Oregon King Tide Photo Initiative

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My 2015 King Tide Project – Swell Matters

By: minustide February 22, 2015February 22, 2015

Drift Line, Ecology, high tide, Nature, tides, Wracklinehigh tide, king tide, king tide project, marine biology, Oregon King Tide Photo Initiative, tides4 Comments

I have a fascination with very high and very low tides. Who doesn’t – they’re rare events and when they occur, things happen. Low tides are great for the naturalist; everybody’s out digging clams and exploring rarely exposed beaches and tidepools. Very high tides catch just about everybody’s attention. Coastal flooding and beach erosion can…

Comparing King Tides

By: minustide January 18, 2014

Physical Environment, tidesdriftline, ecology, king tide project, marine biology, nature, Oregon King Tide Photo Initiative, tides, wrack line3 Comments

King tide is a nickname for the highest spring tides of the year and an important milestone for many people with ties to ocean shores. I gave a little bit of information about it just over a year ago in King Tide. There is an Oregon King Tide Photo Initiative, and similar projects at various coastal localities…

My thoughts and experiences on the exposed outer coast. Lots of photos and a few words about intertidal nature. I’m always thinking about sandy beach connections to its sister ecosystems, the rocky intertidal, estuaries, and coastal forests. You can see photos of things I’ve found washed ashore on my Wrack Line pages. If you are looking for new takes on common intertidal algae, plants, and animals, I’m always updating my Variety of Life pages. I love the full-page layout on all theoutershores’ pages.