One of the regions I am first applying this methodology is in S. Oregon near the Coos Bay/Bandon area. Since I had never actually been that far south on the coast and I feel that visiting field sites is very important, I took a trip to scope out the area a few weekends ago. This particular area is experiencing relatively less hazards (when compared to Oregon's central/north coast) so I actually had difficulties finding dramatic natural hazard photos. However, I did manage to find several homes at risk and development pressures may soon increase the amount of infrastructure being built in locations vulnerable to accelerated erosion/flooding events.






Humbolt squid. These are rare to find on the Oregon coast because they prefer warmer waters. Occasionally they are found this far north during El Nino years...which is suiting since winter 2010 marks the start of a moderate El Nino year.

