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BioBlitzing Event: Helping Oregon Coast Science While Discovering More of Newport

Published 08/26/22 at 6:42 PM PST
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff

(Newport, Oregon) – September provides a way to dig deeper into your favorite part of one central Oregon coast town, as the City of Newport Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting a BioBlitz during the month, all in support of the Parks for Pollinators campaign. (All photos Oregon Coast Beach Connection: above, Don and Ann Davis Park at Nye Beach)

Cruise your favorite near-beach spot or discover a new one: and it turns out there’s lots about Newport you probably aren’t aware of, at least when it comes to outdoors fun.

Anita Albrecht is coordinating this unique event for the central Oregon coast, which isn’t just focused on beach environments. So, just what is a BioBlitz?

“The Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz is an event where community members observe and identify pollinators and pollinator plants in and around Newport,” she said.

You then report the findings via an app called iNaturalist.

Take a look at the list of parts around town, and it’s a bit of an eye-opener: https://newportoregon.gov/dept/par/parks.asp. It’s not just beach spots in around the Oregon coast hotspot. There’s the unique Ocean to Bay Trail, which takes you along 6.7 miles of lush greenery, deep forest, and wooden walkways as well as bridges. It’s, well, a little hobbit-like. Then there’s the surreal constructs of Coast Park in Nye Beach, or the wilderness and nature intrigue of Wilder Disc Golf Course and its nearly three miles of trails. Another lovely find waiting to be made: Founding Rock Park with its miniature Haystack Rock-looking thing.

The event is more than citizen science and voluntourism – it’s a potpourri of new discoveries.

Just how does this work?

The event uses an app called iNaturalist to take pictures of plants, insects, and animals to see what wildlife and plants are present in the area. After downloading the app on your cellphone, participants can search projects for “Parks4PollinatorsNewport2022” to join the local project.

The event runs throughout the month of September to provide plenty of time to get out and make observations.

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Coos Bay-Area Festivals Light Up South Oregon Coast with Food, Music, Arts

Published 04/05/22 at 10:55 PM PST
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff

(Coos Bay, Oregon) – Spring and summer will be sprouting all over soon on the south Oregon coast, and in come the summer festivals with a bounty of food, music and real outdoor action. Look for big events celebrating music and grub, parts of the South Coast Culture Tour, as well as the return of the farmer’s market to the bay area. There’s rock ‘n roll, classical, jazz, new forms of art and lots of barbecue and fresh produce. (Photo courtesy Oregon’s Adventure Coast / Coos Bay, Charleston, North Bend)

Coos Bay will be no shirker to civilized fun as well as its more rough-edged means of repose and recreation.

On May 4, you’ll start to regularly see the Coos Bay Downtown Farmer’s Market every Wednesday, running through October. The market takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 50 Central Avenue, Coos Bay, Oregon. It’s perhaps the largest one on the south Oregon coast, with nearly 90 vendors selling fresh produce, drink and all kinds of unique foods.

There will likely be some masking requirements still: see the website for what new rules, if any, are implemented.

Among those favorites returning are ElkHorn BBQ. Get your bibs ready.

Call (541) 266-9706. See more at the Coos Bay / Oregon’s Adventure Coast site.

adbanner big orcoast6 South Coast Culture Tour is the biggie for the south Oregon coast, with half of it happening in Curry County from April 28 through May 1, and then in Coos County from May 6 to 8 (Bandon and Coos Bay area).

There are three categories to this unique festival: Taste, Create and Explore. It’s six days of different classes, workshops and activities offered in each category, where participants can sign up for as few or as many as they want.

Taste is all about the food. “Digging for Dinner” will be held May 8, and participants will spend the morning in Coos Bay with expert guidance and instruction on sustainably digging shellfish. Participants will collect enough items for their meal and then head to Oregon Coast Culinary Institute, where they will spend the afternoon with an award-winning chef who will guide them through the preparation and cooking process culminating in a delicious meal.

Look to Coos Bay for a World Tour Paddling Film Festival to showcase some of the best paddling films.

Also in the area, get down and gritty with rides at Whiskey Run Trail Head, Coos Bay’s Sunset Bay State Park and the Samuel H. Boardman Scenic Corridor. Something new for these spots will be the voluntourism opportunities.

From May 6 to May 8, you get an officially sanctioned disc golf tournament at two courses at Bandon and Coos Bay.

From April through to the end of May, the festival is hosting the South Coast Culture Tour Geocaching challenge around the entire southern Oregon coast, including Coos Bay, North Bend and Charleston. The perfect combination of high-tech problem-solving and outdoor adventure, geocaching is a global phenomenon that challenges players to find treasure troves, or caches, armed with only a smartphone and their wits. Oregon’s South Coast Culture Tour Returns: Food, Outdoor Fun, Creative Adventures

On May 20, look for the cover band Aurora at local restaurant and bar The Coney Station. They also play later in the summer. Aurora performs lots of classic rock and Top 40 tunes. The show goes from 8 p.m. until midnight. 295 S. Broadway, Coos Bay, Oregon. (541) 269-6948. See more at the Coos Bay / Oregon’s Adventure Coast site.

On May 28 and 29, fill your belly and your ears with North Bend’s Mill Casino BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay event, back in full form. Lots of craft beers to explore, bands to check out and plenty of samples of food and brews will make their rounds. The finale is the barbecue contest at the end. The Mill Casino – Hotel & RV Park. 3201 Tremont St. North Bend, Oregon. 800.953.4800, 541.756.8800. BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay Returns to South Oregon Coast in May

Later in the summer comes the Oregon Coast Music Festival. It’s the 44th annual installation of the Music Festival, happening July 16 to 30. You’ll find a heady mix of classical and jazz art forms, taking place at venues around the bay area such as Shore Acres Garden, the OIMB Boat House, stunning Mingus Park and a host of seminars at the library. It will be two full weeks of outstanding sonic art. The Festival Orchestra will be performing three concerts at Marshfield Auditorium, and the festival features music director James Paul at the helm and jazzer Darrell Grant as one of the guests.

The vast majority of it happens in July, but some highlights peek through a month or two early:

Redfish Piano Trio on April 29 at 7 p.m., Hales Center: performances of Mozart and Mendelssohn trios. Tickets are $25 for adults; free admission for the first 50 students via advance registration.

Aaron Johnson Quartet on May 8 at 2 p.m., Umpqua Hall. The New York-based rig returns with a mix of jazz and classical pieces. Tickets are $25 for adults.

Throughout the Coos Bay area. https://www.oregoncoastmusic.org/. (541) 267-0938.

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Oregon’s South Coast Culture Tour Returns: Food, Outdoor Fun, Creative Adventures

Published 03/29/22 at 5:55 PM PST
By Oregon Coast Beach Connection staff

(North Bend, Oregon) – A couple of years ago, the Oregon Coast Visitors Association’s South Coast Culture Tour made quite a splash along the southern half of the state’s beaches. Now, with the pandemic receding, in comes part two of the event, with the latest installment of South Coast Culture Tour coming to Curry County on April 29 through May 1, then continuing in Coos County from May 6 to 8. Celebrating the people, the landscapes and the beach towns themselves, it promises again to be a memorable expedition through the arts, outdoor adventures and culinary aspects of the region. (Photo above: Bandon and Face Rock, courtesy Manuela Durson – see Manuela Durson Fine Arts for more)

For visitors and locals alike, the multi-day event allows you to immerse yourself in all things south coast, from Reedsport to Brookings. Here, landscapes are literally breathtaking and dramatic, with some of the most varied shapes and forms along the entire coastline.

There are three categories to South Coast Culture Tour: Taste, Create and Explore. It’s six days of different classes, workshops and activities offered in each category, where participants can sign up for as few or as many as they want.

Taste is all about the culinary experiences. “Digging for Dinner” will be held May 8, and participants will spend the morning in Coos Bay with expert guidance and instruction on sustainably digging shellfish. Participants will collect enough items for their meal and then head to Oregon Coast Culinary Institute, where they will spend the afternoon with an award-winning chef who will guide them through the preparation and cooking process culminating in a delicious meal.

Other Taste events include a sea-to-table dinner at Port Orford’s Nest Cafe, live music at Chetco Brewing, tasting tapas and the making of handcrafted cocktails at Wildflour Public House, and a food and tasting tour of Bandon Rain Cidery. Let your palates glide through explorations at Bayside Coffee, South Oregon Coast Community College’s wood-fired pizza class, or a Mother’s Day experience at Farm & Sea.

Creativity also takes the reigns with the Create portion of the tour a means to fall headlong into hands-on learning. These include a volunteer workshop at Washed Ashore Gallery, a screen printing workshop, a guided painting session of Face Rock at Bandon, and the stellar Create on the Coast – a DIY home décor wood sign class.

Adventures on the south Oregon coast are easy to come by, and the Experience portion of the tour is designed for exactly that kind of exploring. Explore events include hiking and yoga on some of the more dramatic cliffs of the area. There’s a cornhole tournament at Chetco Brewing, an intro to disc golf clinic, scenic bike rides around Port Orford, a Redfish Rocks Mobile Walking Tour at Battle Rock Wayside Park, and kayaking around Brookings. Also look to Coos Bay for a World Tour Paddling Film Festival to showcase some of the best paddling films.

Those who sign up for the Port Orford Whales and Wildlife Boat Tour will see all kinds of wildlife, unique south coast geology, and the amazing Redfish Rocks Marine Research Reserve. Participants will ride on the Black Pearl, a rigid inflatable – a nearly unsinkable vessel like the Coast Guard rescue boats seen all over the Oregon coast. Gray whales, harbor seals, sea lions, and a myriad of seabirds both migratory and local may be seen on this tour.

Get down and gritty with rides at Whiskey Run Trail Head, Sunset Bay State Park and the Samuel H. Boardman Scenic Corridor. Something new for these spots will be the voluntourism opportunities.

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A C-TIER PDGA-sanctioned singles weekend-long tournament of disc golf will be held from May 6 to May 8 on two courses in Bandon and Coos Bay.

From April through to the end of May, the festival is hosting the South Coast Culture Tour Geocaching challenge. The perfect combination of high-tech problem-solving and outdoor adventure, geocaching is a global phenomenon that challenges players to find treasure troves, or caches, armed with only a smartphone and their wits.

Anyone taking part in the South Coast Culture Tour will be able to fire up their Geocaching app and search for caches at 20 stops along the way, each containing a secret code. The first 100 people who turn in a completed geocaching passport with all 20 codes will receive a limited-edition souvenir geocoin. Geocaching challenge passports can be downloaded on April 28 at www.oregoncoasttoday.com as well as www.southcoastculturetour.com

For more information about the South Coast Culture Tour or to register for any of the classes and events, go to southcoastculturetour.com. Tickets for most events are limited.

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