HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Why this boardwalk is there (version 2)

Written April 21st, 2023 by Hasso Hering

On Friday’s bike ride I stopped for a minute on the riverfront boardwalk below the Ellsworth Street Bridge.


Fence marks start of Riverpark reconstruction

Written March 20th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

A fence went up along the perimeter of Albany’s Monteith Riverpark Monday so construction can start on rebuilding the park. The work may last until the end of November.


On the riverfront beat, a case of false alarm

Written January 3rd, 2023 by Hasso Hering

It looked like a serious situation, and it could have been, with Albany police and the fire department deployed on the banks of the Willamette River and a drone flying overhead.


Another day on the Dave Clark Path

Written September 1st, 2022 by Hasso Hering

On Albany’s Dave Clark Riverfront Path you routinely encounter walkers, with or without dogs, and the occasional person on a scooter or bike. And now and then you see something of which you don’t know what to make.


On the riverfront path: Fire in a big tree

Written June 25th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

If you go west on Albany’s Dave Clark Riverfront Path, on your right just before you cross under the Lyon Street Bridge you see this partially burned-out cottonwood trunk .


Homeless camps on Albany paths: An update

Written May 27th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

The homeless camp on the Dave Clark Riverfront Path featured in Friday’s story had been cleared by Friday afternoon.


A new addition on the Dave Clark Path

Written May 27th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

There have been improvised homeless camps along the Willamette River in Albany for years, but not up on the Dave Clark Riverfront Path — until now.


 
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