronomically. Read the following articles on Seabed Mining to understand the threat that our ocean floor faces. Seabed Mining Threatens West Coast Seafloor mining is basically as bad as it sounds

Capturing Carbon with Underwater Gardening

Maybe you’ve heard about the crisis in kelp worldwide. It has been disappearing at warp speed as climate change and urchin proliferation have destroyed nearly 90% of the world’s kelp forests. Take a look at this article and see what some are doing to offer a solution to this problem. Capturing Carbon with Underwater Gardening […]

Rigorous Research Lights Our Way

The following comes from Hakai Magazine in Vancouver, BC. It’s reassuring to learn just how rigorous the research is that points us in the right direction for next steps in protecting and preserving our oceans’ marine life. Ask any environmental scientist about their biggest challenge and many of them will tell you—or at least, many […]

Warming poses threat to fish in spawning or embryonic stages

Article by Seth Borenstein of the Associated Press Global warming looks like it will be a bigger problem for the world’s fish species than scientists first thought: A new study shows that when fish are spawning or are embryos, they are more vulnerable to hotter water. With medium-level human-caused climate change expected by the end […]

A CALL TO ACTION FOR THE COAST

Here’s a great article calling all of us who live on or visit the Oregon Coast. With budget and staffing cuts due to Covid-19, we can step up and help protect and preserve the coastal places we love and use. Cleaning up litter is nothing new since we have had a great group of volunteers […]