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The Estuary Partnership's annual reports, conferences, and summits connect the public, scientists, and policy makers with each other, with important conversations, and with emerging science. Find out more, and get involved in the conversations by connecting to the presentations and information from past summits, conferences, and reports. Science to Policy Summits: The Estuary Partnership's Science to Policy Summits bring together sceintists, the public, and policy makers to discuss a regional topic. Columbia River Estuary Conferences: Information from our every-other-year, large regional

Lower Columbia River Bi-State Water Quality Program was the precursor to the Estuary Partnership, and completed numerous studies on the health of the river. The Bi-State Water Quality Studies were conducted between 1990 and 1996 and consisted of three phases: gathering existing data so researchers could start with a clear picture of what was already known about the river and its problems; reconnaissance surveys – broad preliminary studies about existing environmental conditions and pollutants of concern; and advanced studies that looked at priority problems based on findings in previous

A lot happened in 2016. Here are a few highlights from the past 12 months: The Columbia River Basin Restoration Act (CRBRA) was signed into law by President Obama as part of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act. The CRBRA establishes a competitive grant program to help local groups voluntarily clean up, monitor, and reduce the use of toxics within the Columbia River Basin. The Estuary Partnership has worked toward passage of the CRBRA since 2009, and we are thrilled and thankful to the broad coalition of partners who worked on the bill. We couldn't have this