Coastal shores management webinar offered

The Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition and the Surfrider Foundation are jointly sponsoring an online webinar, “Managing the Coastal Squeeze: How We Respond to Shrinking Beaches and Rising Seas,” at 6 p.m. Sept. 26.

The webinar will explore how beaches, dunes and shorelands are managed as sea level rise and increased storm surges come up against riprap and other infrastructure.

Two presenters will be featured: Kevin Herkamp, Ocean Shores Program Coordinator with the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department; and Rhiannon Bezore, the coastal shores specialist with the Oregon Coastal Management Program, which is part of the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development.

Oregon Shores and Surfrider will also introduce their new Oregon Beaches Forever campaign, a joint effort to foster a statewide conversation about the future of Oregon beaches.

The event is free and open to all. To register, go to bit.ly/3zi9pOf.

For information, contact Phillip Johnson at 503-754-9303 or phillip@oregonshores.org; or Kaia Hazard at khazard@surfrider.org.