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Join Willamette Riverkeeper and friends as we showcase the best paddling films from around the world. Whether you're a seasoned paddler or just love the great outdoors, the Paddling Film Festival World Tour is the perfect celebration of films for anyone who loves adventure!
Don't miss out on this in-person event at WildCraft Cider Works! Immerse yourself in the beauty of nature and the thrill of paddling through stunning landscapes. Get inspired by epic journeys and incredible stories told through the lens of filmmakers passionate about the water.
Best of all, your tickets not only support independent filmmakers, but also benefit the work of Willamette Riverkeeper to protect, restore and celebrate OUR WILLAMETTE RIVER. Home to over 70% of Oregon's human population, and a significant resource for an abundance of fish and wildlife, the Willamette River is the largest river in Oregon, and 13th by volume, in the US. It was the first designated Water Trail in Oregon and the US, and offers a variety of recreational experiences for paddlers of all skills. Willamette Riverkeeper is the only dedicated nonprofit in Oregon focusing on the mainstem Willamette River protection and health.
Come together with fellow paddling enthusiasts, share your own experiences, and maybe even start planning your next adventure. Get ready for a night of entertainment, inspiration, and a whole lot of fun at the Paddling Film Festival!
Seating opens at 6PM - Films begin at 6:30PM.
Limited seating available, first come, first served. No outside food or drink - onsite food carts and delicious house brews will be available for purchase from WildCraft Cider Works.
All proceeds to benefit Willamette Riverkeeper. Awesome doorprizes donated by Oregon Paddle Sports.
WILLAMETTE RIVERKEEPER THANKS OUR LOCAL SPONSORS!
Bring your own boat or grab a seat in ours!
Join Willamette Riverkeeper and the City of Eugene Recreation team for a paddling cleanup effort starting from Eastgate Woodlands at the the end of Aspen Street (aka: D Street Boat Ramp) picking up trash to Alton Baker Boat Ramp. Dress warm! City shuttle, PFDs and cleanup gear provided. FREE!
More information and registraion HERE.
Join Willamette Riverkeeper and experience a weekend paddling, and learning about the river and the world-class wines that the river makes possible. This is a fully supported paddle trip on a National Water Trail: our very own Willamette River! For more details and registration, please click HERE.
Bring your own boat or grab a seat in ours!
Join Willamette Riverkeeper and the City of Eugene Recreation team for a paddling cleanup effort starting from Eastgate Woodlands at the the end of Aspen Street (aka: D Street Boat Ramp) picking up trash to Alton Baker Boat Ramp. Dress warm! City shuttle, PFDs and cleanup gear provided. FREE!
More information and registraion HERE.
Join Willamette Riverkeeper and the City of Corvallis Parks team in this river-adjacent cleanup effort at the Avery Park. Clean up supplies provided. Limited space, please reserve in registration!
Join Willamette Riverkeeper for an opportunity to admire Portland's iconic bridges and huge ships from a unique perspective, while learning more about historic riverside industries and today's Superfund challenges. Paddle equipment and safety gear provided. FREE.
MORE INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION (REQUIRED) HERE.
Bring your own boat or grab a seat in ours!
Join Willamette Riverkeeper and the City of Eugene REC team as we give back to our mighty Willamette River. Bring your own boat or reserve a seat in ours and help clear trash from the islands and riverbanks in Eugene. City shuttle, PFDs, and all cleanup gear provided. FREE!
For registration and more information please click HERE.
Join Willamette Riverkeeper Conservation Director, Bob Sallinger, to observe and learn about Portland/s spectacular evening crow event! More information and registration HERE.
These events fill up quickly! If you miss out on this opportunity, please check back on our calendar for more opportunities coming up in February and March.
Saturday, February 17, 2024
9:00 AM 12:00 PM
Join Willamette Riverkeeper and the City of Corvallis Parks team in this river-adjacent cleanup effort at Avery Park. Clean up supplies provided. Limited space, please reserve in registration!
Bring your own boat or reserve a seat in one of ours!
Join Willamette Riverkeeper and Eugene Parks and Recreation teams to help clean up riverbanks and islands as we float from Alton Baker to Valley River Center. City shuttle, PFDs, and all clean up gear provided. FREE.
More information and registration HERE.
Join Willamette Riverkeeper and the City of Corvallis Parks team in this river-adjacent cleanup effort from Shawala Point to Pioneer Park. Clean up supplies provided. Limited space, please reserve in registration!
Please join Oregon Paddle Sports and Willamette Riverkeeper for a connective, fun, and maybe somewhat thrilling, humorous, and/or grounding experience as we share and listen to paddling adventures from members of our local community! Bring your own camp chair, or borrow one of ours on a first-come, first-served basis.
Do you have a story to share? Oregon Paddle Sports and Willamette Riverkeeper are teaming up to bring our paddling community together to learn, share, and connect over our love for our rivers, lakes, creeks, and ocean. As a paddling participant - whether you are an athlete, fisherperson, or someone who just loves the quiet solitude of paddling in nature - we all have memories, lessons learned, and experiences that have shaped who we are and our relationship with each other and the greater watershed.
Please RSVP HERE to share your story at an upcoming "Watershed Moments" (what we hope to be) monthly gathering. Stories will be limited to 10 minutes and can be accomodated with accompanying media - slide shows, short videos, PP presentations - we will have a screen, laptap, television, and speakers available for use.
We can only accommodate between 3-4 speakers each evening, but we will make every effort to accommodate everyone who wants to share a story as we have capacity to offer this event. Thank you for being open to stepping up to the mic!
Thursday, January 25th: Tonight we will hear stories from Peter Marquardt and Lee Baker. Peter will reveal an unusual experience and an unexpected “thank you” while paddling the Inside Passage at a First Nations Cemetary Island in Canada, during an 800 mile kayak trip from Ketchikan to Bellingham. Lee will tell us all about finding a mysterious package on the Owyhee - a “magical tube” in a special place!
Join Willamette Riverkeeper Conservation Director, Bob Sallinger, to observe and learn about Portland/s spectacular evening crow event! More information and registration HERE.
These events fill up quickly! If you miss out on this opportunity, please check back on our calendar for more opportunities coming up in February and March.
Due to the Weather predictions for Saturday - we are postponing this cleanup until February 3rd.
Join Willamette Riverkeeper and the City of Corvallis Parks team for a paddling cleanup effort from Shawala Point to Pioneer Park in Corvallis. PFDs included. Limited space. More information and registration HERE.
Bring your own boat or grab a seat in ours!
Join Willamette Riverkeeper and the City of Eugene Recreation team for a paddling cleanup effort starting from Eastgate Woodlands at the the end of Aspen Street (aka: D Street Boat Ramp) picking up trash to Alton Baker Boat Ramp. Dress warm! City shuttle, PFDs and cleanup gear provided. FREE!
More information and registraion HERE.
Join Willamette Riverkeeper Conservation Director, Bob Sallinger, to observe and learn about Portland/s spectacular evening crow event! More information and registration HERE.
These events fill up quickly! If you miss out on this opportunity, please check back on our calendar for more opportunities coming up in February and March.
Join Willamette Riverkeeper Conservation Director, Bob Sallinger, to observe and learn about Portland/s spectacular evening crow event! More information and registration HERE.
These events fill up quickly! If you miss out on this opportunity, please check back on our calendar for more opportunities coming up in February and March.
Join Willamette Riverkeeper and Eugene Parks and Recreation teams to help clean up riverbanks and islands as we float from Alton Baker to Valley River Center. More information and registration HERE.
Join Willamette Riverkeeper and Salem Parks for a trash removal event on the Willamette River! Our group will paddle a short distance upstream from Wallace Marine Park to collect trash along the riverbanks. Bring your own boat or borrow one of ours! PFDs and paddles provided.
More information and REGISTRATION HERE.
Join Willamette Riverkeeper and the City of Corvallis Parks team for a paddling cleanup effort from Crystal Lake to Michael's Landing in Corvallis. Bring your own boat, or save a seat in one of ours! PFD included - please dress for the weather and to get wet! Limited space, more information and registration HERE.
Bring you favorite Halloween river-appropriate attire and come have some fun whiile you help restore #OurWillamette River with us! No paddling experience necessary!
Join Willamette Riverkeeper and the City of Eugene REC team for a special Halloween-themed River Guardians Trashy Tuesday as we give back to our mighty Willamette River. Free Volunteer Thank You lunch afterwards at Wheel A Pizza! Bring your own boat or reserve a seat in ours and help clear trash from the islands and riverbanks in Eugene. More information and registration HERE!
Join Willamette Riverkeeper for our fall River Discovery paddling tour of Ross Island. WR will lead participants around Ross Island, and venture a bit into the lagoon. There is a lot of interesting history here, and WR has been working on behalf of the island's clean water and healthy habitat for 27 years. No experience necessary - canoes, paddles, and PFDs provided.
More information and REGISTRATION HERE.
Join Willamette Riverkeeper and the City of Corvallis Parks team for a paddling cleanup effort from Crystal Lake to Michael's Landing in Corvallis. Bring your own boat, or save a seat in one of ours! PFD included - please dress for the weather and to get wet! Limited space, more information and registration HERE.
Join Willamette Riverkeeper and Eugene Parks and Recreation teams to help clean up riverbanks and islands as we float from Alton Baker to Valley River Center. FREE LUNCH provided by First Alternative Natural Foods Co-op!
More information and registration HERE.
Join Willamette Riverkeeper, the City of Salem and the Navy for a trash removal event on the Willamette River! The on land crew will cleanup micro trash along the gravel bar at Wallace Marine Park and the on water crew will paddle a short distance upstream from Wallace Marine Park to the north end of the Willamette Slough and work under the Peter Courtney Bridge and selected sites along the way. Bring your own boat or grab a seat in one of our canoes. Advance registration required.
For more information and registration see HERE.
Join Willamette Riverkeeper and the City of Corvallis Parks team for a paddling cleanup effort from Crystal Lake to Michael's Landing in Corvallis. This is a "bring your own boat" event, but we can save a seat in a raft for you if you don't have a boat! Limited space, please reserve your seat in registration, PFD included.
More information and registration HERE.
Join Willamette Riverkeeper and the City of Eugene Recreation team for a paddling cleanup effort starting from Eastgate Woodlands at the the end of Aspen Street (aka: D Street Boat Ramp) picking up trash to Alton Baker Boat Ramp. Limited seating available for those without boats - please indicate your reservation in registration.
More information and registration HERE.
Join Willamette Riverkeeper and Eugene Parks and Recreation teams to help clean up riverbanks and islands as we float from Alton Baker to Valley River Center. FREE LUNCH provided by First Alternative Natural Foods Co-op!
More information and registration HERE.
Enjoy river tours, paddling demos, stewardship and education activities, music, art and fun floats throughout the day!
10AM | Paddle Parade with Samba Ja!
Come watch Eugene’s only watercraft parade on the Willamette River float from Alton Baker boat ramp to VRC starting at the Willamette River Festival mainstage and marching up to the perfect perch on the Defazio Bridge! FREE to enter your boat – crowdpleaser prizes! Reach out on our Contact Page for more information!
11AM – 5PM | Willamette River Festival Mainstage & Activities OPEN!
FREE admission! Learn why the Willamette River is so important to Oregon and how you can help conserve and keep our water supply and river, cleaner. Mainstage will open with a very special traditional Kalapuya blessing, song and drumming followed by a variety of amazing performances and music. Paddle an SUP, kayak or canoe! Find out how you can plan for your next trip down the Willamette Water Trail, learn about river safety and meet your local watershed restoration stewardship organizations.
11AM, 1PM, 3PM | City of Eugene Rafting Tours – $15 pp – Plan ahead and reserve a seat or arrive early to grab an open seat at the Festival, first come - first served!
12PM & 2PM | University of Oregon Outdoor Program Inflatable Kayak Tours – $15 pp – Onsite registration – first come, first served.
1PM | Willamette PaddleCross Challenge – $25 per adult, FREE for youth! Registration opens July 15th!
3:45PM | BEST IN SHOW AWARDS for Paddle Parade and PaddleCross Challenge top finishers!
Join Willamette Riverkeeper and Salem Parks for a trash removal event on the Willamette River! Our group will paddle a short distance upstream from Wallace Marine Park to the north end of the Willamette Slough and work under the Peter Courtney Bridge. Bring your own boat or grab a seat in one of our canoes. Advance registration required.
More information and registration HERE.
Join Willamette Riverkeeper for our annual Paddle Oregon adventure!
Together we will enjoy four, sun-ripened days down the magnificent Willamette River. It’s here you’ll experience the river in a markedly different way, with delicious catered meals, nightly entertainment, lots of laughs, a locally produced wine and beer selection, and memories for a lifetime!
For more details and registration see www.paddleoregon.org.
Bring your own boat or reserve a seat in one of ours! Join Willamette Riverkeeper and Eugene Parks and Recreation teams to help clean up riverbanks and islands as we float from Alton Baker to Valley River Center.
For more information and registration, please click HERE.
1210 Center Street
Oregon City, OR 97045
(Willamette Canoe Garage
& official mailing address)
