Port Orford SeaFest
2026-02-28 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | OR
We’re so excited to take part of this year’s Winter Waters festival! Here’s a not to be missed event where it all started for us as an organization, Port Orford:
February 28th, 2026, 2pm-6pm — Mr. Ed’s Underground Pub, Port Orford, OR
Mark your calendar and be part of something extra special – Winter Waters is returning to this gem of a fishing village, Port Orford!
Our main event in Port Orford is a fun, free, family-friendly event at Mr. Ed’s Underground Pub. Come enjoy an afternoon celebrating local seafare and the people who make it all possible. We’ll have a marine touch tank, folks from the seafood industry presenting information and samples, seafood processing demos, sea urchin tastings, and seaweed cooking demo + tasting. Bring the whole family and order seaweed-specials from the Mr. Ed’s menu. See the event recap from Port Orford SeaFest 2025 to get a feel for what’s in store next year.
This is a free event, no RSVP required. Simply show up!

Winter Waters Brookings
2026-03-01 | OR
Sunday, March 1, 2026 – Brookings, Oregon
We’re SO excited to be bringing the Winter Waters series to Brookings, Oregon for a seaweed and seafood-action packed day on March 1, 2026.
Details are coming soon but please sign up for the winter waters newsletter for first dibs on tickets.

ORKA Tap Talk at Common Fields Corvallis!
2026-03-12 17:30 - 19:00 UTC | Common Fields, 545 SW 3rd St., Corvallis, OR, 97333, United States
Come join ORKA all summer long as we talk about our upcoming field season and what going on in Oregon’s oceans. Percentage of beer sales benefits our work, thanks to Common Fields for having us out!

Kelp Restoration: A Blueprint for a Healthy Ocean with Dr. Sara Hamilton
2026-04-08 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Webinar, OR, United States
Kelp Restoration: A Blueprint for a Healthy Ocean with Dr. Sara Hamilton
Wednesday, April 8, 6-7:30 p.m.
Dr. Hamilton will tell the story of the Oregon Kelp Alliance (ORKA), starting with its origin in 2020. She will discuss the 2024 Kelp Forest Status Report, which for the first time documented the changes taking place in Oregon’s kelp forests over the past 15 years. Learn about the ongoing Oregon Kelp Forest Stewardship Initiative and how ORKA is working to restore and preserve these vibrant ecosystems. Sara will close with a few thoughts about the future of kelp forest stewardship here in Oregon, followed by audience Q & A.
Dr. Sara Hamilton is Science Coordinator for the Oregon Kelp Alliance (ORKA), where she has worked since 2022. She came to ORKA after receiving her Ph.D. studying kelp forest ecology and conservation at Oregon State University. She was also a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California-Davis, researching patterns of hypoxia and acidification across the California Current and the implications of these patterns for shellfish. At ORKA, she led the writing of the 2024 Kelp Forest Status Report and is helping to implement the NOAA-funded Oregon Kelp Forest Stewardship Initiative. She lives in Eugene, Oregon, on the occupied lands of the Kalapuya peoples, whose descendants are often enrolled in the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians and the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. After her day job, Sara goes to her night job, where she works full time adoring her rescue dog, D. B. Cooper.

ORKA Tap Talk at Common Fields Corvallis
2026-04-09 05:30 - 19:30, 2026-05-14 17:30 - 19:00 UTC | Common Fields, 545 SW 3rd St., Corvallis, OR, 97333, United States
Come join ORKA all spring & summer long as we talk about our upcoming field season and what going on in Oregon’s oceans. Percentage of beer sales benefits our work, thanks to Common Fields for having us out!

SW Oregon Community College Talk
2026-04-09 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | SW Oregon Community, 1988 Newmark Ave, Coos Bay, OR, 97420, United States
Join our Urchin expert, Carolyn, for a talk about what’s happening in your local oceans, kelp and urchins.

OREGON COAST FILM FESTIVAL - KELP DOCUMENTARY!
2026-04-11 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | Egyptian Theater, 229 South Broadway, Coos Bay, OR, 97420, United States
The documentary that our own Justin Myers and Fujifilm cameras did on the kelp issue in Port Orford will be playing in April at the Egyptian theater in Coos, Bay! Come see the film and join us for a Q&A afterward.
Tickets: https://www.egyptiantheatre.events/coming-soon/oregon-coast-film-festival-8p4hp

OMSI Trivia Night
2026-04-15 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
Join us at OMSI for a fun night of Trivia with Glenford Kennedy! Come test your knowledge of the ocean, kelp and urchins with us in the Museum’s restaurant, Theory, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

OMSI After Dark: Bogs & Swamps
2026-04-22 18:00 - 22:00 UTC | Oregon Museum of Science & Industry, 1945 SE Water Ave, Portland, OR, 97214, United States
We’re back at OMSI After Dark! Join us for a night of hands-on fun — touch sea urchins, learn cool marine science, and if you’re feeling bold… taste one. Yes, really. Come hang with us!
Tickets here:
https://omsi.edu/events/omsi-after-dark-bogs-and-swamps/

ORKA Tap Talk at Common Fields Corvallis!
2026-06-11 17:30 - 2026-09-13 19:00, 2026-07-09 17:30 - 19:00, 2026-08-13 17:30 - 19:00, 2026-09-10 17:30 - 19:00 UTC | Common Fields, 545 SW 3rd St., Corvallis, OR, 97333, United States

Sunset Bay Campground Guest Speaker Series
2026-06-30 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-28 15:00 - 16:00, 2026-08-25 15:00 - 16:00 UTC | Sunset Bay State Park, Sunset Bay State Park, Coos Bay, OR, 97420, United States
Join Oregon State Parks’ guest speaker series this summer at Sunset Bay Campground in Cape Arago. Oregon Kelp Alliance’s Carl Hendrickson will share about kelp preservation and restoration efforts underway in the area, with time for Q&A.
Talks are held in the campground amphitheater on June 30, July 28, and August 25 at 3:00 PM. Free and open to all, no registration required.
