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A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Bowman Park dock will need some work

Written January 29th, 2026 by Hasso Hering

The floating dock at Albany’s Bowman Park looks in poor shape, but mostly it’s a seasonal problem that another period of high water in the Willamette River may help solve.


We interrupt this bike ride to say …

Written December 24th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Here you find me on one of the Willamette River piers in Albany, where I stopped for a few remarks on my afternoon bike ride on Christmas Eve:


Pollution permit: How much will it cost?

Written December 7th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

State regulators are inviting public comment on their proposed new Albany “water quality permit,” but they don’t tell us anything about the most important question: How much will this cost?


Checking up on the Simpson Park Trail

Written June 1st, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Three years ago I took the bike down the trail in Albany’s Simpson Park and made a video of the experience. Not many people saw it, but just yesterday somebody left this comment: “This park today is absolutely filthy and infested with homeless encampments.”


Boaters, take note of obstructions in the river

Written May 27th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Now that warm weather is likely to lure more boaters out on the Willamette River, allow me to point out a couple of new hazards in the water off Albany’s Dave Clark Riverfront Path.


Debris cleared; look at railroad bridge now

Written May 16th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Now that the job of clearing a big pile of river debris is complete, let’s take one more look at the Albany railroad bridge where the work was done.


Watching crew demolish that big logjam

Written May 14th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Workers for Advanced American Construction on Wednesday made progress in dismantling the big logjam under the Albany railroad bridge.


 
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