Help keep water in the Clackamas River by participating in our “Fish On the Run, Irrigation Done!” annual campaign. The Clackamas River Water Providers (CRWP), a coalition of municipal drinking water providers that get their drinking water from the Clackamas River, are asking their water customers to help the river by reducing or shutting off outdoor watering by the beginning of September, when fall Chinook and coho salmon begin returning to the Clackamas River on the way to their spawning grounds.

In addition to providing drinking water to over 300,000 people, the river is home to migrating salmon and steelhead virtually year-round. Most of the year, there's plenty of water in the river.  However, flows dip in late summer when demand remains high and before fall rains arrive to replenish the river.

This year, due to low winter snowpack, we've seen near-historic-low river levels over the summer. We're asking for your help to protect river health for the fall salmon runs.

Turning off outdoor watering in September is the most impactful action you can take to keep the Clackamas River flowing. 

Take the pledge and receive a free yard sign letting neighbors know you are doing your part to keep water in the Clackamas River for the fish.

The more water we conserve, the easier this journey will be for these threatened and endangered salmon species.

For more information, contact Christine Hollenbeck at (503)723-3511 or via email at christine@clackamasproviders.org