ADVOCACY
Mayor's Challenge & Legislative Paddle Race
Join us July 22 at 6pm at Cook Park for a fun race between elected officials and candidates for office. Candidates & elected officials should contact Brian Wegener at 503-620-7507 to reserve the fastest boat. See press release.
Tualatin River Water Trail
Support our efforts to provide public access every 5 miles on the lower 40 miles of the Tualatin.
CWS Has Options for North Bethany Sewer Line to Protect Turtles and Amphibians
Read the Forest Grove News-Times Article.
Read the Permit Application and Comments from ODFW, TRK and others.
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Report Problems
You can help protect the Tualatin River System by reporting problems that you witness to the proper agency. Here are some steps to help you do that.
- For life threatening situations and crimes in progress, call 911 immediately.
- For a list of who to call, check out our Agency Contact List
- Help us track problems and their remedies by filling out an online Trouble Ticket
- For additional guidance call our office at 503-620-7507
- Photos help agencies respond quickly and appropriately. If you are able to take digital photo of the problem, send them to brian@tualatinriverkeepers.org after filling out the trouble ticket.
Make your secure online donation to Tualatin Riverkeepers through Network for Good.
ISSUES
Urban & Rural Reserves
Tualatin Riverkeepers filed objections with the state over Washington County's and Metro's designation of Cooper Mountain as an Urban Reserve. Criteria in Oregon Administrative Rules clearly put Cooper Mountain in the RURAL Reserve category. Read the letter.
Blue-green Algae
We have a new webpage devoted to the topic of cyanaobacteria (aka blue-green algae). Please report sightings.
Ban the Bag
Tualatin Riverkeepers has joined a coalition of groups working to ban single-use plastic shopping bags in Oregon. Learn more.
River Clean Up
On September 25 from 9am-noon our dedicated voulunteers will be paddling canoes and pulling trash our of the river. If you can volunteer, drop a line to brian@tualatinriverkeepers.org
Urban Stormwater
Stormwater runoff is the biggest source of pollution in the Tualatin River. In 2010 and 2011 municipal stormwater permits are up for renewal. TRK is advocating to make these permits more protective of our neighborhood streams and the Tualatin River.
Learn more about stormwater runoff.
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