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OPB News
February 24, 2018
Clackamas County officials are scheduled to vote March 1 on whether to support a proposed $306,000 study that would evaluate the feasibility of a bike and pedestrian bridge that would cross the Willamette River from the east end of Lake Oswego to the Oak Grove neighborhood just south of Milwaukie.
Statesman Journal
February 23, 2018
Cleanup efforts are set to begin next week to clear debris from a boathouse fire on the Willamette River in West Salem. Dean Pickett, manager of Willamette Greenway, LLC, the Portland company that owns the property at 1750 Edgewater St. NW, said he hopes to begin cleaning up the boathouse nextÃÂ ...
Pamplin Media Group
February 22, 2018
Clackamas County officials are scheduled to vote March 1 on whether to support a proposed $306,000 study that would evaluate the feasibility of a bike and pedestrian bridge that would cross the Willamette River from the east end of Lake Oswego to the Oak Grove neighborhood just south of Milwaukie.
OregonLive.com
February 13, 2018
When the first aerial photos of the city were taken, downtown business was still clustered close to the Willamette River, and many businesses were focused on shipping and trade. Downtown was home to numerous Victorian houses and mansions, not the collection of high-rises and apartment buildings youÃÂ ...
U.S. News & World Report
February 13, 2018
The proposal would have expanded rules restricting the sport on a particularly popular section of the Willamette River, including a stretch known locally as "the zone," and added penalties. But prior to a a packed public hearing Monday on the proposal, the measure's sponsor, Rep. Richard Vial, submittedÃÂ ...
The Register-Guard
February 13, 2018
The proposal would have expanded rules restricting the sport on a particularly popular section of the Willamette River, including a stretch known locally as “the zone,” and added penalties. But prior to a packed public hearing on the proposal Monday, the measure's sponsor, Rep. Richard Vial, submitted anÃÂ ...
KEZI TV
February 11, 2018
EUGENE, Ore. – The frigid, 45 degree Willamette River didn't keep hundreds of people from taking a plunge Saturday morning. The annual Oregon Law Enforcement Polar Plunge is an annual fundraising event that benefits Special Olympics of Oregon. The Polar Plunge was organized by several lawÃÂ ...
KATU
February 5, 2018
The Multnomah County Medical Examiner's Office says are working to identify a man whose body was pulled from the Willamette River earlier this month. The body was pulled from the river last Friday, Feb. 2. Officials say the man appears to be black, but could be of mixed ethnicity. He's about 30 or 40 years old, weighingÃÂ ...
kgw.com
January 25, 2018
A group of nonprofit river education organizations hopes to build a new facility to offer access to the Willamette River. The Portland River Center would offer people options to explore the river, like kayaks and paddle boards, and would also serve as an interpretive center where people can learn about theÃÂ ...
Statesman Journal
January 25, 2018
Winter steelhead began returning to the Upper Willamette River this month, but according to state biologists, about 1 in 4 of them won't make it past Willamette Falls. That's because California sea lions have made the endangered fish their favorite meal. Sea lions have been blamed by state biologists forÃÂ ...
Willamette Week
January 24, 2018
"We feel overshadowed by investors and developers," testified Joan Kvitka, who lives on the 18th floor of American Plaza Towers, a Southwest Portland building with views of the Willamette River, and says she supports density but not a plan for taller towers nearby. "We oppose diminishing the nature of ourÃÂ ...
OregonLive.com
January 24, 2018
Crews are mopping up an oil spill that made its way into the Willamette River in North Portland Monday night. Portland's Bureau of Environmental Services, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, the US Coast Guard and the US Environmental Protection Agency responded to a report of an oilÃÂ ...
KATU
January 23, 2018
PORTLAND, Ore. – Oil spilled into the Willamette River Monday from the Union Pacific Railroad's Albina Yard, City of Portland officials said. The rail yard is located on North River Street, which runs underneath the east side of the Fremont Bridge. At this point they are not sure how much oil was released into the city'sÃÂ ...
Statesman Journal
January 11, 2018
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined the city of Corvallis $25,800 for discharging untreated sewage into the Willamette River. Twice last year, heavy rains overwhelmed the city's sewage treatment system, located about 40 miles upstream from Salem. For about 7.5 hours on March 14,ÃÂ ...
The Register-Guard
January 9, 2018
A Springfield water rescue boat makes way down the Willamette river from Valley River Center after a man in his 30s was spotted by an an off-duty Eugene-Springfield firefighter on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. (Collin Andrew/The Register-Guard)ÃÂ ...
KOIN.com
January 1, 2018
Joseph Dames and KOIN 6 News Staff - PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A new 107-acre campsite situated along the Willamette River in Yamhill County is on the way and the public can be part of getting it prepared. Travis Williams of Willamette Riverkeepers said they see their recently donated Nicol SanctuaryÃÂ ...
CANOE & KAYAK
December 29, 2017
A defining geographical feature of Oregon is the Willamette River, which divides East and West Portland. Historically, the Willamette has shaped the history and development of Portland from the natural resources of Ross Island to forming a coastal sea port. For myself, a local kayak guide, the WillametteÃÂ ...
Portland Tribune
December 28, 2017
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has launched an intensive study of pollution in the 10-mile stretch of the Willamette River from the Sellwood Bridge to the falls at Oregon City. The study will look for pesticides and industrial pollution in river sediments throughout the area. It will focus onÃÂ ...
Statesman Journal
December 31, 1999
A boathouse built by Willamette University in West Salem was still ablaze Tuesday after catching fire the night before. Salem Fire Battalion Chief Ty Gunesch expected the fire to continue burning for a couple of days. Firefighters planned to let the fire at 1750 Edgewater St. NW run its course, instead ofÃÂ ...
Reno Gazette Journal
December 31, 1999
Winter steelhead began returning to the Upper Willamette River this month, but according to state biologists, about 1 in 4 of them won't make it past Willamette Falls. That's because California sea lions have made the endangered fish their favorite meal. Sea lions have been blamed by state biologists forÃÂ ...
KPTV.com
November 4, 2017
Officers have identified a body found by a boater in the Willamette River Friday as that of a Woodburn man missing since mid-October.
OregonLive.com
November 3, 2017
A man's body was recovered Thursday morning from the Willamette River near the Fremont Bridge, authorities said. River patrol deputies from ...
OregonLive.com
November 3, 2017
One of the largest known mussel beds on the Willamette River, home to tens of thousands of mollusks that can live for up to a century on the ...
Willamette Week
October 22, 2017
... in October, dumping 2.13 inches of rain on Portland's streets and overwhelming storm drains that spilled sewage into the Willamette River.
OregonLive.com
October 19, 2017
About 23,000 gallons of stormwater and sewage flowed into the Willamette River on Oct. 19, 2017, according to Portland's Bureau of ...
The Portland Mercury
October 11, 2017
It was only a matter of time before it came for the Willamette River. In a move that state and city officials are calling unprecedented, the EPA last ...
OregonLive.com
October 9, 2017
The Environmental Protection Agency is attempting to either delay, or unravel, the long-sought plan to clean up a contaminated 10-mile stretch ...
kgw.com
October 7, 2017
PORTLAND, Ore. -- About 1,000 people from Portland to Eugene were out to make a difference on Saturday, volunteering their time to ...
KATU
December 31, 1999
UPDATE: Woodburn police said Pedro Munoz Morales's body was found in the Willamette River near Newberg on Friday, Nov. 3. They said a boater spotted his ...
Willamette Week
December 31, 1999
About 30 members of a local paddle boarding Facebook group Stand Up Portland donned pointy hats, slathered on green makeup and took to ...
Corvallis Gazette Times
September 30, 2017
... to flow into the Willamette River through the city's stormwater system. ... of contamination into the Willamette River in downtown Corvallis lastÃÂ ...
Corvallis Gazette Times
September 30, 2017
... Land Trust acquired a conservation easement on 319 acres of farmland at Harkens Lake, a piece of Willamette River bottomland bounded byÃÂ ...
The Register-Guard
September 27, 2017
... whose drift boat overturned in the Middle Fork of the Willamette River near the Clearwater Park landing south of Springfield on Tuesday.
OregonLive.com
September 20, 2017
UPDATE: Heavy rains caused Portland's combined sewer system to overflow to the Willamette River beginning at around 2 p.m. Wednesday atÃÂ ...
OPB News
September 20, 2017
Stiars lead down to a gate that lets water flow into the Willamette River from the North River Road diversion structure at River Road Park.
Statesman Journal
September 19, 2017
The city of Salem is warning people to stay out of the Willamette River downstream of Keizer's River Road Park following an accidental sewerÃÂ ...
Willamette Week
September 13, 2017
He and two other cops are zipping south on the Willamette River near the Broadway Bridge on a muggy Thursday in August. It's 102 degreesÃÂ ...
Portland Business Journal
September 13, 2017
A Portland group that advocates using the Willamette River to its utmost potential has unveiled a way to make the Kevin Duckworth MemorialÃÂ ...
Corvallis Gazette Times
September 12, 2017
Travis Williams, of Willamette Riverkeeper, paddles across the Willamette River after searching for freshwater mussels on Sept. 5.
kgw.com
September 12, 2017
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The City of Portland has announced plans to turn the 20-year-old Kevin Duckworth Memorial Dock, named after theÃÂ ...
KVAL
September 4, 2017
The Willamette River looking east from the Autzen footbridge at midday on Sunday. The smoke is from several nearby forest fires. Photo by DanÃÂ ...
The Register-Guard
September 3, 2017
ODOT used about 50 of the Willamette box beams to build a bicycle path on the south bank of the Willamette River, near the new bridge.
Pamplin Media Group
August 31, 2017
COURTESY: HUMAN ACCESS PROJECT - Willie Levenson enjoys a swim in the Willamette River. He's one of 150 people who haveÃÂ ...
Corvallis Gazette Times
August 25, 2017
A leak that sent an unknown amount of oil into the Willamette River in downtown Corvallis appears to have been the result of a deliberate act.
Statesman Journal
August 24, 2017
Wild winter-run steelhead (rainbow trout returned from the sea) in the Willamette River are at a crossroads. This past year, only 822 wildÃÂ ...
Statesman Journal
August 22, 2017
It's about the Willamette River. The first Chinook salmon that I caught in Oregon was on a spinner trolled in a slot next to a gravel bar about 30ÃÂ ...
AroundtheO
August 17, 2017
Millions have their certified eclipse glasses ready for Monday's solar event, but the UO's Leah Middlebrook is recommending another eclipseÃÂ ...
Albany Times Union
August 9, 2017
FILE- In this undated file photo, fisherman jockey for position at the base of Willamette Falls on the Willamette River in Oregon City, Ore. OregonÃÂ ...
KATU
August 8, 2017
A search for Chaz involving more than a dozen agencies including the Oregon National Guard went on throughout the weekend. Officials haveÃÂ ...
KATU
August 8, 2017
Steelhead trout living in the Willamette River are facing extinction as sea lions are eating the fish as they head upriver to spawn, a new OregonÃÂ ...
