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We Need to Treat Oregon’s Watersheds Better. Here’s What You Can Do.

Watersheds are an important part of the Oregon ecosystem. Oregon Lottery includes watershed enhancement as one of its many fund beneficiaries to improve the state, but they need your help on the ground helping clean up our rivers, streams, and beaches. Join them on Sept. 21.

6 Vancouver, WA Outdoor Spots You Have to Make It to This Summer

Washington Missionary Killed on Remote Island Had Spent Years Preparing for Trip

John Chau had long planned to visit the remote Indian island where he was killed.

This Anime Rendition of Oregon Could Be Straight From a Miyazaki Flick

Weiden and Kennedy’s new animated short for Travel Oregon looks like something straight out of a Miyazaki movie.

Filson’s Neoshell Reliance Jacket Feels Like It Was Purpose-Built For Portland’s Long, Damp Spring

I had high expectations for the Neoshell Reliance Jacket ($395). The actual jacket, which I got in the olive drab that you see everywhere now, easily met those expectations. In fact, I’m hard-pressed to think of a way to improve this jacket—at least for the purposes of your average Portlander.

Four Great Rainy-Day Hikes Near Portland

Here are four spots near Portland to help you survive the next several months.

Cannon Beach Is One of the Best Beaches In The World, According to Canada

Cannon Beach is the only beach on mainland U.S. that made the list.

A Portland Company Invented A New Kind of Bike and Running Light

The idea is to provide 360 degrees of illumination—the Crossbelt is designed to be worn around your waist like a belt or across your torso like a sash. It’s waterproof, rechargeable, and The lights are built into a fabric band to make it lightweight and compact.

This Week, East Portland Gets a New Park Two-Thirds the Size of Laurelhurst With Epic Views of Mt. St. Helens

East Portland will get a new 16-acre park this week

The Pacific Northwest Could Soon Get an Indoor Surfing Amusement Park

If the idea of surfing on the Oregon coast scares you, it’s only because you’re sane. But if you want to “shred the gnar,” as they say, without entering very cold water, you may soon be able to catch waves indoors.

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