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The Estuary Partnership is undertaking the first, large-scale effort to identify and map marine debris in the lower Columbia River from Bonneville Dam to the Pacific Ocean. We're tracking small to medium size marine debris (less than 35-feet) - things like tires, styrofoam blocks, small boats, machinery, and other material that may harm the river. We'll use this information to understand how big the problem is, and make a plan for how to clean it up.

Submit your marine debris sightings here or view our marine debris map of the lower river here.

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"It's really fun actually. I like cutting [Scotch broom] because I know I'm helping the environment."

Recently, KGW News joined us in Astoria, Oregon for a Lewis and Clark Elementary School field trip to Coffenbury Lake in Ft. Stevens State Park. Students pulled Scotch broom and paddled on the lake in our Big Canoes. 

Watch the students in action!

Changes in climate are shifting our approach to conservation.

In 2016, we adopted voluntary targets for recovery of native habitat to meet an overall goal of historical habitat diversity and protection of biodiversity. These targets are aggressive, but they address recovering historical habitat. Yet we know now that climate change is fundamentally altering ecosystem processes and species ranges. We know we must adapt our methods.

We are looking at the changes we need to make in our conservation and restoration programs to protect biodiversity as climate change disrupts critical relationships

We've been fortunate to have the help from our seasonal staff over the summer. Field techs Sneha Roa (left) and Tiffany Thio (right) have been busy in the field collecting data for our monitoring program—plus a few other duties. On the day pictured, they were building an electric fence to keep cattle out of one of our monitoring plots near Ridgefield National Widlife Refuge. 

Sneha comes to us with a broad background in environmental research and projects. She previously worked as an Environmental Consultant in Dubai, with a major focus on environmental permitting and marine projects. Her other

Firms interested in submitting proposals for the Steigerwald Floodplain Restoration Project can find information on the project, timeline, and the procurement process should download and view the Notice of Intent for the project's construction.

Please note, there is a mandatory on-site pre-submittal meeting on Monday, October 28 at 10am. The Request for Qualifications will be issued on or about October 23, 2019. 

Download the Notice of Intent here or find all the RFQ documents here.

Our annual snapshot of highlights from the 2018-19 year is complete. Take a look!