Troutdale Councilor Canfield

The Confluence Project's dedication of the Maya Lin birdblind at the Sandy River Delta was last Saturday, but I was unable to attend. So while Obama was giving his acceptance speech last night, I headed out to take a look at the new birdblind. Although the view of the Columbia River is limited from the bird blind itself, there are great river views that can be seen just a few feet to the east of...

What's the best thing about late August evenings? A little blogging and a little bit of ice cream. And the jets flying overhead on approach to PDX. It's nice and quiet upstairs at our house. I had two desserts tonight. I met a close friend of mine tonight down at Shari's for some marionberry pie and some business/politics/personal conversation. Then, to my delight, the Mrs. had an ice cream...

I've decided not to run for another term on the Troutdale City Council. After many walks, talks, bike rides, and late night conversations with the Mrs, and after deciding on our priorities for the next 4-5 years, something had to go. And the investment of time required for another four years on the city council didn't make the cut. I really like being a city councilor. I even enjoyed the hours...

An article in the August 25 The Olympian - (Olympia, Washington) discusses the use of ospreys in monitoring water quality on the Willamette and lower Columbia rivers: "Worldwide, scientists use ospreys as "canaries in the coal mine" for pollution entering rivers.""Osprey are fish-eating hawks at the top of the aquatic food chain," USGS researcher Jim Kaiser said. "Thus, they are useful in...