Upcoming Events
Interested in attending an event hosted by the Elakha Alliance? Or an event about sea otters in Oregon organized by one our conservation partners? Our Board and staff are regularly presenting webinars, lectures, pub-talks and other resources about sea otters, kelp ecology and more!
Check out these upcoming events, both in-person and events you can attend from home.
Oregon’s Sea Otter Awareness Month Brings a Full Calendar of Events, Education and Conservation
The Elakha Alliance, an Oregon nonprofit working to restore sea otters to the Oregon coast, invites the public to celebrate Sea Otter Awareness Month this September, culminating in Sea Otter Awareness Week (SOAW), September 20–26, 2026. While sea otters are not currently found along the Oregon coast, the month-long celebration
Cheers to Another Successful Oregon Otter Beer Festival!
The 2025 Oregon Otter Beer Festival, held on April 12, 2025 at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) in Portland, was a sold-out celebration of craft beverages and marine conservation. Hosted by the Elakha Alliance in collaboration with the Oregon Zoo and Straightaway Cocktails, the event raised funds
Webinar: Oregon’s 1970’s Sea Otter Translocation – What Happened? (7.24.23)
Register for this webinar! In summers of 1970 and 1971, a total of 93 sea otters were flown from Amchitka Island, Alaska, to Port Orford and Coos Bay for release into the ocean, 25 sea otters survived. For nearly ten years they made themselves at home on Blanco Reef, Simpson
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