Fact Sheets

The Portland Harbor Natural Resource Trustee Council (Trustee Council) used a reverse auction to purchase ecological habitat credits from two Portland Harbor restoration banks: PGE/Harborton and Alder Creek. This is the first use of settlement funds to support on-the-ground restoration at Portland Harbor - the ultimate goal of the natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) and restoration process! These frequently asked questions address comment questions about this process. 

This Restoration Timeline shows the progression of restoration planning and implementation for Portland Harbor.

The PGE Harborton restoration project will provide high quality habitat for salmon, lamprey, mink, bald eagle, osprey, amphibians, and other native fish and wildlife. PGE began restoration activities in 2020 and completed the project in 2021.

The Trustee Council's Final Supplemental Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment picks up where the 2017 Programmatic Restoration Plan left off.  This fact sheet explains the Preferred Alternative and introduces associated restoration sites. 

The five Tribal members of the Portland Harbor Natural Resource Trustee Council (Five Tribes) have developed fact sheets to help interested members of the public more fully understand and appreciate each of the Five Tribe’s relationships with natural resources in and around the Portland Harbor Superfund Site and how these relationships have changed as a result of contamination in the lower Willamette River. Traditionally, tribal peoples spent substantial amounts of time in and around Portland Harbor and the lower Willamette River, forming unique bonds with the river’s natural resources.

The five Tribal members of the Portland Harbor Natural Resource Trustee Council (Five Tribes) have developed fact sheets to help interested members of the public more fully understand and appreciate each of the Five Tribe’s relationships with natural resources in and around the Portland Harbor Superfund Site and how these relationships have changed as a result of contamination in the lower Willamette River. Traditionally, tribal peoples spent substantial amounts of time in and around Portland Harbor and the lower Willamette River, forming unique bonds with the river’s natural resources.

The five Tribal members of the Portland Harbor Natural Resource Trustee Council (Five Tribes) have developed fact sheets to help interested members of the public more fully understand and appreciate each of the Five Tribe’s relationships with natural resources in and around the Portland Harbor Superfund Site and how these relationships have changed as a result of contamination in the lower Willamette River. Traditionally, tribal peoples spent substantial amounts of time in and around Portland Harbor and the lower Willamette River, forming unique bonds with the river’s natural resources.

The five Tribal members of the Portland Harbor Natural Resource Trustee Council (Five Tribes) have developed fact sheets to help interested members of the public more fully understand and appreciate each of the Five Tribe’s relationships with natural resources in and around the Portland Harbor Superfund Site and how these relationships have changed as a result of contamination in the lower Willamette River. Traditionally, tribal peoples spent substantial amounts of time in and around Portland Harbor and the lower Willamette River, forming unique bonds with the river’s natural resources.