Willamette River

New federal study shows dams harming endangered salmon as Congress pushed for action.

Longtime advocate Mike Houck reflects on a career of restoring nature in Portland while taking "Oregon Field Guide" on an urban safari to track the lifecycle of the great blue heron.

Portland's sewer system combines sewage and runoff into the same pipes. Sometimes heavy rains cause those pipes to overflow. But a sewer overhaul 14 years ago has drastically reduced this pollution.

The newly signed legislation follows reporting from Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica that underscored the risks and costs associated with a plan to migrate salmon past hydroelectric dams using a giant fish collector and tanker trucks.

The floating parades, among Portland’s longest-running holiday traditions, started as a one-person show.

It’s a great time to go fishing in Western Oregon. But recent runs of coho salmon have set a record … and … spawned a mystery.

During an Indigenous-led Water Ceremony at Cathedral Park on Sept. 8, hundreds gathered on the shores of the Willamette River as Indigenous community members from across Turtle Island and beyond offered song, dance and prayer to help heal the water.

A conservation group in Springfield has won $8.5 million in federal funding, which will pay for floodplain restorations along the Willamette River and its tributaries.

Environmental groups have been pulling out mounds of garbage out of the Willamette River from Eugene through Portland. They say it's coming from riverside homeless encampments. Homeless advocates say urban camp removals are pushing them there.

The bloom, located near the Ross Island lagoon, grows nearly every year.