Public Invited to Shoreline Explorations with Noted Expert

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The CoastWatch program of the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition is offering two August field trips with coastal ecologist Stewart Schultz, author of The Northwest Coast: A Natural History. The events are free and open to all and will last two – three hours.

The first of these shoreline natural history-oriented walks takes place on Friday, Aug. 12, beginning at 8 a.m., at Manhattan Beach State Recreation Site (just north of Rockaway Beach). This beachwalk will focus on the ecology of sandy beaches, from the low-tide zone to the high beach.

The other is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 14, 7:30 a.m., at Oswald West State Park. This field experience will be devoted to the rocky intertidal shoreline.

For details on where to park, meeting place and to register, go to oregonshores.org/coastwatch, or contact Jesse Jones, CoastWatch Volunteer Coordinator, at (503) 989-7244, jesse@oregonshores.org.

CoastWatch is a volunteer program through which individuals, families, and groups adopt mile-long segments of the Oregon shoreline and keep watch for both natural changes and human impacts.