Follow the Water is the work of the Clean Rivers Coalition, a voluntary collaborative partnership of over 60 water organizations in Oregon and Southwest Washington. We work together to bring you insights about WATER—the science, the stories, and the positive actions we can take—from diverse voices in our communities.

Stories from our Community
Water will take you where you need to go...

Are we disconnected from our water?
Chapter Two: Disconnection
Do you know where your drinking water comes from? Do you know where your rainwater goes? We have an expectation that we can turn on the tap and we know that good clean water is there but we have lost our connection to our water.

You Will Learn
"We're often disconnected from water because we don't have to go get it" - Katie Holzer
How can we live in a way that is more in tune with the land so that it can continue to provide for us?

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Understanding Local Place Names
Willamette, pronounced “will-AM-it,” is derived from the Kalapuyan word wallamt, which means “still water,” describing a place on the river near Oregon City. The Kalapuya were one of many tribes who lived year round or seasonally in the Willamette Valley before being removed during the reservation era. Descendants from Kalapuya and all these tribes, including Molalla, Clackamas and Chinook peoples, still maintain cultural, spritual, or harvesting ties to the area.
Willamette River, Willamette Water Trail, Willamette National Forest, Willamette Valley
For more on place names, visit - TravelOregon.com
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Our region’s drinking water sources are some of the safest and most dependable in the nation—let’s keep them that way! Learn what your water provider is doing to protect your drinking water at the source at bit.ly/sourceh2o
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Tune in later today at 5:30 pm! See below for details 🌊Do you have a special relationship with water? Learn ways you might broaden your thoughts about water on this week's show featuring guests from the Follow The Water campaign (www.followthewater.info).
Listen online: bit.ly/3DCvNk8
Listen on the radio (PST):
Saturday, 2/4, 11:00a, KXCR 90.7 FM (stream at kxcr.net)
Sunday, 2/5, 4:00p, KPNW-DB (stream at pnwradio.org)
Monday, 2/6, 5:30p, KSVR 91.7 FM (stream at ksvr.org)
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Salmon spawning is one of the great natural wonders of the Pacific Northwest. "It's kind of magical," Roy Iwai writes in a recent Follow the Water blog post. Encountering salmon spawning is the reason he got into water protection.
Unfortunately, many salmon face pre-spawn mortality. Roy witnessed this himself, finding a bright silver coho dead on a riverbank with its belly still full of eggs. This phenomenon has been observed since the 1980s, beginning in the Seattle area.
Evidence supports that pre-spawn mortality is often the result of chemicals from car tires washing into streams and beyond. This is an issue that affects the future of coho salmon populations and the ecosystems of our beloved rivers, but there are natural solutions!
followthewater.info/salmon-and-tires/
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