Follow the Water

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The Bend, Oregon-based fish rescue crew are doing a heroic job of rescuing over 7,000 fish in the Deschutes River channels 🦸🏽 🐟! Each year, volunteers capture fish from smaller channels to release into the main river channel. bendbulletin.com/localstate/env…

Clean water tip for your lawn: Consider using a slow-release fertilizer for the fall season! Check out KPTV.com/water for more handy tips on how to prepare your lawn for spring!

#NationalRecyclingDay is today! It's the perfect opportunity to help our planet by embracing sustainable choices such as increasing recycling efforts and minimizing waste. A great way to kick-start your recycling journey is by redeeming your cans and bottles at @ORBottleDrop.

@portlandwater Our favorite word now is turbid 🤭

Is it Gen Z or is it water lingo? We tested people's knowledge to see if they knew more water or Gen Z vocabulary. Some did mid. Others had more rizz. No cap—some folks need a dictionary.

“It was given to Mother, Mother Earth as our Creator gave it to us. It is life, it’s survival. No question about it. We need water” – Kahmussa Green in "Changing Currents: Water is Love," a video by Changing Currents youtube.com/watch?v=LwU4KD…

And when we they come together When we are sipping water We are being reminded of who we are...

In honor of #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, we share a poem by Judy Bluehorse Skelton Water is our first medicine When you have nothing else, water Sipping the water Water will take you where you need to go Emotionally and mentally We carry a memory And water carries a memory ⤵️

The Honoring Our Rivers 2024 Anthology is open for submissions! Submissions are due by April 30th 2024, and the selected finalists will be published in the annual anthology for 2024. Photos from Honoring Our Rivers and Clearing Magazine.

The season for harvesting has arrived! The @Oregon Department of Agriculture and @Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced mussel harvesting is now open along the Oregon coast from the Columbia River to the California border. Read more here: oregon.gov/ODA/programs/F…

@ConnectTheDrops There is a population of these at Steigerwald that our crews had to carefully work around during the reconnection project. Not only are they so pretty(!), they are also federally listed, though populations have rebounded enough that it is proposed to delist them.

When water voles make you 🥺 The water vole can be found wherever the woods meet the water, usually seated in place along the shore with a pile of grass and stems to munch on. Their traveling between river disperses nutrients from the water into the soil.

@USFWSFisheries That is just adorbs ✨

The salmon run is an amazing experience to see during the fall and winter seasons! Make sure to go to your local river 🐟

@USFWSPacific That puts a smile on our face 🙂

Did you know Pacific lamprey leave smiley face bite marks? More facts: -lamprey are an ancient species that survived mass extinctions; -Pacific lamprey are a delicious, calorie-rich food Tribes have harvested since time immemorial; -and they climb waterfalls! USFWS📸 D. Leal

Happy #WorldJellyfishDay! Pacific Sea Nettles are one of the most abundant sea jellies found in Oregon waters. Those long tentacles trail behind like a net, ready to deliver a paralyzing toxin to unsuspecting prey. #oregon #oregoncoast #oregoncoastaquarium

Perhaps you’ve come across a striking stalk of bright pink blooms in your journeys across the wetlands of the Willamette Valley and Southwest Washington. They belong to a species called Nelson's checker-mallow! ⤵️

Do you love estuaries and the musty, salty smell of mudflats? Our friends at @oregonshorescc are hosting an estuary-themed trivia and pint night in partnership with the @taphouseatnye. The event is free. Teams limited to 6 people. Register here: bit.ly/Estuary_Trivia

Water is healing for our mental health, too! Studies indicate that being near water can lower cortisol levels. Falling asleep to the sound of rain or waves can improve quality of sleep. Spending time near water has been found to boost creativity and problem-solving abilities.

You're walking through the park in the late evening. Up above, you catch the shadows shifting, the unmistakable flap of leathery wings in the darkness. It's a bat! 🦇🎃 Many bats rely on rivers for habitat and to feed on insects whose life cycles depend on water.