2X Matching Gift Challenge to Save Salmon

It’s not too late to get your gift matched. So far we have raised $25,900 toward our challenge of $35,000. Make a gift today and your donation will be doubled! Thanks to a generous donor, gifts will be matched dollar for dollar. Your support goes twice as far. Together, we can raise $70,000 to protect salmon and everything that depends on them.

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This newsletter cracks open Columbia Riverkeeper’s playbook—the strategies and tactics we use to protect clean water and our climate.

New Newsletter: Our Playbook

In the sports world, a playbook describes a team’s strategies and plays. Our latest newsletter pulls back the curtain to share strategies and stories about how we're tackling corporate polluters, staving off fossil fuel giants, and inspiring people to fight for clean water.

 
People in the Pacific Northwest know that oil trains are reckless.

Reject Oil Train Expansion Plan

People in the Pacific Northwest know that oil trains are reckless. Oil trains pose unacceptable risks to public safety, health, and clean water. Send a powerful message to the State of Oregon: Protect communities and the Columbia from oil-by-rail.

 
Vancouver Port: No New Bulk Fossil Fuel Terminals

Vancouver Port Passes Resolution

On June 25, the Port of Vancouver passed a resolution against new bulk fossil fuel terminals. The same day, the Port received the largest shipment of wind turbines in its history. Exciting, right? This is a victory for Vancouver and for communities throughout the region.

 
Swimming season is off to a great start! Before you jump in, make sure it’s safe to swim.

Safe to Swim in the Columbia?

Check the most current water quality conditions on the Swim Guide. Riverkeeper uses E. coli data to flag Columbia River beaches that are safe or unsafe for swimming.

 
Hats off to our partners at the Columbia Slough Watershed Council, Verde, and many others who organized another successful ¡Explorando Festival!

Partner Spotlight: ¡Explorando!

Hats off to our partners at the Columbia Slough Watershed Council, Verde, and many others who organized another successful ¡Explorando Festival! This annual, bilingual family event offers nature-based activities in Spanish and English for all ages. The theme this year was ¡Sin Plastico! (No Plastic). Over 250 people attended and enjoyed free guided canoe trips, music, folk dancing, and more.

 

Calendar of events:

  • Public Hearing on Global Partners Oil-by-Rail, Ethanol Terminal: July 24, 2019, 6:30 p.m., Clatskanie, OR. Comment Period on Global Partners Oil-by-Rail, Ethanol Terminal: Now - July 31, 2019.
    The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) wants the public to weigh-in on an air pollution permit for Global Partners’ Port Westward facility, also known as Columbia Pacific Bio-Refinery.
  • Forgotten Toxic Waste Dump—Community Forum on Bradford Island Cleanup: August 6, 2019, 6 p.m., Cascade Locks, OR.
    Did you know that resident fish containing some of the highest levels of cancer-causing PCBs in the Pacific Northwest were caught in the Mid-Columbia near Bonneville Dam? For over 40 years, the U.S. government dumped toxic pollution in and along the Columbia’s shorelines at Bradford Island. Learn about the cleanup, fish advisories, and how you can get involved to hold the government accountable. Door prizes and complimentary smoked salmon. 
  • Columbia Slough Watershed Council, Columbia Slough Regatta: August 11, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Portland, OR. 
    Regatta celebrates recreation opportunities on Portland’s hidden gem of local waterways, the Columbia Slough. Regatta is not actually a race; this family friendly event is a fun paddle for experienced paddlers and novice paddlers alike.  
  • Instagram Photo Contest: Now - September 1, 2019.
    Having fun on the Columbia this summer? Post your favorite photo of the Columbia River on Instagram and use the hashtags #LoveYourColumbia and #AmaTuColumbia. First prize wins a kayak rental for two from eNRG Kayaking in Portland.
  • Take Action: Protect Our Climate
    Tell the Washington Department of Ecology to say “No!” to a climate disaster: a proposal for the world’s largest fracked-gas-to-methanol refinery in Kalama, WA.
  • Take Action: Bradford Island Cleanup Demand Cleanup
    For over 40 years, the U.S. government dumped toxic pollution along the Columbia’s shorelines and at a landfill on Bradford Island, located near Bonneville Dam. 
  • Take Action: Washington State Clean Water at Risk
    Demand the Trump administration abandon its proposal to increase toxic pollution in Washington’s rivers. 

Columbia Riverkeeper | info@columbiariverkeeper.org 
Hood River Office: 541-387-3030 | 407 Portway Avenue Suite 301 Hood River, OR 97031
Portland Office: 503-432-8927 | 1125 SE Madison Street Suite 103A Portland, OR 97214 

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