You'll often find sea otters floating atop kelp forests, spinning as they wrap themselves in strands of kelp. ⚓ This natural anchor helps keep them from drifting away while they take a quick nap or rest on the ocean's surface. 📸: Marcie Callewaert | #seaotters #seaotter #kelp #kelpforest #ocean

Happy #WorldOceanDay and the kickoff for #WeOtterBringThemBack 🦦🌿🌊! Will you help us bring #seaotters back? 💙 Donate Directly To The Campaign- givebutter.com/WeOtterBring... 🦦 Fundraise as an Otter Advocate and rally your friends to donate to your fundraising page - givebutter.com/WeOtterBring...

🌏 We're celebrating #WorldOceanDay with many of our partners at the @orcoastaquarium.bsky.social from 10am-4pm on Sunday June 7th! We hope to seaaaa you there 🌊🦦 #newport #oregoncoast #ocean #oceanconservation #worldoceansday

🌊🌿 A century and a half after being cut off from the tides, the Siuslaw #Estuary is flowing back to life. In a milestone restoration effort near Florence, an earthen levee was recently breached, reconnecting more than 180 acres of historic tidal wetland to the Siuslaw River. #oregon #CTCLUSI

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🎤 ATTN Elakha Supporters: Join us for the We Otter Bring Them Back Sea Otter Advocate Lunch and Learn! This short virtual session will introduce participants to Elakha Alliance's annual peer-to-peer fundraising campaign. REGISTER HERE: lnkd.in/gPaxTQqR | #seaotters #seaotter #fundraiser #oregon

🌿🌊 Kelp forests grace the cover of the latest TIME: The Oceans Issue Each year, TIME highlights the people, projects, and ecosystems at the forefront of ocean conservation. #kelp #kelpforest #marinebiology #seaotters #ocean time.com/article/2026...

😱 There's only a LIMITED number of tickets left before our @omsiedu.bsky.social Science Pub Talk on SEA OTTERS is sold out for Tuesday June 2nd at the @mcmenamins.bsky.social Mission Theater 🌊 Sea you soon! Tickets: www.mcmenamins.com/events/27389... #seaotters #seaotter #portland #sciencetalk

Thank you to local Portland artist and supporter, @mikebennett.bsky.social , for giving the Elakha Alliance a shout out on the @kellyclarksontv.bsky.social 🦦🌟💚 youtu.be/NMb5Darv7x4?... #seaotters #portland #Oregon #seaotter #OregonCoast #nonprofit #wildlifeconservation #kellyclarksonshow

Discover how a collection of specimens featured in the upcoming “From These Lands” exhibition at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History highlights the deep connection between sea otters and kelp forests in the Pacific Northwest 🌿🦦. #seaotters @smithsonianmag.bsky.social #oregon #otters

*Group Hug* to celebrate #WorldOtterDay 🙌🦦🌊 Want to help bring sea otters back to #Oregon? There are so many ways to get involved with the @elakhaalliance.bsky.social and support #seaotter recovery along the #Oregoncoast!

🦦✨ Otterly exciting news! In honor of #WorldOtterDay on May 27th, we’re throwing a special World Otter Day Trivia Night this Friday, May 29th, at the Northwest Portland International Hostel 🤩 Get ready for an evening packed with fun facts, ocean vibes, and all things otters 🌊. #seaotters #portland

Check out this great video of our Board Member, Brittany Blades, collecting foraging survey data of sea otters along the Washington coastline. 🦦 @orcoastaquarium.bsky.social #seaotters #seaotter #otters #washington www.fox13seattle.com/video/fmc-b2...

🦦 Become an Otter Advocate: ✅ Register with a $25 donation and receive a limited-edition campaign T-shirt: givebutter.com/WeOtterBring... ✅ Create your own fundraising page ✅ Share why #seaotters matter to YOU with friends & family ✅ Help us reach our goal of $12,000! #oregon #otters #seaotter

What an exciting addition to Hatfield Marine Science Visitor Center 🙌 Soon, visitors will be able to stand beneath the skeleton of the largest animal on the planet - a blue whale 🌊🐋! www.ijpr.org/podcast/the-... #oregon #bluewhale #OSU #oregonstateuniversity #newportoregon #newport #whales

Sea otters vanished from the Oregon coast in the early 1900s as a result of the fur trade. Now, the @elakhaalliance.bsky.social is working to bring sea otters back to Oregon. Watch the full webinar from Elakha Alliance to learn more. buff.ly/ga71FXG #SeaOtter #MarineEcosystem

⭐ Mark your calendars for a month full of sea otter fun and community events this May ⭐ Learn More: www.elakhaalliance.org/events/ #seaotters #seaotter #portland #tacoma #brookings #oregon #washington #fundraising #trivia #worldotterday #pnw #elakhaalliance

🌊🦦 Let’s keep the momentum going for #seaotter restoration in #Oregon - not only to help revitalize our nearshore marine ecosystems, but also to restore an important cultural connection for #Tribal communities along the coast. youtu.be/MA8sJ-gt9sk?... #seaotters #oregoncoast #kelpforest

Happy #mothersday to all the incredible moms of the animal kingdom - especially sea otter mamas 🦦💙 Sea otter mothers are some of the hardest-working single parents in the ocean. Their dedication for raising 1 pup a year is unmatched! 📸: Laura Tesler | #seaotters #seaotter #otters #babyanimals

🦦 This May - La Petite Tattoo in #Portland are Elakha are joining forces to celebrate #WorldOtterDay and support #seaotter conservation on the #OregonCoast! 🖋️ @shashonna 🖋️ @moderngoddesspdx.bsky.social 🖋️ @lizzydaltontattoo.bsky.social 🖋️ @drew.mellen.tattoo 🖋️ @ricardoalestattoo.bsky.social

The momentum for coastal & sea otter restoration is growing 🌊 We were honored to join the kickoff meeting for the America’s Ecosystem Restoration Initiative (AERI) grant in Coos Bay, Oregon - bringing together an inspiring coalition of Tribal partners. #seaotters #oregon #california #Indigenous

We’re honored to share this beautiful poem by @thetravelingtypist.bsky.social, capturing the heart of bringing sea otters back to Oregon 🦦✨ Through thoughtful words and imagery, it reflects the hope, resilience, and purpose behind the work of @elakhaalliance.bsky.social. #seaotters #poetry

What an excellent article from our otter friend, Dr. Heidi Island - a professor of biological psychology and behavioral ecology at Pacific University and a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Otter Specialist Group. www.popsci.com/environment/... #seaotters #riverotters

You're not the only one who is sleeping in this weekend 😴 #Seaotters will occasionally haul out onto rocks, shorelines, or docks to rest, groom, and soak up a little sunshine - proof that even life at sea calls for a cozy recharge now and then 🔋. 📸: Courtney Edwards | #mosslanding #seaotter #otter

🎉 The Elakha Alliance is thrilled to welcome Lucila Gambino as our new Reintroduction Planning Manager. In this role, Lucila will lead the coordination and project management of a major, multi-year initiative to develop a tribally led sea otter reintroduction plan for Oregon. #seaotters #oregon

🫵 You are part of nature. ♻️ You are connected to every plant, every animal, and every living system that makes this planet thrive. 🌎 And you have the power to protect it - today and every day. 📸: Chanel Hason - Photos taken along the Oregon coast. #EarthDay #oregoncoast #ocean #seaotter

🤩 We’re still riding the excitement from our annual Oregon Otter Beer Festival fundraiser! Thanks to your support, we’ve already raised $37,500 - and that total will continue to grow as brewery donations come in through the end of the year. Shout out to all of our AMAZING vendors and sponsors!

PORTLANDERS: Join us this Friday (4/17) from 11 AM - 5 PM at the @patagonia.com Portland store! We’ll be there sharing information and offering sea otter merchandise to help raise awareness about this missing keystone species along our coast 🌊. #seaotters #seaotter #patagoniaportland #portland

The Elakha Alliance is honored to be featured in the new Smithsonian exhibition, highlighting our efforts to restore sea otters to the Oregon coast and the deep cultural significance they hold for our coastal Tribes. #seaotter #elakhaalliance #Indigenous #oregon #smithsonian #washingtondc #pnw

We’re OTTERLY blown away… 🦦🍻 For the 5th year in a row, the Oregon Otter Beer Festival is officially 🎉 SOLD OUT! This milestone means so much to us - thank you to our incredible community for showing up year after year to support sea otter restoration on the Oregon coast. #seaotters #portland

Our Executive Director, Jane Bacchieri, was honored to be invited by our partners at the @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social as a guest speaker for their Barrows Conservation Lecture on April 8th. Bonus highlight? Meeting their two resident #seaotters 🦦 and sharing our mission with a whole new audience!

One curious student asked us recently: How many ants would it take to weigh as much as a #seaotter? At the time, we didn’t have the answer 🧐 🐜 After some quick math, it would take somewhere between 9 million and 45 million ants to equal the weight of a 100-pound sea otter! #education #seaotters

WOW 🤩! Check out this otter the world lineup for this year's 2026 Oregon Otter Beer Festival beverage vendors🍻 ‼️We have less than 15 tickets remaining before we're SOLD OUT, so grab yours today: bit.ly/OtterBeerFes... ‼️ #seaotters #portland #craftbeer #beerfestival #oregon #seaotter #fundraiser

Thanks to the @eugeneweekly.com for spotlighting our signature fundraiser - the 2026 #Oregon Otter Beer Festival 🍻🌊🦦! 🚨 VERY LIMITED tickets left! If you wait until the last minute, we will be sold out - grab yours today before they’re gone: bit.ly/OtterBeerFes... eugeneweekly.com/2026/04/02/w...

Today we honor the late, the great, the inspirational: Jane Goodall on what would have been her 92nd birthday #janegoodallday 💚 Here's one of our favorite moments with Jane in April 2025 at the @wildnetorg.bsky.social's launch of the #SeaOtter Fund. #JaneGoodall #womeninscience @janegoodall.org

The Elakha Alliance sends gratitude to Sen. Dick Anderson and Rep. David Gomberg for their recent support of House Bill 4134, the “1.25% for Wildlife” act 🙌. #wildlifeconservation #Oregon #oregoncoast #1percent4wildlife #seaotters #oregoncoast #salem #wildlife

🌊🐾 Jane Bacchieri, Executive Director of the Elakha Alliance, attended the 2026 Southern Sea Otter Research Update Meeting (SSORUM) this past weekend in #SantaCruz, CA - joining an incredible community of researchers and organizations all working to protect the threatened southern #seaotters.

🚨 Tickets are going FAST for the 2026 Oregon Otter Beer Festival 🦦🍻 🎟 bit.ly/OtterBeerFes... Don’t wait - this event WILL sell out! Join us on April 11th from 7–10:30pm at OMSI in Portland for an unforgettable night supporting sea otter restoration in Oregon. #portland #seaotters #seaotter #otters

Thanks Urchin Sponsors for the #OregonOtterBeerFestival! 💜 @defenders.org 💜 @oregonshores.bsky.social 💜 @oregonwild.bsky.social 💜 @pclconstruction.bsky.social 💜 Sea & Shore Solutions 🎟 Only a limited number of tickets remain - don't wait: bit.ly/OtterBeerFes... | #seaotters #seaotter #otters

Another gray whale has washed ashore deceased along the Oregon coast - while strandings are not uncommon during migration season, it’s always a difficult sight to witness. www.opb.org/article/2026... #graywhale #oregoncoast #whales #graywhale #florence #migration #whalewatching #pnw #oregon

Open up your email for otterly good news 💙🦦🙌 That's right, our monthly RAFT Newsletter hit inboxes early this morning. If you'd like to stay in the know, make sure to subscribe here: www.elakhaalliance.org/get-involved... #seaotter #Oregon #elakhaalliance #seaotters #nonprofit #conservation

😢 A southern sea otter was recently confirmed to have died from highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1), or bird flu - marking one of the first known cases of this virus in a sea otter. 📸: Gretchen Kay Stuart | #seaotters #seaotter #avianflu #marinemammals #california #otter #ocean

💫 Let's give it up to the Sea Star Sponsors for this year's #Oregon #Otter #BeerFestival: ⭐ @oregonbottledrop.bsky.social ⭐ DLX Family Foundation ⭐ Local Ocean Seafoods ⭐ The Whole Bowl & Moberi 🎟 Grab your tickets NOW: bit.ly/OtterBeerFes... #portland #portlandoregon #seaotters #beerfest

With federal funding for wildlife conservation at ODFW cut under this administration, we’ve worked alongside bipartisan partners and dedicated citizen activists to secure a more sustainable path forward 🐾. www.outdoorlife.com/conservation... #oregon #wildlifeconservation #wildlife #seaotters

Sea otters are a vital part of our coastal ecosystems - and they’ve been missing from the Oregon coast for over a century. It’s time to bring them back 🦦 and restore balance to the marine environments we all depend on. #oregoncoast #seaotters #seaotter #otters #oregon #elakhaalliance #kelp

We're thrilled to welcome the #SeaOtter Fund of the @wildnetorg.bsky.social as this year's Holdfast Sponsor for the 2026 Oregon Otter #BeerFestival 🦦! You can learn more at the Festival about their efforts to help restore #wildlife around the globe 🙌 🎟️ Tickets: bit.ly/OtterBeerFes...

Watch your step on the Oregon dunes, it's snowy plover nesting season 💛🐦 Seasonal restrictions are in place from March 15–September 15 on beaches where snowy plovers nest. 📸: @blmoregonwashington | #snowyplover #plovers #oregoncoast #oregon #birds #birding #babybirds

We couldn't host the 2026 #OregonOtterBeerFestival on April 11th in #Portland without the generous help our incredible sponsors! Thank you to the @oregonzoo.bsky.social for being this year's presiding Keystone Sponsor 🍻🦦 🎟️ Get your tickets today: bit.ly/OtterBeerFest2026 | #seaotters #otters

👋 #PORTLAND: Join us on Friday March 13th at #ThePortlandAquarium (603 SW Broadway) downtown to learn about sea otters and the #ElakhaAlliance 🦦🌊! We will be tabling from 11am-4pm at @mikebennettart.bsky.social latest installment near Pioneer Square - an educational immersive cartoon aquarium 🦀🪼🐳

Get ready to wet your whistle at #LocalOceanSeafoods this March while supporting sea otter conservation 🌊 Their #CocktailforaCause benefits the Elakha Alliance all month long, with $3 from every cocktail sold donated to our efforts. #seaotters #newport #oregoncoast #seaotter #otters #cocktails