Oregon Shores Annual Members' Meeting this Saturday!

Tired of being cooped up in the valley? Want to go to the coast, but don't have a good enough reason to break away from your studies? Have no fear! The Annual Meeting for Oregon Shores Members is here!

But wait, you say? "I'm not an Oregon Shores member, or I've let my membership lapse!" Don't you worry your pretty little head; this event is FREE  and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! 

(But this event is the perfect place to join Oregon Shores or to renew your membership!)

When: Saturday November 8th, 2014 @ 10a

(registration starts at 9:30)

Where: Hatfield Marine Science Center, Hennings Auditorium

How much: FREE and open to the public!

Visit www.oregonshores.org for more information!

Speakers include:

• Marine ecologist Bruce Menge of Oregon State University, who will provide an overview of Oregon’s rocky shore ecosystems. 
• Graduate student Jenna Sullivan, who is studying the impact of sea star wasting syndrome on those intertidal communities.
• Rob Suryan, who will describe the seabirds of the Oregon coast and their role in marine ecosystems.
• Fawn Custer, our CoastWatch volunteer coordinator, will lead a beachwalk that will demonstrate some of our citizen science projects—or explore our citizen science work through a slide talk in the auditorium, depending on the weather.
• Courtney Johnson, the attorney we work with through our Coastal Law Project, will provide an in-depth briefing on land use issues in which we are engaged, and answer any and all questions about land use planning, water quality law and other regulatory matters.
• Bob Cowen, director of the Hatfield Marine Science Center, will enliven the day-ending party with a talk on the “Plankton Portal.”

AGENDA

Oregon Shores’ Annual Meeting Celebrates Citizen Science

Hennings Auditorium, Hatfield Marine Science Center (except as noted)

9:30 a.m. Registration begins

10 a.m. Welcome and introduction

10:15 a.m. Bruce Menge: An Overview of Oregon’s Rocky Shore Ecosystems

Jenna Sullivan: The Impact of Sea Star Wasting Syndrome on Intertidal

Communities

11:20 a.m. Oregon Shores Annual Membership Meeting

(Open to all—only members vote)

Noon—1:15 Lunch (on your own—room available at HMSC)

1:15 p.m. Welcome and citizen science overview

1:30 p.m. Rob Suryan: Seabirds of the Oregon Coast and their Role in Marine Ecosystems

2:30—4:30 Fawn Custer (CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator):

Guided beachwalk and sampling of CoastWatch Citizen Science

2:45 p.m. Courtney Johnson (Coastal Law Project):

Review of Coastal Land Use Issues and Open Discussion (HMSC Lab)

5:30 p.m. Party at Rogue Brewery

Open to all—appetizers provided, drinks on your own

6:00 p.m. Bob Cowen: The “Plankton Portal Project”—Citizen Science for All

6:20 p.m. The party continues