Estuary Partnership offers community canoe trip

The Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership is hosting a leisurely paddle for community members around Coffenbury Lake at Fort Stevens State Park on Monday, May 17th. Join us on our two 34’ voyageur style canoes to watch the wildlife and experience the area from a unique on-water perspective. Bald eagles, osprey, and cormorants are just a few of the local birds that paddlers may see.

The evening paddle coincides with the Estuary Partnership environmental educators delivering applied learning programs, including classroom and on-water lessons, to elementary school students in the area. The voyageur canoes of the Estuary Partnership will be in Coffenbury Lake from May 17-20th for the student programs.

There is no charge for this evening paddle adventure! Parking at Fort Stevens State Park is $5.00. Space is available for 32 people on a first come first served basis. Reservations are required. To reserve your seat please contact McKenzie Miller at 503-226-1565 x 229 or miller@lcrep.org. Paddlers should meet at 5:30 pm at the Coffenbury Lake boat ramp near Picnic Shelter A. Personal flotation devices, in standard sizes, for ages 5 and above are provided.

The Estuary Partnership was established in 1995 by the governors of Washington and Oregon and the US EPA to provide a coordinated, regional voice to improve ecological conditions of the lower river. The lower Columbia River is an “Estuary of National Significance,” one of only 28 in the nation. Using a watershed ecosystem based approach, the Estuary Partnership works across political boundaries with 28 cities, nine counties, 38 school districts and the states of Oregon and Washington over an area that stretches 146 miles from Bonneville Dam to the Pacific Ocean. It is the lead two-state entity working in partnership with the private sector and government agencies focused on the ecosystem. The Estuary Partnership is a public 501(C) (3) non-profit corporation with a Board of Directors representing the diverse public and private interests and geography of the lower river.