This project was part of a larger effort of the Lower Columbia Solutions Group to explore sustainable uses of dredge material from the Lower Columbia River. The objective of this project was to examine the potential for transporting sand from the Lower Columbia on barge or rail to Ross Island as part of the reclamation [...]

Rice Island is the largest in-water dredge disposal site in the Lower Columbia, and it is quickly approaching capacity. A diverse group of stakeholders are collaborating to prepare Rice Island for the marketing of its sand to commercial markets while continuing to use Rice Island as a dredge disposal site.

The Columbia Nearshore Beneficial Use project, off the South Jetty of the Columbia, is intended to address the depletion of sediments off the mouth of the Columbia through the beneficial use of dredged sediments. The overall objective is to replenish significantly eroded sands in the nearshore area to protect the Columbia River’s South Jetty, fishery [...]

Bradwood is an upland dredge disposal site on private property about 10 miles east of Astoria. An Oregon Solutions team worked with the property owner, government agencies, and other stakeholders to reach an agreement on marketing and transporting of existing dredge materials from the site and future use of the site as a depot for [...]

The Fort-Clatsop-to-the-Sea-Trail Project team came together with the objective to construct a trail from the Fort Clatsop National Memorial to Sunset Beach as part of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial to commemorate the historic trail Lewis and Clark took to reach the ocean from their shelter at Fort Clatsop. In order to complete the project, [...]