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20th Annual Columbia Slough Regatta

Join our on-the-water festival and celebrate the Columbia Slough!  The Columbia Slough Regatta returns for its twentieth annual festival in honor of Portland's hidden waterway. This wetland waterway provides important habitat for bald eagles, turtles, fish, and otters, as well as enthusiastic kayakers and canoeists.

At this year's Regatta, over 400 people will meet at the Multnomah County Drainage Districts Launch on Sunday, August 3rd to launch into the safe slack water of the Columbia Slough.  Despite the name, the Columbia Slough Regatta is not actually a race, more of a leisurely wildlife-watching group paddle. Wildlife paddlers should keep an eye out for include, Great Blue Heron, Osprey, Western Painted Turtle, Beavers and more!

Individuals and families are welcome to bring their own boat. A donation of $8.00/person is requested. No one is turned away.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for this event.  To volunteer, email: info@columbiaslough.org or call (503) 281-1132.

Join the Council for our sixth annual trash-hauling extravaganza! Help out in our bimaran canoes, bring your own boat, or sort trash on land.  Enjoy such unique pieces of Slough garbage as: safes, car chassis, stoves, tires, toilets, and of course the kitchen sink.  Prizes for the best finds and most enthusiastic volunteers!  Boats, gloves, refreshments, and Slough mud provided.

To sign up, please contact us at info@columbislough.org

!Celebrase la naturaleza en la ciudad y el ambiente del Columbia Slough!  Este festival bilingue de la familia y el medio ambiente ofrece actividades en espanol y ingles para todos las edades.  Explorando es gratis y incluye: viajes en canoas con una guia, musica en vivo,  baile folklorico, cuentos e historias bilingues, artes, actividades y mas!  El primer 300 personas les recibiran camisetas gratis del Explorando.

Celebrate nature in the city and the environment of the Columbia Slough! This bilingual family environmental festival offers activities in Spanish and English for all ages. Explorando is free, and includes: guided canoe trips, live music, folk dancing, storytelling, arts & crafts, workshops, and more!  The first 300 visitors receive a free Explorando t-shirt.

NOTE: No es necesario para registrarse.
No registration necessary.

VOLUNTEERS still needed for this event!  Interested?  Contact us at the number/email below.

Load up your canoe or kayak for a springtime paddle!  Paddler and naturalist Troy Clark will lead this group trip in search of bald eagles, otters, turtles, and osprey.  $5 suggested donation, suitable for adults and teens 12, pre-registration requested.

You must bring your own canoe or kayak and lifejacket to participate in this paddle trip. NO equipment is available to borrow from the Council.