Willamette River

Bowman dock cleared of debris, for now

Written March 22nd, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: one response.

I didn’t know it at the time, but when I reported on the big buildup of debris at the Bowman Park dock last Friday, the job of clearing the mess had already been scheduled by the Albany parks maintenance crew.

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Tags: Bowman Park, floating docks, Willamette River, winter debris

On the floating dock at Bowman Park

Written March 18th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

On a bike ride Friday I paid a visit to Albany’s Bowman Park and walked out on the floating dock. Here, take a look: That was all there was to it. Who’s going to have to clear all that debris hung up on the dock? Well, it’s a city park, so the job probably falls […]

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: Albany parks, Bowman Park, river boat ramps, river debris, trash in the river, Willamette River

About that riverside box, let’s speculate

Written March 11th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 9 responses.

It’s nearly two years since I wondered here about this box-like structure off the Dave Clark Path on Albany’s riverfront. I still don’t know why it is there or what its purpose used to be. But now I’m prepared to venture a hypothesis. And I hope somebody can tell me what it really was. (Somebody […]

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: Albany waterpowe, Carnegie Library, Dave Clark Path, riverside industries Albany history, Sanborn maps, Willamette River

Riverkeeper, Albany file proposed settlement

Written March 9th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 6 responses.

Willamette Riverkeeper and the city of Albany have filed a proposed settlement of the Riverkeeper’s lawsuit that claimed the city had violated the federal Clean Water Act in various ways.

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Tags: Clean Water Action, lawsuit, stormwater permit, Travis Williams, U.S. District Court Eugene, wastewater permit, Willamette River, Willamette Riverkeeper

A little harbor on the river? Not likely

Written March 1st, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 10 responses.

Nature, or more specifically the Willamette River, has created something like a natural little harbor on the Albany riverfront. But we’re not going to make use of it.

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Tags: a landing for paddlers, Albany piers, Albany riverfront project, Willamette River

Edgewater Village: City marks its completion

Written February 17th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 11 responses.

It took a while, but Albany city officials now have formally acknowledged the successful completion in 2020 of Edgewater Village, a development of 58 homes on the Willamette River that overcame tough challenges during the 17 years since it began.

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Tags: Albany Revitalization Agency, CARA, Edgewater Village, George and Paula Diamond, urban renewal, Vasili Rozakis, Willamette River

On the river: Check that pile of debris

Written February 16th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 3 responses.

Every winter, or so it seems, logs and other debris drifting down the Willamette River pile up against a pier of the Albany railroad bridge. It looks like trouble, but at this point it worries neither the railroad nor the Oregon State Marine Board.

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Tags: debris pile, Genesee & Wyoming, log pile, Oregon Marine Board, PNWR, Portland & Western, railroad bridge, Willamette River