PORTLAND, Ore. — The Willamette River is now considered one of the most endangered rivers in the country, according to conservation organization American Rivers. The group ranked the Willamette as the ...

Thanks to Joe Whitworth for highlighting one of the Willamette River's most significant needs in last week's article (" ," Nov. 29): increased habitat restoration, especially riparian restoration to ...

April’s record rains and snowmelt sent torrents of water down the Willamette River's tributaries and into its main stem. With reservoirs full behind the basin's dams, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...

At first glance, the Willamette River flows smoothly through Eugene, a scenic stretch of water often seen as the city’s natural heart. But to Michelle Emmons, co-executive director of Willamette ...

Winter steelhead began returning to the Upper Willamette River this month, but according to state biologists, about 1 in 4 of them won't make it past Willamette Falls. That's because California sea ...

The river starts as an icy gush from the earth, filling a lake with water so cold and clear that it refracts otherworldly turquoise. Cup a handful to your lips. Like the wind blowing off a glacier, it ...

The Environmental Protection Agency has declined approval for a proposal to reduce mercury pollution in the Willamette Basin. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality's Total Maximum Daily Load ...

State wildlife officials say wild steelhead in the upper Willamette Basin could go extinct in coming years because of sea lions feasting on the iconic fish at Willamette Falls. The Statesman Journal ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said Monday it has issued a pollution reduction plan for mercury in the Willamette Basin. The plan is called a Total Maximum ...

Winter steelhead began returning to the Upper Willamette River this month, but according to state biologists, about 1 in 4 of them won't make it past Willamette Falls. That's because California sea ...