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SUMMARY:Rumble on the River #33: Protecting Our Region From Its Most Perilous Threats
DESCRIPTION:Rumble #33: Protecting Our Region From Its Most Perilous Threats\n \nIt’s time for another Rumble on the River Community Forum. Join us on September 30 for Rumble on the River 33: Protecting Our Region From Its Most Perilous Threats. This Rumble will cover info\, updates\, and action ideas on the CEI Hub\, data centers\, nuclear realities\, and the proposed refinery at Port Westward’s Columbia River Estuary.  \nWHAT: Rumble on the River 33: Protecting Our Region From Its Most Perilous Threats. \nWHEN: Wednesday\, September 30th\, Doors and Info Tables at 5:30 p.m. Panel at 6:30 p.m. \nWHERE: St. Luke Lutheran Church\, 4595 SW California Street\, Portland \nSPEAKERS: \n\nAudrey Leonard-Staff Attorney with Columbia Riverkeeper\nDeren Ash-Campaign Manager with La Pine Data Center Accountability\, serves on Oregon Data Center Defiance Steering Committee\nJacob Roloff-Helvetia Farner & Manager @ Roloff Farms\, serves on Oregon Data Center Defiance Steering Committee\nKelly Campbell-Policy Director with Columbia Riverkeeper\nNick Caleb-Climate & Energy Attorney with Breach Collective\nModerated by Kate Murphy\, Senior Community Organizer with Columbia Riverkeeper\n\nCOST: Rumbles are always free! \nGETTING THERE: Parking lot and street parking are available. Bikes are welcome! Bus and Max lines: Check TriMet Trip Planner. *Be aware the I-5 closure may cause some traffic delays. \nSince 2022\, the team of Rumble On The River has presented 32 free community forums in neighborhoods throughout Portland.  \nRumbles bring together expert voices to lay out the latest information on the CEI Hub\, Columbia and Willamette River ecosystems\, false and effective solutions to climate disruption\, transportation\, urban forestry\, shade equity\, risk-bonding\, community-building\, data center expansion\, salmon restoration\, emergency preparedness\, and other timely topics.  \nForty-five social justice\, environmental\, faith-based\, and neighborhood organizations co-sponsor Rumbles by supporting outreach efforts and tabling materials at each forum.  \nRUMBLE CO-SPONSORS: \n\n350 PDX\nAlliance for Democracy\nArbor Lodge Neighborhood Association\nBird Alliance of Oregon \nBraided River Campaign\nBreach Collective\nCathedral Park Neighborhood Association\nClimate Reality Project-Portland Chapter\nColumbia Riverkeeper\nCommunity Broadband-PDX\nCommunity for Earth/First Unitarian Portland\nCully Association of Neighbors\nEcoFaith Recovery\nEco-Socialist Working Group/Portland DSA\nEconomic Justice Action Group/First Unitarian Portland\nExtinction Rebellion-PDX\nFrog Ferry\nHavurah Climate Action Team\nHuman Access Project\nKalikasan Solidarity Organization-KSO\nKBOO Radio 90.7\nKenton Neighborhood Association\nLinnton Neighborhood Association\nMaplewood Neighborhood Association\nMosquito Fleet\nMt Tabor Neighborhood Association\nNeighbors for Clean Air\nNo More Freeways\nOPAL\, Environmental Justice Oregon\nOregon Chapter of the Sierra Club\nOregon Conservancy Foundation\nOregon Physicians for Social Responsibility\nPearl District Neighborhood Association\nP.E.S.T. Projection\nPortland Committee on Human Rights in the Philippines\nPortland Harbor Community Advisory Group\nPortland Harbor Community Coalition\nPortland Jobs with Justice\nPortland Raging Grannies\nPortsmouth Neighborhood Association\nSt. Johns Neighborhood Association\nSauvie Island Community Association\nSunrise Movement PDX\nTank The Tanks\nTh!rd Act Oregon\nTualatin Riverkeepers\nWillamette Riverkeeper
URL:https://www.columbiariverkeeper.org/event/rumble-33/
LOCATION:St. Luke Lutheran Church\, 4595 SW California Street\, Portland\, OR\, 97219\, United States
CATEGORIES:Public Meeting
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SUMMARY:Columbia River Volunteer Cleanup
DESCRIPTION:Gather your friends and family and join us to celebrate stewardship and give back to the Columbia River!\nPlease join Columbia Riverkeeper for a river cleanup at the Nichols Natural Area near the Hood River Waterfront. Help protect clean water and give back to the river. \n\nWHEN: Saturday\, October 3rd\, 2026\, from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.\nWHERE: Nichols Natural Area\, in front of the Hampton Inn\, near the Hood River pedestrian bridge.  \nDIRECTIONS: From Downtown Hood River\, go north on Second Street and cross over I-84. Turn right on Riverside Drive followed by a right on N First St. Nichols Natural Area is in front of the Hampton Inn (1 Nichols Pkwy).\nHOW: Register\, read the Volunteer Registration and Liability Release and Waiver Form and click “agree” below.\n\nWe will provide bags\, gloves\, and snacks. Some tools will be provided but feel free to bring your own.  \n 
URL:https://www.columbiariverkeeper.org/event/columbia-river-volunteer-cleanup-2026-10-03/
LOCATION:Nichols Natural Area\, 1 Nichols Pkwy\, Hood River\, OR\, 97031
CATEGORIES:Cleanup
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SUMMARY:Webinar 10/21: From Road to River - Tire Chemicals\, Salmon\, and the Columbia River
DESCRIPTION:Since its discovery in 2020\, scientists have known 6PPD-quinone\, a highly-toxic chemical by-product from automobile tires\, was killing salmon in urban streams in the Puget Sound. But what does this mean for salmon in the Columbia River Basin?  \nJoin us for “From Road to River: Tire Chemicals\, Salmon\, and the Columbia River\,” a free 60-minute webinar to learn about updates on the latest science\, what’s changed since our last webinar on tire chemicals\, and what we are learning right here in the Columbia River Basin. And the good news? This is a problem we already know how to solve. \n\nWhat: A 60-minute webinar looking at tire chemicals and salmon in the Columbia River.\nWhen: Wednesday\, October\, 21\, 2026\, from 12 – 1 p.m. PDT. \nHow: RSVP below today. We’ll send you a Zoom link and reminders. *Note: Even if you can’t attend live\, sign up and we’ll send a video recording after the event.\nCost: FREE!\n\n \n\nModerator: Lorri Epstein\, Science & Education Director Columbia Riverkeeper \nWebinar speakers: \n\n\n\nRoy Iwai manages the Multnomah County Transportation Division’s Water Quality Program. He leads several local and regional partnerships around water quality and outreach\, and serves as the chair of the Oregon 6PPD-quinone Working Group. Multnomah \nTodd Hanna has been working in fisheries for 40 years\, including teaching fisheries courses and serving as program director and as a faculty advisor in the Fisheries Technology program at Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) for the past 28 years.\nKatie Holzer is a Watershed Scientist with the City of Gresham where she conducts studies of stormwater pollution and how to mitigate it. She has a PhD in Ecology and has been studying human/wildlife coexistence for over 20 years. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.columbiariverkeeper.org/event/webinar-10-21-2026/
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SUMMARY:Hanford Journey
DESCRIPTION:Yakama Nation’s ERWM Program & Columbia Riverkeeper present the Hanford Journey.\nJoin us along the Hanford Reach to learn more about Hanford Nuclear Site Cleanup. \nWho: Hosted by Yakama Nation’s Environmental Restoration Waste Management Program and Columbia Riverkeeper.  \nWhat: Join us for a day of experiential learning and knowledge sharing. Boat tours will look for salmon spawning activities and glide past reactors\, while guides discuss cleanup updates; after a catered lunch\, speakers will discuss salmon\, cleanup\, and the future of the site; and a hike at White Bluffs will remind participants that Hanford has a future worth fighting for.  \nWhen: Friday\, October 23\, 2026 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. \nWhere: Vernita Safety Rest Area\, 48 SR-24\, Sunnyside\, WA 98944 \nHow: Fill out the required RSVP form below. Sign ups for boat tours will happen onsite and be first come first serve\, with spots reserved for Elders. \nRemember\, this is an outdoor event subject to weather fluctuations. Make sure to bring a water bottle (there will be fill up stations)\, sunscreen\, hat\, jacket\, and anything else you may need to enjoy a warm and windy day of boating and hiking.  \nAgenda (TBD) \nFunded in part by a Public Participation Grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology. \nTo complete your registration\, read the photo liability form here.
URL:https://www.columbiariverkeeper.org/event/hanford-journey-2026-10-23/
LOCATION:Vernita Safety Rest Area\, 48 SR-24\, Sunnyside\, WA\, 98944
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