Our Rivers in Focus

"River In Focus" is the monthly brownbag series hosted by the Rivers Office which covers a wide range of river topics of interest to the general public. The Office began videotaping the presentation in the summer of 2010.Note: Links open in video player mode--click red-circled symbol for full screen: 

Safe Passage--New Efforts to Get Salmon Past Willamette Basin Dams.

  April 16, 2013: Greg Taylor, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Geomorphic mapping of the Columbia and Willamette River floodplains.

December 18, 2012: Jim O'Connor, U.S. Geological Survey

Is Your Fish Toxic? (click here to view presentation)
November 14, 2012: Lorri Epstein, Columbia Riverkeeper. (Note: due to a scheduling conflict, we were not able to video-tape this presentation.)

Changes in Hydrology & Habitat in the Lower Willamette

  October 16, 2012: Chris Prescott, Portland Environmental Services

  Click here to see presentation.

Crystal Springs--community connections for restoration

  August 18, 2012: BES staff--Kaitlin Lovell, Ronda Fast

Actions for Watershed Health

  June 19, 2012: BES staff--Jane Bacchieri, Jennifer Karps, Bill Owen, Marie Walkiewizc

Willamette Falls: Heritage at a Turning Point

  May 15, 2012: Sandy Carter, Willamette Falls Heritage Foundation

EPA Urban Waters

  April 17, 2012: Marylou Soscia, Region 10 EPA

Zidell Remediation Project--It's All in the Process

March 20, 2012: Paul Fishman, NorthWest Ecosystem Services; Erik Bakkom, Madi Novak, Maul Foster & Alongi; Scott Manzano, Oregon DEQ.

Wild in the City--Exploring the Intertwine

  November 15, 2011: Mike Houck, Urban Greenspaces Institute & Bob Sallinger, Portland Audubon

The Willamette: A Special Investment

  October 18, 2011: Ken Bierley, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board

     Click here to view Ken's presentation.

Salmon, Science, and the Urban Challenge

  July 19, 2011: Alan Yeakley, Carl Schreck

Willamette Trails: Present and Future

  May 17, 2011: Mel Huie, Robert Spurlock, 
      Leif Anderson

  To view a pdf of the slideshow, click here.

Elk Rock Island: Restoring Oak Woodland
  April 19, 2011: Mark Wilson, Mary Bushman 

  To view a pdf of the slideshow, click here.

Treating the Symptoms or Curing the Disease?

Stormwater Management in the 21st Century

  (Dr. Derek Booth--March 14, 2011)

   To view a pdf of his slide show, click here.

 Backyard Habitat Certification Program

    (February 15, 2011)

Rivers as Classrooms

  (January 18, 2011)

Restoring Health at the Confluence--The Columbia Slough Project  
  (October 19, 2010)

TriMet's Willamette River Transit Bridge  
  (September 21, 2010)

SOLV: Teaming Up for Watershed Health 
  (July 20, 2010)