Tualatin Riverkeepers

Mission

Tualatin Riverkeepers is a community-based organization that protects and restores the Tualatin River watershed, building watershed stewardship through engagement, advocacy, education, restoration, and access.

Bottom Line for Portland

Tualatin Riverkeepers is the only community-based organization that advocates for a healthy Tualatin River. As the Tualatin River traverses from the coastal range, through rural and urban lands, to the confluence with the Willamette River, it provides drinking water to more than half a million people, while also offering fun, family-friendly recreational opportunities. Creating a resilient watershed that can survive the impacts of climate change will be achieved by empowering the community to learn and engage in watershed stewardship and ensuring equitable public access to the Tualatin River.  

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“The Tualatin River is essential for wildlife habitat, our drinking water, and recreation. It is a success story of restoration, going from nearly unusable in the 1960s to the beautiful clear waterway it is now. Tualatin Riverkeepers is committed to building on that success in the face of current challenges, making sure that the River continues to serve people and wildlife. I am happy to contribute monthly to that mission” - Anne Thrall-Nash, Tualatin Riverkeepers Member 

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We work to engage with all communities in the watershed to ensure they have a voice and can access the river in the manner they choose. Through our equitable access work, we partner with government and community partners throughout the watershed to break down the barriers to accessing, stewarding, and enjoying the Tualatin River, most notably through our partner paddles that get kids and underserved groups experiencing the river.

Incentives

Throughout the campaign, we're offering the following great incentives:

$25+ contributions

$5 gift card to Bosky Dell Natives, a West Linn nursery specializing in plants native to the Northwest.

$50+ contributions

$5 gift card to Bosky Dell Natives

$10 gift card to NW Cannabis, a premier dispensary off I-5 in Tualatin

$10 off a 2024 kayak, canoe, or standup paddleboard rental at TRK's summer rentals in Cook Park in Tigard or Rood Bridge Park in Hillsboro.

$100+ contributions

$5 gift card to Bosky Dell Natives

$20 gift card to NW Cannabis

$10 off a 2024 watercraft rental

Choice of an original framed wildlife photo (more than 100 to choose from), courtesy of renowned Oregon wildlife photographer Jim Cruce.

Partner(s)

We're pleased to partner this year with four terrific organizations, including fellow Give Guide participants Adventures Without Limits and Willamette Riverkeeper. Our additional nonprofit partners include The Intertwine Alliance and Merry Heart Children's Camp. We'll share more about the important work of each of these partners over the course of the Give!Guide campaign, and we encourage our supporters to consider supporting their work.