A monthly email digest of the most important Oregon focused climate & ocean stories. This newsletter also features local events and updates from Oregon’s Marine Reserve program. Concise & relevant – don’t miss an issue.

Because of Climate Change, today the Oregon Coast is experiencing dramatic changes to our nearshore ocean environments and coast. These changes include rising sea level, hypoxic nearshore ocean waters, seasonal temperature changes, more acidic ocean waters, and changes in forest cover. We observe these changes everyday and prepare for the acceleration of these impacts on our communities, fisheries, wildlife, and coastal environments. Learn more about CRA’s Ocean’s & Climate work and how to get involved.

CRA works with a strong coalition of coastal conservation organizations working on Oregon’s Marine Reserve program. Learn about the Marine Reserve program and the important research and conservation being done on the Oregon Coast.

“This paper reports on the first phase of an economic analysis linking marine and marine influenced ecological conditions to the general coastal economy by exploring those ecosystem services that connect economy and ecology. We present the general concept of ecosystem services and discuss qualitatively their contribution to the coastal economy of Oregon. Specifically, we provide the background ecological economics framework in which the role of ecosystem services is assessed in their support of the coastal economy.”