Office of Healthy Working Rivers

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Office of Healthy Working Rivers

About the Office of Healthy Working Rivers

Ann Beier, Director

The Office of Healthy Working Rivers, in collaboration with other City programs, government partners, Neighborhood Associations, and stakeholders will be a catalyst for on-the-ground actions that support the City’s river goals.

In January 2009, City Council established the "Rivers Office" to bring a new focus to advancing the City’s river goals of achieving:

- a clean and healthy river,

- a prosperous working harbor,

- increased awareness of the river,

- a vibrant waterfront, and

- successful partnerships to implement river projects.

Overseen by Commissioner Amanda Fritz, the Office will provide leadership to promote the economic, transportation, ecological, and recreational roles of the Willamette and Columbia Rivers.

Click here to read the Rivers Office annual report for 2011--or to view a video of the presentation, click here, and scroll down to click on Item 395).

Contact the Office of Healthy Working Rivers

Connecting Rivers and the Community

As directed by the City Council, Portland's Rivers Office works to connect Portlanders to the Willamette and Columbia Rivers and the benefits they provide: ecologic, economic, recreational, and social.

This "Rivers Office" website offers information from a wide variety of sources--governmental, non-profit, and private. Visitors are encouraged to note the sources as they build their understanding of the rivers running through our city.

Draft Willamette River Recreation Strategy

To view or download the draft Strategy, click here.

City staff are now incorporating comments received to-date to produce a revised draft which is expected to be released in mid-to-late January. To view a summary of the on-line survey about the Strategy, click here.

For more information, contact Rick Bastasch, City of Portland Rivers Office, 503.823.0275--or click here to go the Strategy page.

To learn about Portland's role in the Portland Harbor Superfund process, click here --
or go to the Superfund contacts page.

Take a look at what the Willamette's doing right now--
Thanks to TriMet's Bridge Cams!

To see more upcoming events and announcements, click here or on the image above.

Wave Energy Siting Meeting--Feb. 2

Public meeting will provide info and collect public input on designating areas for ocean renewable energy development.

A River of Stories--Jan. 31

Two historical perspectives of the Willamette River in Portland

January 17: Maritime Heritage Coalition (PDF Document, 296kb)

Free brownbag on new efforts to recognize Portland's maritime heritage.

January 8--Building Liberty in Portland: The Kaiser Shipyards of World War II

Learn about Portland's fascinating waterfront history and the shipyards that built Liberty Ships.

Recreating on the Willamette--new document & survey

The City of Portland invites comments (including through an on-line survey) on the draft Willamette River Recreation Strategy.

Questions? Call the Rivers Office at 503.823.0275, or email us.