Hi All, unfortunately things aren’t looking too favorable for this Saturday I think between the I-5 road closure, torrential rain forecast, risk of landslides, and skokomish river flooding, it’s probably best to go ahead and cancel this as a club activity. Please pass the word along. I think the diving would still be possible for READ MORE
2015 Holiday Party – RSVP asap!
Please come out and join us for the 2015 Oregon Scuba Club Holiday Party!!! We look forward to spending the evening with everyone and having a great time as we close out the year. Date: Friday, December 4th, 2015 Venue: Cha Cha Cha (Cha Taqueria) 305 NW 21st Ave., Portland, OR 97209 Time: 6:30pm-10:30pm Parking: Park on the street READ MORE
November’s Guest Speaker – Jason Holmberg – Wildbook for Whale Sharks
Jason Holmberg will be speaking to us about his passion for identifying and cataloging Whale Sharks. The Wildbook for Whale Sharks photo-identification library is a visual database of whale shark (Rhincodon typus) encounters and of individually catalogued whale sharks. The library is maintained and used by marine biologists to collect and analyze whale shark sighting data to learn READ MORE
Labor Day 2015 San Juan Trip on Lu Jac’s Quest
We had a great time in the San Juans!
October’s Guest Speaker – Michele Fisher Wittig “Life is Good”
Michele will be giving us a brief introduction to the Center for Biological Diversity‘s origin and mission, and speak on the topic of runaway population growth and its role in the plant and animal extinction crisis now occurring. Where: Round Table Pizza 10070 Southwest Barbur Boulevard Portland, OR 97219 When: Thursday, October 1st, 2015 at 7:00 pm Michele’s Bio: READ MORE
September’s Guest Speaker – Kurt Lieber of Ocean Defenders Alliance
This month’s speaker is Kurt Lieber, Founder and President of Ocean Defenders Alliance. Ocean Defenders Alliance works to clean and protect marine ecosystems through documentation, education, and meaningful action. Working with affected communities, they focus primarily on the reduction and removal of man-made debris which poses serious threats to ocean wildlife and habitats. Where: Round Table Pizza READ MORE
Guest Speaker for August Meeting – Diana Hollingshead
Our speaker for our August meeting will be Diana Hollingshead from Eugene Skin Divers in Eugene, Oregon. She’ll be briefly sharing about “Dive For A Cure”. Where: Round Table Pizza 10070 Southwest Barbur Boulevard Portland, OR 97219 When: Thursday, August 6th, 2015 at 7:00 pm Where: Round Table Pizza 10070 Southwest Barbur Boulevard Portland, OR 97219 When: Thursday, August 6th, 2015 READ MORE
June’s Speaker – Bob Bailey
Join us on Thursday, June 4th, 2015 to hear all about Bob’s recent adventure to Fiji. He’ll have lots of pictures and stories to share indeed! Where: Round Table Pizza 10070 Southwest Barbur Boulevard Portland, OR 97219 When: Thursday, June 4th, 2015 at 7:00 pm Bio: Bob Bailey is a local diver, scuba instructor and underwater photographer. He was initially READ MORE
This month OSC’s Member Spotlight is shining on Sau Ting Kwan
What made you want to be a diver?: My interest in it started in my early 20’s, but I never got beyond reading about it because I either couldn’t justify the cost or get off my lazy bum to actually go for it. Then Charlie came along and his enthusiasm was just very catching, plus READ MORE
Some exciting opportunities for 2015!
Some more general information on some upcoming trips.