River

The vast majority of drowning victims were not wearing life jackets. Oregon non-profits are hoping to improve access to these life saving devices.

A 20-year conservation effort to restore the lower Siuslaw River just got a big boost. A cattle farmer recently transferred 245 acres of land to continue restoration of the tidal estuary.

A report released Thursday uses data submitted by the nonprofit Willamette Riverkeeper, whose staff say the mounting trash pollution appears to be tied to increases in homelessness.

For the first time, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is putting together a plan for the Powder River Basin’s total maximum daily load, a plan they will use to try to lower E. coli levels in the basin.

Checking every inch of a streambed for freshwater mussels requires a snorkel and a wetsuit. It’s a messy job, but it’s vitally important as these keystone species are declining throughout the West.

After seven drownings in three years, fire officials in Corbett and Gresham are taking a new approach to to water rescues on the river.

California is on the forefront of a new wave of flood risk management that centers on natural engineering over structural.

Removing the 100-year-old Condit Dam in 2011 came with the hope of returning the White Salmon River to its natural state, benefiting tribes, river recreationalists, and salmon. Did it work?

The Washington state Department of Natural Resources has made public its forest action plan for the year and has identified the Skagit River watershed as a priority.

Snorkeling in Oregon’s rivers can be downright dangerous. But with that risk comes a window into a whole new world.