Water

The number of surfing fanatics throughout the world is growing–so much so that if all of us surfers stood shoulder to shoulder we would stretch the length of the United States eight times. That’s a lot of surfers, and the more surfers, the more toxin-filled boards, wetsuits and miscellaneous surfing… Read the rest

Close to one billion people in our world do not have access to clean water—that’s about one in every eight people. Water.org confirms, “The water and sanitation crisis claims more lives through disease than any war claims through guns.” As communities throughout the world fight water-borne illness and struggle to… Read the rest

Nancy Russell, the “Guardian of the Gorge,” passed away late last month after a long battle with ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
Russell, a lifelong Oregonian, cofounded the famed preservation/conservation organization Friends of the Gorge in 1980 in an effort protect the I-84 corridor leading out of Portland and east across… Read the rest

Friend of WEND… Read the rest and photo contributor Andy Maser (you can check it out his photos for Field Report in the current issue by signing up for our free digital edition) is hard at work on a new film project for American Rivers and American Whitewater. American Rivers dubbed 2011 the

Now this is a cool company with a great project. When Eli Marmar and Martin Kim set out to start their own footwear company just over a year ago, they ended up creating more than just awesome sandals.
“At the end of a 14-hour work day, would designing cool products… Read the rest

If you happen to be in Oregon this weekend, don’t miss out on the opportunity to be part of the Great Willamette Clean Up 2011.
The 187-mile effort to clean up a river essential to life in Oregon takes place both on land (by foot and by bike) and water… Read the rest

British ocean rower and friend of WEND… Read the rest Roz Savage made history this week when she completed her solo journey across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans and became the first woman to row the “Big Three” oceans of the world.
It took 43 year-old Roz Savage more than 500 days

Luke Nelson and Ty Draney set off this morning for a 120-mile run along the Snake River to promote awareness of it’s salmon, which travel further and higher than any other to spawn. The world class endurance runners will hotfoot it from the confluence of Boundary Creek and the Middle… Read the rest

Since 1998, Richart Sowa has been collecting the trash he finds lying along the shores of Mexico and putting it to good use. From the items, says mattermore, such as “plastic bottles to bamboo and plywood,” he once made a two-story home and three floating islands. But when those were… Read the rest

In preparation for this fall, We Love Clean Rivers has teamed up with the Clackamas County Tourism & Affairs Office to offer volunteers weekend volun-tourism trips that combine the best of the best: “sightseeing, adventure and philanthropy.”
We Love Clean Rivers will be offering two weekends–this September and October–which follow… Read the rest