HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

A few moments on the Santiam Canal

Written April 17th, 2026 by Hasso Hering

On a bike ride Friday, I took the single one-way lane that is Vine Street from Fourth to Third Avenue when some yellow things in the Santiam Canal caught my eye.


Why the Santiam Canal was running low

Written April 14th, 2026 by Hasso Hering

If you looked at the Santiam Canal in Albany in the last day or two, you might have thought that it wasn’t running as full as it usually is.


 
HH Today: A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley
Albany Albany City Council Albany council Albany downtown Albany housing Albany parks Albany Planning Commission Albany police Albany Public Works Albany riverfront Albany Station Albany streets Albany traffic Albany urban renewal Amtrak apartments ARA Benton County bicycling bike lanes Bowman Park Bryant Park Calapooia River CARA climate change Cox Creek Cox Creek path cumberland church Dave Clark Path DEQ downtown Albany Edgewater Village Ellsworth Street bridge Highway 20 homeless housing Interstate 5 land use Linn County Millersburg Monteith Riverpark North Albany North Albany Road ODOT Oregon legislature Pacific Boulevard Pacific Power Periwinkle Bikepath Portland & Western Queen Avenue Queen Avenue crossing railroad Railroads Republic Services Riverside Drive Santiam Canal Scott Lepman Talking Water Gardens Union Pacific urban renewal vandalism Water Avenue Waterfront Project Waverly Lake Willamette River



Copyright 2025. All Rights Reserved. Hasso Hering.
Website Serviced by Santiam Communications
Hasso Hering