The 2021 State of the Coast conference was held virtually on October 28-29 2021
Recordings for most of the 2021 conference content are available below.
Please let us know if you have any questions about accessibility or access to the materials by emailing [email protected]
DAY 1: Thursday, October 28 8:30AM-2:00PM (Pacific)
8:30AM – Welcome
8:45AM – Keynote (RECORDING) - Dr. Fernanda Oyarzun: a scientist, artist, and educator from Chile. If you haven’t had a chance to hear her speak, expect to be delighted and inspired. You can learn more about Dr. Oyarzun on her website.
10:00AM – Snapshots
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It was the best of times…a perspective on the coastal year-in-review and a preview of the next, Caren Braby, ODFW
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Tangled up in Blue: Developing Ecosystem Models to Mitigate Whale Entanglement Risk in Oregon, Rachel Kaplan, OSU
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How the Economic Impact of Climate Action can Gain Environmental Allies, Patty Martin, Oregon Coast Visitors Association
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Surveying Oregon’s Nearshore Midwater Rockfish, Leif Rasmuson, ODFW
11:00AM – Student Presentations
12:30PM – Breakouts 1&2 - concurrent
1. Oregon Kelp Alliance – Kelp Forest Restoration
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Tom Calvanese, OSU
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Aaron Galloway, OIMB/UO
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Sara Hamilton, OSU
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Sarah Gravem, OSU
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Lisa Hildebrand, OSU
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Leigh Torres, OSU
2. Rough Seas: Fishermen Perspectives on Ocean Change
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Charlotte Regula-Whitefield, ODFW
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Liz Perotti, ODFW
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3-5 Oregon fishing industry representatives
DAY 2: Friday, October 29 9:00AM-3:30PM (Pacific)
9:00AM – Welcome
9:10AM – Snapshots
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iCrab Dance & Coding: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Teaching High School Students about Coastal Hypoxia, Darryl Thomas (lead), WOU
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How OSU's Wave Research Laboratory Supports the Resilience and Sustainability of the Oregon Coast, Pedro Lomonaco, OSU
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Bringing the Coast to the Classroom: Intertidal Education During Covid, Stacy Bartrom, BLM and Lindsay Brandt, BLM
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The Oregon Coast Rocks, Kent Doughty, Audubon Society of Lincoln City
10:30AM – Student Presentations
12:00PM – Breakouts 3, 4, & 5- concurrent
3. Coastal Planning in Oregon: Past, Present, and Future
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Hailey Bond, Oregon Coastal Management Program (OCMP)
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Deanna Caracciolo, OCMP
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Andy Lanier, OCMP
4. What's that in the water? Contaminants in Oregon's coastal waters and animals
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Elise Granek, PSU
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Susanne Brander, OSU
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Kaegan Scully-Engelmeyer, PSU
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Allie Tissot, PSU
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Samreen Siddiqui, OSU
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Sara Hutton, OSU
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Summer Traylor, PSU
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Julia Parker, OSU
5. Sculpture Workshop – looking at outreach and teaching in new ways with all of your senses. Using 3D to teach, learn and connect in new ways. (limited capacity workshop)
2:00PM – Breakouts 6 & 7- concurrent
6. Watercolor Whales Workshop
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Lacey Prososki, artist
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Dawn Barlow, Oregon State University, Marine Mammal Institute
7. The Klamath river socio-ecological system: today and post-dam removal
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Desiree Tullos, Oregon State University
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Mark Bransom, Klamath River Renewal Corporation
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Mike Belchick, Yurok Tribes
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Tommy Williams, NOAA
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Eve Robinson, Humboldt State University
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Bryan Tilt, OSU