
Group Workshops
Oregon Coast Exploration and Foraging workshops below!
Now more than ever, we need community and time in the outdoors and I couldn’t be more grateful to have a full season ahead. Please read all information on each booking page and don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.
To book private excursions, please read info here. Also be sure to check out the FAQs page. If you’d like to be added to the waitlist of any workshop, please fill out this form.

Bay Clamming
Gather on the shores of the Tillamook Bay to learn how to harvest your own cockle clams! You’ll learn about oceanography and ecology of the area as well as best techniques!

Oregon Seaweed Farm Tour
Pacific Dulse is a regenerative, nutrient-rich crop native to Oregon. Oregon Seaweed is growing dulse in tanks on land in Garibaldi, OR. Come learn about the industry of seaweed farming, and the environmental benefits, with Alanna who has been farming seaweed for 3+ years. Students will be able to harvest their own seaweed to take home.

Tide-pooling (-1ft tide!!)
Let’s go tide-pooling!! This workshop will immerse you in the rocky intertidal ecosystems of the Oregon Coast. Spend time exploring the nooks and crannies of the rocky shores looking for critters of all sizes.

Tide-pooling (-0.5ft tide)
Let’s go tide-pooling!! This workshop will immerse you in the rocky intertidal ecosystems of the Oregon Coast. Spend time exploring the nooks and crannies of the rocky shores looking for critters of all sizes.

Tide-pooling (0.1ft tide)
Let’s go tide-pooling!! This workshop will immerse you in the rocky intertidal ecosystems of the Oregon Coast. Spend time exploring the nooks and crannies of the rocky shores looking for critters of all sizes.

Shark Research Expedition with The Big Fish Lab
SOLD OUT! Join internationally recognized shark scientists from the Big Fish Lab aboard Garibaldi Charters for a citizen science shark research expedition off the Oregon coast.

Eat Like an Otter
Join for an immersive food experience that will bring you closer to our oceans bounty as well as the species that depend on and impact our healthy coastal ecosystems! This event will be a unique mix of coastal foraging, seeing a sustainable aquaculture operation, as well as enjoying a bites of local shellfish and seaweeds, all while learning about the charismatic sea otter.

Shark Research Expedition with The Big Fish Lab
SOLD OUT! Join internationally recognized shark scientists from the Big Fish Lab aboard Garibaldi Charters for a citizen science shark research expedition off the Oregon coast.

Sea and Cedar Retreat
Join us for an immersive retreat designed to deepen your connection with the natural world while nurturing joy, wonder, and awe. Set against a stunning coastal landscape where the forest meets the sea, this experience invites you to slow down, engage with nature through multiple lenses, rekindle your innate curiosity, and delight in gourmet cuisine.

Eco Fishing Trip!
Calling all those who fish, OR would like to learn how! Now's your chance in a no-pressure, fun only, situation.

Mussel & Intertidal Forage
Come foraging for mussels! This workshop will introduce students to rocky intertidal ecosystems of the Oregon Coast. We will discuss tides, ocean conditions, safety, and sustainability with a focus on foraging mussels and barnacles.

Oregon Seaweed Farm Tour
Pacific Dulse is a regenerative, nutrient-rich crop native to Oregon. Oregon Seaweed is growing dulse in tanks on land in Garibaldi, OR. Come learn about the industry of seaweed farming, and the environmental benefits, with Alanna who has been farming seaweed for 3+ years. Students will be able to harvest their own seaweed to take home.

Bay Clamming
Gather on the shores of the Tillamook Bay to learn how to harvest your own cockle clams! You’ll learn about oceanography and ecology of the area as well as best techniques!

Eco Fishing Trip!
Calling all those who fish, OR would like to learn how! Now's your chance in a no-pressure, fun only, situation.

Last Seaweed Foraging
The last chance this season to explore to rocky shores and learn how to identify and sustainably harvest wild seaweeds. This workshop will go over general oceanography, intertidal ecology, with a focus on identification of wild seaweeds, sustainable harvest methods, and common processing and preservation techniques.

Coastal Cyanotypes: A Hands-On Workshop in Seaweed Foraging and Sun Printing
An in-depth seaweed cyanotype workshop, including both fresh seaweed collection as well as making cyanotypes with your harvest! This workshop will teach participants the basics of creating a cyanotype print using freshly harvested native seaweed species. You will learn ecology of Oregon’s rocky shores, sustainable harvest of seaweeds, and the history and technique of creating cyanotypes, all while harvesting your own seaweed and creating your own cyanotype prints to take home.

Tide-pooling
Let’s go tide-pooling!! This workshop will immerse you in the rocky intertidal ecosystems of the Oregon Coast. Spend time exploring the nooks and crannies of the rocky shores looking for critters of all sizes.

Seaweed Foraging
A chance to explore to rocky shores and learn how to identify and sustainably harvest wild seaweeds. This workshop will go over general oceanography, intertidal ecology, with a focus on identification of wild seaweeds, sustainable harvest methods, and common processing and preservation techniques.

Women’s Fishing Trip
Calling all ladies who fish, OR would like to learn how! Now's your chance in a no-pressure, fun only, situation.

Eco Fishing Trip!
Calling all those who fish, OR would like to learn how! Now's your chance in a no-pressure, fun only, situation.
Razor Clamming
One of Oregon’s most iconic shellfish, the Pacific razor clam! This workshop will introduce students to beach front intertidal environment of the Oregon Coast. We will be digging razor clams on the beach front in Seaside, Oregon. Students will learn about the different environments of various clam species as well as the clamming industry along the Oregon Coast.

Seaweed Foraging, Newport
SOLD OUT - A chance to explore to rocky shores and learn how to identify and sustainably harvest wild seaweeds. This workshop will go over general oceanography, intertidal ecology, with a focus on identification of wild seaweeds, sustainable harvest methods, and common processing and preservation techniques.

Camp-Out at Cape Lookout!
This is a special one! My brother, Gabe, and I have dreamed of doing events together and here we are, for our first collaboration… and it’s a campout!! Join us for a day of coastal hikes and rocky intertidal mussel foraging and and night of intimate meals over a campfire prepared by Gabe. Please read the full description and schedule!

Seaweed Foraging
A chance to explore to rocky shores and learn how to identify and sustainably harvest wild seaweeds. This workshop will go over general oceanography, intertidal ecology, with a focus on identification of wild seaweeds, sustainable harvest methods, and common processing and preservation techniques.

Seaweed Foraging
A chance to explore to rocky shores and learn how to identify and sustainably harvest wild seaweeds. This workshop will go over general oceanography, intertidal ecology, with a focus on identification of wild seaweeds, sustainable harvest methods, and common processing and preservation techniques.

Bay Clamming
Gather on the shores of the Tillamook Bay to learn how to harvest your own cockle clams! You’ll learn about oceanography and ecology of the area as well as best techniques!

Seaweed Foraging
SOLD OUT: A chance to explore to rocky shores and learn how to identify and sustainably harvest wild seaweeds. This workshop will go over general oceanography, intertidal ecology, with a focus on identification of wild seaweeds of Oregon, sustainable harvest methods, and common processing and preservation techniques.

Seaweed Foraging
SOLD OUT
A chance to explore to rocky shores and learn how to identify and sustainably harvest wild seaweeds. This workshop will go over general oceanography, intertidal ecology, with a focus on identification of wild seaweeds of Oregon, sustainable harvest methods, and common processing and preservation techniques.
Razor Clamming
One of Oregon’s most iconic shellfish. This workshop will introduce students to beach front intertidal environment of the Oregon Coast. We will be digging Razor Clams on the beach front in Seaside, Oregon. Students will learn about the different environments of various clam species as well as the clamming industry along the Oregon Coast.

Seaweed Foraging
SOLD OUT: Celebrate 4/20 with a day all about the weeds of the sea, and the first group seaweed forage of the season! A chance to explore to rocky shores and learn how to identify and sustainably harvest wild seaweeds. This workshop will go over general oceanography, intertidal ecology, with a focus on identification of wild seaweeds, sustainable harvest methods, and common processing and preservation techniques.

Donation-Based Winter Waters Tidepooling
We didn't expect ocean conditions and weather to line up so perfectly for this Winter Waters weekend at the coast, but we're very excited that they are! Join us for a sunset tide-pool at the base of Cannon Beach’s iconic Haystack Rock!

Seaweed Cyanotypes
Join us to make your own seaweed cyanotypes! A cyanotype is a photographic blueprint made through a chemical reaction between UV light and chemically coated paper.

Hope in the Water Screening & Panel
Join us at the Historic Boathouse make your own seaweed cyanotypes! A cyanotype is a photographic blueprint made through a chemical reaction between UV light and chemically coated paper. Come learn about the process and techniques to make cyanotypes using a collection of pressed seaweeds and PNW flora. Your hosts and teachers will be Sam Block, wood worker, photographer, and owner of Block Studio alongside Alanna Kieffer, marine biologist, educator, seaweed farmer, and owner of Shifting Tides.

SOLD OUT: Seaweed Cyanotypes
SOLD OUT - Join us to make your own seaweed cyanotypes! A cyanotype is a photographic blueprint made through a chemical reaction between UV light and chemically coated paper.

Botanical Cyanotypes - Stormy Weather Arts Festival
Join us at the Historic Boathouse make your own seaweed cyanotypes! A cyanotype is a photographic blueprint made through a chemical reaction between UV light and chemically coated paper. Come learn about the process and techniques to make cyanotypes using a collection of pressed seaweeds and PNW flora. Your hosts and teachers will be Sam Block, wood worker, photographer, and owner of Block Studio alongside Alanna Kieffer, marine biologist, educator, seaweed farmer, and owner of Shifting Tides.

Coastal Dinner at Chantrel Restaurant (West Linn)
Join us for a Coastal Dinner as we explore the edible delights of the PNW coastline with Marine Science & Sustainable Seafood Educator Alanna Kieffer

Oregon Seaweed Farm Tour
Pacific Dulse is a regenerative, nutrient-rich crop native to Oregon. Oregon Seaweed is growing dulse in tanks on land in Garibaldi, OR. Come learn about the industry of seaweed farming, and the environmental benefits, with Alanna who has been farming seaweed for 2+ years. Students will be able to harvest their own seaweed to take home.

Bay Clamming
Gather on the shores of the Tillamook Bay to learn how to harvest your own cockle clams! You’ll learn about oceanography and ecology of the area as well as best techniques!

Forage to Fire with Tournant
We’re joining forces with the lovely Mona and Jaret of Tournant! A gathering at Cape Lookout State Park, one of the Oregon coasts most impressive landmarks, for a beachside demonstration and conservation on foraging accompanied by a fire roasted lunch.

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