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From Tuesday, Sept. 5, until Friday, Sept. 8, crews will be combating the invasive Ludwigia plant in the Willamette Slough, visible from Riverfront Park.
Ludwigia is a green, aquatic plant with yellow flowers originally from South America. Though it looks pretty, it spreads out and chokes up clear waterways, reducing the space for fish to swim, dropping oxygen levels that fish need to thrive, and blocking sunlight.
The treatment has a blue-green dye, and boaters, swimmers and paddlers are advised to stay clear of the area during treatment and for 24 hours after the last round on Friday.
Willamette Riverkeeper representatives will have a booth at Riverfront Park to talk about the plant and their work to clear the slough.
We spoke with the riverkeepers about the multi-year effort back in July. Read more about it here.
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A median income earner in Oregon will receive about $1,000 back on taxes next year in the state’s largest kicker ever, state economists said Wednesday.
31 Aug 2023
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A median income earner in Oregon will receive about $1,000 back on taxes next year in the state’s largest kicker ever, state economists said Wednesday.
31 Aug 2023
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After an early morning five-alarm fire extensively damaged the St. Joseph church sanctuary, parishioners gathered in the rain outside for a noon mass Thursday. Police arrested a man on suspicion…
31 Aug 2023
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After an early morning five-alarm fire extensively damaged the St. Joseph church sanctuary, parishioners gathered in the rain outside for a noon mass Thursday. Police arrested a man on suspicion…
31 Aug 2023
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Local birder and natural history author Harry Fuller shares what birds are up to in the Salem area in his “Some Fascinating Things About Birds” column.
31 Aug 2023
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Local birder and natural history author Harry Fuller shares what birds are up to in the Salem area in his “Some Fascinating Things About Birds” column.
31 Aug 2023
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AROUND OREGON: Vale School District officials could be violating student journalists’ First Amendment rights by pulling the high school’s yearbook after some found words and phrases on the cover offensive,…
31 Aug 2023
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AROUND OREGON: Vale School District officials could be violating student journalists’ First Amendment rights by pulling the high school’s yearbook after some found words and phrases on the cover offensive,…
31 Aug 2023
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