Love Your Columbia Event Series: Love. Learn. Act.

What is Love Your Columbia?

Love Your Columbia, tells the river’s story, brings the latest science to the masses, and lets people get dirty to make the river clean again.

The education and outreach program cuts to the heart of why our 10,000 members support Columbia Riverkeeper: we love this river and its iconic salmon runs with a fierce passion. Love Your Columbia includes an event series, river cleanups and habitat restoration, the Adopt-a-River program, and water quality monitoring.

Upcoming Events:

  • Informative Talk Hot Water, Fish Kills, & the Future of Salmon - 12/1 Vancouver: Join Columbia Riverkeeper for an informative talk, Hot Water, Fish Kills, & the Future of Salmon, at Feral Public House located at 1109 Washington Street Vancouver, WA (doors 5:30pm, presentation 6:00pm-7:00pm). Minors welcome. More information.

Past Events:

  • Columbia Under the Microscope - 11/10 Astoria: Join Riverkeeper and three local scientists for presentations about cutting edge research on pollutants and pharmaceuticals in the Columbia River on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016, at the Blue Scorcher Bakery located at 1493 Duane Street, in Astoria, OR (doors 5:30pm, presentation, 6:00-7:00 pm). Photos from the event on our Facebook page.

  • She Who Watches Tour - 10/15 Dallesport: Join Riverkeeper and Native American storyteller Ed Edmo for a private tour of the famous She Who Watches (Tsagaglala) petroglyph and other petroglyphs/pictographs near Dallesport, Washington on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at 11:00 am & 3:00 pm - Cancelled due to extreme weather, will reschedule for spring with preference to previously registered guests, we apologize for the inconvenience.

  • Fall Salmon Viewing on Eagle Creek - 10/8 Cascade Locks: Join Riverkeeper and Kat Brigham, of the Brigham Fish Market & member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, at Eagle Creek in Cascade Locks, OR. Photos from the event on our Facebook page.

  • Columbia Under The Microscope - 10/5 Portland: Join Riverkeeper and three local scientists for presentations about cutting edge research on pollutants and pharmaceuticals in the Columbia River on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, from 6:00-7:00 pm, in Portland, OR, Lucky Lab on Hawthorne. Minors welcome, event is free and open to the public with a cash bar. Photos from the event on our Facebook page.

  • Restoration in Your Community: Love Your Columbia Day on Aug. 20, 2016, with community river cleanups, invasive species eradication, and restoration projects in local communities along the Columbia. Thank you to our partners for making it such a successful to to give back to the Columbia River and its tributaries. Read more.
  • Informative talk: Hot Water, Fish Kills, & the Future of Salmon on Aug. 24, 2016, at Slopeswell Cider in Hood River. Read the Hood River News coverage of the event "‘Hotter, earlier, longer’: Groups plan to sue EPA over river temperatures" and photos from the event on our Facebook page.

  • Fall Salmon Viewing on Klickitat River: Join Riverkeeper and Doug Rigdon, of Wild Columbia Salmon & member of the Yakama Nation, on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at 9:45am. Meet at the beautiful Lyle Falls on the Klickitat River to observe salmon pushing upstream before spawning and discuss salmon life cycles and their connection to our community. You may choose to extend your visit with a walk along the Klickitat Trail. Photos from the event on our Facebook page.