Events

WaterWatch at the 40th Annual Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival

Friday, May 15 to Sunday, May 17, 2026

WaterWatch is thrilled to be in attendance this spring for 40th annual edition of “Clack Fest,” i.e. the Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival, located along the Clackamas River near Estacada and one the longest-running whitewater events in the U.S.

We’re looking forward to connecting with kayakers, rafters, paddle boarders, and packrafters throughout the weekend of May 15th to the 17th, and we hope to see you there as we discuss our ongoing campaigns and work preserving streamflows throughout the state.

Oakshire Inspires Benefit for WaterWatch of Oregon

Tuesday, June 30, 2026
4 to 7 p.m.

Oakshire Portland Beer Hall
5013 NE 42nd Ave.
Portland, OR 97218

WaterWatch will again team up with our friends at Eugene-based Oakshire Brewing for another daylong Oakshire Inspires benefit for WaterWatch at Oakshire’s Portland location on Tuesday, June 30th. Throughout the day, 10 percent of Oakshire’s food sales at the Portland Beer Hall will go to WaterWatch, along with one dollar from each pint sold.

WaterWatch staff and board members will be onsite at the Portland Beer Hall in the Cully-Concordia neighborhood from 4 to 7 p.m. to connect with attendees about our work to preserve the natural streamflows of our state’s rivers and streams, and talk more about our campaigns to preserve groundwater, remove the Winchester Dam on the North Umpqua River, and our dam removal work in the Rogue Basin.

WaterWatch at the Portland Bridge Swim

Sunday, July 12, 2026
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Cathedral Park
Beneath the St. Johns Bridge
N. Edison St. and N. Pittsburg Ave.
Portland, OR 97203

The Portland Bridge Swim returns to the Willamette River on Sunday, July 12th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. as participants make the 11-mile swim in the Willamette from Sellwood Riverfront Park to Cathedral Park beneath the St. John’s Bridge. WaterWatch will be at Cathedral Park throughout the event to talk with attendees as swimmers pass beneath all 12 of Portland’s Willamette River bridges along the way.