W ith 60% of Oregon designated as public land, a trip to the Beaver State is ideal for nature lovers, who can explore everywhere from high desert climates in the east to verdant f ...

New research finds that global warming has significantly reduced the amount of water that’s being stored around the world in ...

When Duke Energy opened four floodgates at Cowans Ford Dam last fall, it made headlines. On that September day, water surged ...

A permanent riverside amphitheater just south of the Hawthorne Bridge is one of the ideas being floated as the city prepares ...

Don’t tell the geese, but Portland is planning to do something new with the bowl at Tom McCall Waterfront Park.

If you’re reading this, you probably know the value of the Mercury’s news reporting, arts and culture coverage, event ...

Restraining rivers through stop banks and channels transfers and heightens flood risks downstream. Allowing them to roam free limits flooding and delivers other ecological benefits.

The mother of a family medicine physician who died in June 2024 after a collision between his kayak and the Buena Vista Ferry is suing Marion County for $22.5 million, alleging its negligence caused ...

The Metro Council has awarded Portland Parks & Recreation a $750,000 planning and development grant for redevelopment of Tom ...

For years, parks and river access enthusiasts have looked at the Tom McCall Bowl and seen unrealized potential. The bowl, a ...

Jimmy Kimmel trolled Elon Musk during his March 19 monologue for trying to “drum up sympathy” amid a wave of Tesla owners burning and vandalizing their cars in protest of Musk. The Tesla founder ...

When I was a young science-fiction sponge, growing up on the East Coast, I fell hard for a weird little novel called “The Lathe of Heaven” by Ursula K. LeGuin.