River

A major earth-moving project is underway along the McKenzie Highway east of Eugene-Springfield. The work is meant to restore the McKenzie River to its more meandering character to improve wildlife habitat and water quality.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the 142-year-old bridge was spared major damage Saturday, but at least 19 people aboard the ship needed medical treatment.

Several Portland-area emergency agencies have teamed up to buy new equipment that will help reduce drownings on the Sandy 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.