Elakha Alliance
@elakhaalliance.bsky.social
We're a 501(c)3 non-profit working to make Oregon’s marine and coastal ecosystems and communities more robust and resilient by restoring a healthy population of sea otters to the Oregon coast. #elakhaalliance
Here at Elakha, we celebrate #GivingTuesday for the whole month of November with a very special limited edition merch drop 🦦!
Make sure to head to : www.bonfire.com/2026-giving-... and order your holiday gifts for the whole family that benefit #seaotter conservation 😍
#seaotters #otter #otters
Make sure to head to : www.bonfire.com/2026-giving-... and order your holiday gifts for the whole family that benefit #seaotter conservation 😍
#seaotters #otter #otters
November 1, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Here at Elakha, we celebrate #GivingTuesday for the whole month of November with a very special limited edition merch drop 🦦!
Make sure to head to : www.bonfire.com/2026-giving-... and order your holiday gifts for the whole family that benefit #seaotter conservation 😍
#seaotters #otter #otters
Make sure to head to : www.bonfire.com/2026-giving-... and order your holiday gifts for the whole family that benefit #seaotter conservation 😍
#seaotters #otter #otters
Our email newsletter, the RAFT, hit inboxes early this morning with a fun surprise - this video of the @oregonzoo.bsky.social's rescued #seaotters dunking pumpkins 🎃
#halloween #seaotter #otters #oregon #pumpkins
#halloween #seaotter #otters #oregon #pumpkins
October 30, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Our email newsletter, the RAFT, hit inboxes early this morning with a fun surprise - this video of the @oregonzoo.bsky.social's rescued #seaotters dunking pumpkins 🎃
#halloween #seaotter #otters #oregon #pumpkins
#halloween #seaotter #otters #oregon #pumpkins
Thank you @kbooradio.bsky.social for the great interview spotlighting our work to restore sea otters back to Oregon 🥹 Take a listen!
kboo.fm/media/136269... #seaotters #seaotter #otters #oregon #oregoncoast #radio #communityradio #KBOO
kboo.fm/media/136269... #seaotters #seaotter #otters #oregon #oregoncoast #radio #communityradio #KBOO
Elakha Returning Sea Otters to the Oregon Coast
Artemesia reports on the historical loss of sea otters from the Oregon coast and how the indigenous-founded Elakha Alliance is working to return sea otters to habitats they once called home. image:...
kboo.fm
October 29, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Thank you @kbooradio.bsky.social for the great interview spotlighting our work to restore sea otters back to Oregon 🥹 Take a listen!
kboo.fm/media/136269... #seaotters #seaotter #otters #oregon #oregoncoast #radio #communityradio #KBOO
kboo.fm/media/136269... #seaotters #seaotter #otters #oregon #oregoncoast #radio #communityradio #KBOO
Our very own Kyle Motley recently attended California's North Coast KelpFest, sharing how the Elakha Alliance is working to bring sea otters back to the Oregon coast and help revitalize our nearshore marine ecosystems.
#kelp #california #northcoast #seaotters #ocean #seaotter #kelpforest #oregon
#kelp #california #northcoast #seaotters #ocean #seaotter #kelpforest #oregon
October 27, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Our very own Kyle Motley recently attended California's North Coast KelpFest, sharing how the Elakha Alliance is working to bring sea otters back to the Oregon coast and help revitalize our nearshore marine ecosystems.
#kelp #california #northcoast #seaotters #ocean #seaotter #kelpforest #oregon
#kelp #california #northcoast #seaotters #ocean #seaotter #kelpforest #oregon
🦦💕 You can’t bring home a REAL #seaotter… but you can symbolically adopt a fluffy friend and help bring #seaotters back to the #Oregoncoast!
Help the Elakha Alliance work toward restoring a healthy population of sea otters by symbolically adopting an otter: www.elakhaalliance.org/elakha-merch/
Help the Elakha Alliance work toward restoring a healthy population of sea otters by symbolically adopting an otter: www.elakhaalliance.org/elakha-merch/
October 24, 2026 at 5:10 PM
🦦💕 You can’t bring home a REAL #seaotter… but you can symbolically adopt a fluffy friend and help bring #seaotters back to the #Oregoncoast!
Help the Elakha Alliance work toward restoring a healthy population of sea otters by symbolically adopting an otter: www.elakhaalliance.org/elakha-merch/
Help the Elakha Alliance work toward restoring a healthy population of sea otters by symbolically adopting an otter: www.elakhaalliance.org/elakha-merch/
🫶 Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year’s Elakha Alliance Science Symposium, themed “Coexisting with Wildlife: Conservation in a Shared Landscape.”
🎥 Watch all presentations here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#wildlife #wildlifeconservation #science #seaotters #conservation
🎥 Watch all presentations here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#wildlife #wildlifeconservation #science #seaotters #conservation
2026 Elakha Alliance Science Symposium - YouTube
All are welcome to join the 2026 Elakha Alliance Science Symposium presented virtually on October 21st, 2026, 9:00am-3:00pm PST. Registration is required to ...
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October 23, 2026 at 5:32 PM
🫶 Thank you to everyone who joined us for this year’s Elakha Alliance Science Symposium, themed “Coexisting with Wildlife: Conservation in a Shared Landscape.”
🎥 Watch all presentations here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#wildlife #wildlifeconservation #science #seaotters #conservation
🎥 Watch all presentations here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
#wildlife #wildlifeconservation #science #seaotters #conservation
Thank you to all of those who joined our Linocut Workshop in #Yachats on Monday - a collaboration event with @elakhaalliance.bsky.social , Cape Perpetua Collaborative, and Pelican Brewing 🦦🦀🍻! Special thanks to our artist, Cheryl Horton @gumboot.studio, for her expertise and instruction.
October 22, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Thank you to all of those who joined our Linocut Workshop in #Yachats on Monday - a collaboration event with @elakhaalliance.bsky.social , Cape Perpetua Collaborative, and Pelican Brewing 🦦🦀🍻! Special thanks to our artist, Cheryl Horton @gumboot.studio, for her expertise and instruction.
⏰ We are counting down the hours until our 2026 Elakha Alliance Science Symposium (Virtual) tomorrow on October 21st!
Don't forget to register: givebutter.com/2026EASympos...
#seaotters #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #science #seaotter #oregon #california #kelpforest
Don't forget to register: givebutter.com/2026EASympos...
#seaotters #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #science #seaotter #oregon #california #kelpforest
October 20, 2026 at 4:46 PM
⏰ We are counting down the hours until our 2026 Elakha Alliance Science Symposium (Virtual) tomorrow on October 21st!
Don't forget to register: givebutter.com/2026EASympos...
#seaotters #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #science #seaotter #oregon #california #kelpforest
Don't forget to register: givebutter.com/2026EASympos...
#seaotters #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #science #seaotter #oregon #california #kelpforest
🌊 Did you miss getting a spot in our sold-out Linocut Making & Printing Workshop on Monday Oct 19th? No worries!
We’ll have a drop-in block printing table where everyone is welcome to stop by anytime between 6-8pm and get creative with a pre-designed ocean-inspired print!
#oregoncoast #yachats
We’ll have a drop-in block printing table where everyone is welcome to stop by anytime between 6-8pm and get creative with a pre-designed ocean-inspired print!
#oregoncoast #yachats
October 18, 2026 at 4:35 PM
🌊 Did you miss getting a spot in our sold-out Linocut Making & Printing Workshop on Monday Oct 19th? No worries!
We’ll have a drop-in block printing table where everyone is welcome to stop by anytime between 6-8pm and get creative with a pre-designed ocean-inspired print!
#oregoncoast #yachats
We’ll have a drop-in block printing table where everyone is welcome to stop by anytime between 6-8pm and get creative with a pre-designed ocean-inspired print!
#oregoncoast #yachats
Last week, the People’s Coast Summit, hosted by the Oregon Coast Visitors Association in Lincoln City, kicked off with a powerful conversation about the cultural significance of sea otters and the future of their return to the Oregon coast 🦦. #seaotters #seaotter #oregoncoast #oregon
October 17, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Last week, the People’s Coast Summit, hosted by the Oregon Coast Visitors Association in Lincoln City, kicked off with a powerful conversation about the cultural significance of sea otters and the future of their return to the Oregon coast 🦦. #seaotters #seaotter #oregoncoast #oregon
Join us on October 21st for our virtual Elakha Alliance Science Symposium!
📣 The theme this year is: Coexisting with Wildlife: Conservation in a Shared Landscape
Registration is required: givebutter.com/2026EASympos...
#wildlife #wildlifeconservation #science #coexistence
📣 The theme this year is: Coexisting with Wildlife: Conservation in a Shared Landscape
Registration is required: givebutter.com/2026EASympos...
#wildlife #wildlifeconservation #science #coexistence
October 16, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Join us on October 21st for our virtual Elakha Alliance Science Symposium!
📣 The theme this year is: Coexisting with Wildlife: Conservation in a Shared Landscape
Registration is required: givebutter.com/2026EASympos...
#wildlife #wildlifeconservation #science #coexistence
📣 The theme this year is: Coexisting with Wildlife: Conservation in a Shared Landscape
Registration is required: givebutter.com/2026EASympos...
#wildlife #wildlifeconservation #science #coexistence
Well, would you look at that 🏃♂️🦦
www.discovermagazine.com/diving-like-... #seaotters #seaotter #humans #running #wildlife #ocean #otters
www.discovermagazine.com/diving-like-... #seaotters #seaotter #humans #running #wildlife #ocean #otters
Diving Like Sea Otters May Have Helped Our Ancestors Build the Stamina to Run
Learn how diving for food may have helped our ancestors develop the heart and lung capacity later used to chase prey across land.
www.discovermagazine.com
October 15, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Well, would you look at that 🏃♂️🦦
www.discovermagazine.com/diving-like-... #seaotters #seaotter #humans #running #wildlife #ocean #otters
www.discovermagazine.com/diving-like-... #seaotters #seaotter #humans #running #wildlife #ocean #otters
A huge thank you to Lee Elementary School in Salem, OR, for inviting us to share our knowledge about sea otters and kelp forest ecology with more than 300 students. We loved helping students discover how #seaotters play an important role in keeping our coastal ecosystems healthy and thriving.
October 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM
A huge thank you to Lee Elementary School in Salem, OR, for inviting us to share our knowledge about sea otters and kelp forest ecology with more than 300 students. We loved helping students discover how #seaotters play an important role in keeping our coastal ecosystems healthy and thriving.
🌿 Today, we honor Indigenous peoples, cultures, knowledge, and enduring connections to the lands and waters we all depend on. Robert Kentta, of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, will be presenting at the People's Coast Summit tomorrow 🦦
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #Oregon #OregonCoast #SeaOtters
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #Oregon #OregonCoast #SeaOtters
October 12, 2026 at 3:29 PM
🌿 Today, we honor Indigenous peoples, cultures, knowledge, and enduring connections to the lands and waters we all depend on. Robert Kentta, of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, will be presenting at the People's Coast Summit tomorrow 🦦
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #Oregon #OregonCoast #SeaOtters
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #Oregon #OregonCoast #SeaOtters
😎 Guess what?!
It’s supposed to be sunny and 74° in Newport this Thursday 🦦!
Come soak up the sunshine ☀️ and join us at Claim52 Bayfront for Sea Otter Bingo Night, benefiting the Elakha Alliance from 6pm-8pm out on the patio! #seaotter #oregoncoast #newport #seaotters #bingo #claim52
It’s supposed to be sunny and 74° in Newport this Thursday 🦦!
Come soak up the sunshine ☀️ and join us at Claim52 Bayfront for Sea Otter Bingo Night, benefiting the Elakha Alliance from 6pm-8pm out on the patio! #seaotter #oregoncoast #newport #seaotters #bingo #claim52
October 11, 2026 at 5:54 PM
😎 Guess what?!
It’s supposed to be sunny and 74° in Newport this Thursday 🦦!
Come soak up the sunshine ☀️ and join us at Claim52 Bayfront for Sea Otter Bingo Night, benefiting the Elakha Alliance from 6pm-8pm out on the patio! #seaotter #oregoncoast #newport #seaotters #bingo #claim52
It’s supposed to be sunny and 74° in Newport this Thursday 🦦!
Come soak up the sunshine ☀️ and join us at Claim52 Bayfront for Sea Otter Bingo Night, benefiting the Elakha Alliance from 6pm-8pm out on the patio! #seaotter #oregoncoast #newport #seaotters #bingo #claim52
Happy #WorldOctopusDay from a hungry mouth of a sea otter!
#Seaotters eat over 100 different invertebrates, sometimes they come with 8 arms that fight back 🐙
📸: @a_guy_named_eric #seaotter #otters #octopus
#Seaotters eat over 100 different invertebrates, sometimes they come with 8 arms that fight back 🐙
📸: @a_guy_named_eric #seaotter #otters #octopus
October 8, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Happy #WorldOctopusDay from a hungry mouth of a sea otter!
#Seaotters eat over 100 different invertebrates, sometimes they come with 8 arms that fight back 🐙
📸: @a_guy_named_eric #seaotter #otters #octopus
#Seaotters eat over 100 different invertebrates, sometimes they come with 8 arms that fight back 🐙
📸: @a_guy_named_eric #seaotter #otters #octopus
Positive environmental news for Oregon - salmon habitat restoration gets important funding!
theworldlink.com/news/oregon-... #salmon #oregon #oregoncoast #oceanconservation
theworldlink.com/news/oregon-... #salmon #oregon #oregoncoast #oceanconservation
Oregon to see $12M for habitat restoration projects
Oregon will receive $12 million in federal funds for habitat restoration and coastal resilience projects through the Community-based Restoration Program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis...
theworldlink.com
October 5, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Positive environmental news for Oregon - salmon habitat restoration gets important funding!
theworldlink.com/news/oregon-... #salmon #oregon #oregoncoast #oceanconservation
theworldlink.com/news/oregon-... #salmon #oregon #oregoncoast #oceanconservation
🦦 Central Oregon Supporters: Join us this Monday night with the @highdesertmuseum.bsky.social for a Natural History Pub:
👋 It's free to attend, but registration is required: www.highdesertmuseum.org/whats-on/eve...
#bend #bendoregon #centraloregon #seaotters #seaotter #redmond #highdesertmuseum
👋 It's free to attend, but registration is required: www.highdesertmuseum.org/whats-on/eve...
#bend #bendoregon #centraloregon #seaotters #seaotter #redmond #highdesertmuseum
October 5, 2026 at 4:01 AM
🦦 Central Oregon Supporters: Join us this Monday night with the @highdesertmuseum.bsky.social for a Natural History Pub:
👋 It's free to attend, but registration is required: www.highdesertmuseum.org/whats-on/eve...
#bend #bendoregon #centraloregon #seaotters #seaotter #redmond #highdesertmuseum
👋 It's free to attend, but registration is required: www.highdesertmuseum.org/whats-on/eve...
#bend #bendoregon #centraloregon #seaotters #seaotter #redmond #highdesertmuseum
" #SeaOtter bandanas also look goooooood on us too 🐕" - Atlas, Golden Retriever in California
Spoil your best friend today with these beautiful custom-designed bandanas created for Elakha by artist @wombatwisdoms.bsky.social.
💚 Shop our online store: www.elakhaalliance.org/elakha-merch/ #dogs
Spoil your best friend today with these beautiful custom-designed bandanas created for Elakha by artist @wombatwisdoms.bsky.social.
💚 Shop our online store: www.elakhaalliance.org/elakha-merch/ #dogs
October 3, 2026 at 1:00 AM
" #SeaOtter bandanas also look goooooood on us too 🐕" - Atlas, Golden Retriever in California
Spoil your best friend today with these beautiful custom-designed bandanas created for Elakha by artist @wombatwisdoms.bsky.social.
💚 Shop our online store: www.elakhaalliance.org/elakha-merch/ #dogs
Spoil your best friend today with these beautiful custom-designed bandanas created for Elakha by artist @wombatwisdoms.bsky.social.
💚 Shop our online store: www.elakhaalliance.org/elakha-merch/ #dogs
We will be two places at once on Sat Sept 26th, because #seaotter education is important news to share 🦦! It's also the final day of #SeaOtterAwarenessWeek.
Visit us tomorrow:
🦀 #ThePortlandAquarium by @mikebennettart.bsky.social from 11-5pm
🪼 #OregonCoastAquarium from 10am-4pm
Visit us tomorrow:
🦀 #ThePortlandAquarium by @mikebennettart.bsky.social from 11-5pm
🪼 #OregonCoastAquarium from 10am-4pm
September 25, 2026 at 4:33 PM
We will be two places at once on Sat Sept 26th, because #seaotter education is important news to share 🦦! It's also the final day of #SeaOtterAwarenessWeek.
Visit us tomorrow:
🦀 #ThePortlandAquarium by @mikebennettart.bsky.social from 11-5pm
🪼 #OregonCoastAquarium from 10am-4pm
Visit us tomorrow:
🦀 #ThePortlandAquarium by @mikebennettart.bsky.social from 11-5pm
🪼 #OregonCoastAquarium from 10am-4pm
Thanks for spotlighting our important work to restore this keystone species back to their native range in Oregon! 🦦 #seaotterawarenessweek #seaotters #seaotter #oregon
Except for one failed experiment and a handful of curious wayfarers, sea otters have not lived in Oregon’s coastal waters since they were hunted to extinction for their fur more than a century ago.
Elakha Alliance, Oregon Coast Aquarium join Seattle groups to study Oregon seafloor for sea otter reintroduction
A new three-year research effort will examine what it will take to reestablish sea otters along the Oregon Coast. The scientific project, led by aquariums in Newport and Seattle and two conservation organizations, coincides with Sea Otter Awareness Week.
www.opb.org
September 24, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Thanks for spotlighting our important work to restore this keystone species back to their native range in Oregon! 🦦 #seaotterawarenessweek #seaotters #seaotter #oregon
Sea otters once thrived along the Oregon coast, but today, there are zero sea otters living in the wild here 🦦💔. Oregon is the only U.S. state within the sea otter’s native range that no longer has a resident population of this important keystone species. (conti..) #seaotters #seaotter #oregon
September 24, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Sea otters once thrived along the Oregon coast, but today, there are zero sea otters living in the wild here 🦦💔. Oregon is the only U.S. state within the sea otter’s native range that no longer has a resident population of this important keystone species. (conti..) #seaotters #seaotter #oregon
If you find yourself on the #OregonCoast this Thursday evening, come join us at Claim 52 Brewing along the #Newport Bayfront for a fun-filled #SeaOtter Bingo Night 🐾!
Proceeds will support sea otter restoration in #Oregon - and you’ll have a chance to win some pretty amazing prizes.
Proceeds will support sea otter restoration in #Oregon - and you’ll have a chance to win some pretty amazing prizes.
September 23, 2026 at 4:43 PM
If you find yourself on the #OregonCoast this Thursday evening, come join us at Claim 52 Brewing along the #Newport Bayfront for a fun-filled #SeaOtter Bingo Night 🐾!
Proceeds will support sea otter restoration in #Oregon - and you’ll have a chance to win some pretty amazing prizes.
Proceeds will support sea otter restoration in #Oregon - and you’ll have a chance to win some pretty amazing prizes.
Sea otters are members of the Mustelidae (mustelid) family, making them more closely related to animals like wolverines, badgers, and minks than to seals or sea lions.
📸: Courtney Edwards #seaotters #SeaOtterAwarenessWeek #marinemammals #montereybay #seals #sealionsofinstagram
📸: Courtney Edwards #seaotters #SeaOtterAwarenessWeek #marinemammals #montereybay #seals #sealionsofinstagram
September 22, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Sea otters are members of the Mustelidae (mustelid) family, making them more closely related to animals like wolverines, badgers, and minks than to seals or sea lions.
📸: Courtney Edwards #seaotters #SeaOtterAwarenessWeek #marinemammals #montereybay #seals #sealionsofinstagram
📸: Courtney Edwards #seaotters #SeaOtterAwarenessWeek #marinemammals #montereybay #seals #sealionsofinstagram
🦦 Calling all our sea otter supporters in Eugene!
Put it on your calendar NOW to grab dinner and drinks on Tuesday, September 22 from 5-8 PM for a special Sea Otter Awareness Week celebration 💙.
#SeaOtterAwarenessWeek #eugeneoregon #Eugene #seaotters #claim52 #beer #pintnight #seaotter #otters
Put it on your calendar NOW to grab dinner and drinks on Tuesday, September 22 from 5-8 PM for a special Sea Otter Awareness Week celebration 💙.
#SeaOtterAwarenessWeek #eugeneoregon #Eugene #seaotters #claim52 #beer #pintnight #seaotter #otters
September 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
🦦 Calling all our sea otter supporters in Eugene!
Put it on your calendar NOW to grab dinner and drinks on Tuesday, September 22 from 5-8 PM for a special Sea Otter Awareness Week celebration 💙.
#SeaOtterAwarenessWeek #eugeneoregon #Eugene #seaotters #claim52 #beer #pintnight #seaotter #otters
Put it on your calendar NOW to grab dinner and drinks on Tuesday, September 22 from 5-8 PM for a special Sea Otter Awareness Week celebration 💙.
#SeaOtterAwarenessWeek #eugeneoregon #Eugene #seaotters #claim52 #beer #pintnight #seaotter #otters