Is there anything special about the view above? Nope, not really. Except that the pile of driftwood jammed up against the pier is bigger than it was.
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.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: Albany parks, Dave Clark Path, riverfront characters, Willamette River
Tags: Albany parks, Dave Clark Path, riverfront characters, Willamette River
Visiting Bowers Rock on a nice summer day
Written June 29th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
It’s summer and seasonally warm, so why not make an excursion into the wilds of Bowers Rock State Park? I did, and here’s the result.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Bowers Rock, Bryant Way, Oregon State Parks, Willamette River
Tags: Bowers Rock, Bryant Way, Oregon State Parks, Willamette River
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 .
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany parks, Dave Clark Path, riverfront path, tree fire, Willamette River
Tags: Albany parks, Dave Clark Path, riverfront path, tree fire, Willamette River
Riverside trash would be a federal offense
Written June 5th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Willamette Riverkeeper, a Portland-based group, wants Oregon state environmental regulators to make rules declaring riverside trash to be in violation of the federal Clean Water Act.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Cox Creek, DEQ, EQC, Oregon regulators, riverside trash, Willamette River, Willamette Riverkeeper
Tags: Cox Creek, DEQ, EQC, Oregon regulators, riverside trash, Willamette River, Willamette Riverkeeper
CARA’s riverfront project survives on 5-2 vote
Written May 11th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Albany is plowing ahead with its $16.2 million project to upgrade the Willamette riverfront, but it’s not a unanimous decision.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany council, CARA, Sybaris, urban renewal, Water Avenue, Waterfront Project, Willamette River
Tags: Albany council, CARA, Sybaris, urban renewal, Water Avenue, Waterfront Project, Willamette River
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On the riverfront: What kind of development?
With nothing more urgent on my plate, I stopped on the Albany riverfront Tuesday evening to look around. What I saw was nothing sensational or new, but it prompted me to say:
Tags: Albany Waterfront Project, CARA, riverfront, riverfront development, urban renewal, Willamette River