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Willamette River - Oregon
Willamette RiverRecReationGuideFRONT AND BACK COveR phOTOS: Wallace Marine Park, Salem, OregonleFT: Sunset over Willamette River near SalemBob PooltThe Willamette River is a vital thread that weaves together the tapestry of the Willamette Valley and the 19 cities it flows through. The Willamette provides impor-tant irrigation for the agricultural industry while supporting a variety of recreational opportunities from boating and water skiing to fishing and nature viewing. You can expect to see something different around every bend of the River , from an osprey swooping in for lunch to a grace-ful blue heron surveying the scenery; a deer on the shoreline lapping up a drink of water to a beaver swimming along the shore. The Willamette is also home to a variety of fish including sturgeon, cut-throat trout and so visible is the importance of this beautiful River in our state s history. Early mills, ferries and numer-ous towns clung to the River for power and trans-portation.
Alaskan land bridge into North America. Most of the Willamette Valley Native American inhabitants were Kalapuyans – a collection of bands that shared the same dialect. They included the Calapooia, Tualatin, Santiam, Yamhill, and Luckiamute bands. Although these native bands in the valley subsisted mostly on nuts, berries and
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