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  Omnipelagos.com ~ article "Sauvie Island"
Sauvie Island in Oregon is the largest island along the Columbia River, at 26,000 acres.
The island is predominantly farmland and wildlife refuge.
The island is also the location of several riverside beaches, including Walton Beach, North Unit Beach, and the clothing-optional Collins Beach on the island's east coast along NW Reeder Road's last few miles past the end of the pavement.
www.omnipelagos.com /entry?n=sauvie_%49sland   (689 words)

  
 Sauvie Island - Schmecken
Sauvie Island is a marshy, pastoral, lake-ridden island northwest of Portland, Oregon.
Sauvie Island is bounded on the north and east by the mighty Columbia River, on the west by the Willamette River, and on the south by the Multnomah Slough.
For some insane reason, Sauvie Island is split roughly in half, with the southern half in Multnomah County and the northern half in Columbia County.
www.yansa.net /schmecken/index.php?title=Sauvie_Island   (170 words)

  
 Sauvie Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
The southern section of the island is mostly contained within dikes, and drained by the Sauvie Island Drainage Improvement District.
A section of the Island on the east side of Sturgeon Lake is diked and drained by the Columbia Drainage District.
All of Sauvie Island, in Multnomah and Columbia Counties, is included in the West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District.
www.westmultconserv.org /Sauvie.html   (175 words)

  
 Sauvie Island - Definition, explanation
Sauvie Island is an island in the Columbia River approximately ten miles West-Northwest of downtown Portland, Oregon across the Multnomah Channel from U.S. Highway 30.
The island is also the location of several riverside beaches, including Reeder Beach and the clothing optional Collins Beach on the island's east coast along NW Reeder Road's last few miles past the end of the pavement.
Beach parking is subject to Sauvie Island Wildlife Area parking permits, which are $3/day or $13/year and are available at all stores on the island and many near the island.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/s/sa/sauvie_island.php   (530 words)

  
 Jonathan Ley's photos
Sauvie Island is located in the Columbia River, about 15 miles northwest of Portland, OR.
Sauvie Island is a popular birding (birdwatching) destination, and it's not hard to understand why...
Sauvie Island is in the Columbia River, about 15 miles northwest of Portland.
www.phlumf.com /other/photos/sauvie/sauvie.htm   (444 words)

  
 Sauvie Island   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Sauvie Island is an island in the Columbia River approximately ten miles West-Northwest of downtown Portland, Oregon along U.S. Highway 30.
The island is home to agricultural zones and a small number of year-round residents.
Bicyclists flock to the island because of its flat topography and lengthy amount of low-volume roads that are ideal for cycling.
www.mywiseowl.com /articles/Sauvie_Island   (130 words)

  
 ODFW Visitors' Guide
Nearby: Howell Territorial Park is located one mile north of the Sauvie Island bridge and has picnic areas and an authentically restored farmhouse built in the 1850s.
The island is 20 minutes east of downtown Portland and one hour from the coast.
After crossing the bridge, stay on NW Sauvie Island Road for about two miles.
www.dfw.state.or.us /wildlifearea/sauvieisland.htm   (178 words)

  
 Sauvie Island Elementary School in Portland, Oregon/OR - School Tree
Sauvie Island Elementary School is classified as a "Primary School".
Sauvie Island Elementary School was operational at the time of the last report and is currently operational.
Sauvie Island Elementary School IS NOT a Magnet school.
oregon.schooltree.org /public/Sauvie-Island-Elementary-072816.html   (165 words)

  
 Chefs Collaborative - Seasonal
Shari Satir and Beth Gibans have three acres planted at Sauvie Island Organics on a plot of land that used to be a dairy farm.
Sauvie Island’s proximity to the city creates a high demand for these foods from city dwellers craving that “homegrown” flavor.
Sauvie Island was once known as Wapato Island because of the roots the natives dug from the banks of the two rivers and the wetlands.
www.portlandcc.org /sauvie.htm   (780 words)

  
 Sauvie Island: a Wildlife & Farming Community in Portland Oregon - River's Edge Bed and Breakfast
Flanked by the Columbia and placid Multnomah Channel, the dike-rimmed island is studded with meandering watercourses.
A narrow bridge leads from the mainland to Sauvie Island Road, a diketop byway that skims north past houseboats and fruit and dairy farms to Sauvie Island Wildlife Area.
Covering the northern half of the island, the area serves as a rest stop for 2 to 3 million migratory wildfowl and as the winter home for more than 150,000 ducks and geese.
www.riversedge-bb.com /sauvie.shtml   (359 words)

  
 Sauvie Island: a Wildlife & Farming Community in Portland Oregon - River's Edge Bed and Breakfast   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
A narrow bridge leads from the mainland to Sauvie IslandRoad, a diketop byway that skims north past houseboats and fruitand dairy farms to Sauvie Island Wildlife Area.
Covering the northernhalf of the island, the area serves as a rest stop for 2 to 3million migratory wildfowl and as the winter home for more than150,000 ducks and geese.
Sauvie Island B&B is one, Westlund's River's Edge B&B is the other.
www.riversedge-bb.com /sauvie.html   (441 words)

  
 Cycling on Sauvie Island - River's Edge Bed and Breakfast
Sauvie Island is a popular place for bicyclists.
The primary roads on the island form a 12-mail, level loop through farmland and nursery fields, and there is parking available for about 25 cars at the foot of the bridge onto the island.
Sauvie Island is located right off U.S. Hwy 30 and about 10 miles north of Portland.
www.riversedge-bb.com /cycling.shtml   (147 words)

  
 Pumpkins pick up post-summer slack
To accommodate their island neighbors, they turned one field into a parking lot and hired street cleaners to take the mud off the main road after each weekend rush.
The island became more accessible to visitors in the 1950s when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finished a dike system to control the annual flooding and built a bridge to connect Sauvie Island to the mainland.
Sauvie Island Farms now is primarily a pick-your-own business, with berries, peaches, flowers, pumpkins and more, that appeals to what Egger calls a new “health-conscious trend” among Americans.
www.portlandtribune.com /archview.cgi?id=32190   (857 words)

  
 The St. Johns Sentinel - St. Johns, Sauvie Island and Greater North Portland
Home to more than 12,000 acres of wildlife habitat and hundreds of farms, Sauvie Island could be the poster child for the recent Measure 37 backlash.
There are currently 14 claims on the island, among them requests to subdivide hundreds of acres and develop a 73-condo timeshare property and marina on Multnomah Channel.
“Sauvie Island is prime farm land that is close to downtown of a major metropolitan area and it’s some of the best farm land in the world.
www.stjohnssentinel.com   (946 words)

  
 Re: Sauvie Island
Anyway, go to Sauvie Island in the spring (April to June) and on holiday weekends when vacationing couples from California and elsewhere are likely to be present.
I've been to most of the nude beaches on the wests coast and Sauvie Is ranks as one of the best in my mind these days.
Sauvie Is isn't as busy in the past few years as it used to be, but I think gawker activity is lower too.
www.coccozella.com /zBOARD/board/messages/8431.html   (622 words)

  
 Metro: Sauvie Island Boat Ramp
Sauvie Island Boat Ramp enables boaters to enjoy the quiet waters and wildlife of the Multnomah Channel.
At the junction of Burlington Ferry and Sauvie Island roads.
Cross the bridge, proceed north on Sauvie Island Road approximately 2.4 miles to Northwest Burlington Court (Burlington Ferry).
www.metro-region.org /article.cfm?ArticleID=157   (193 words)

  
 Sauvie Island 02-03-04
The Sauvie Island Wildlife Area Beach Use Plan was adopted in September of 1993.
Collins Beach on Sauvie Island remains open for clothing-optional use within the boundaries established by the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Department.
Also included are links to documents from the Sauvie Island case tried in 2001.
www.nac.oshkosh.net /AlertsAdvisoriesUpdates/ADVISORIES/Sauvie_Island_02-03-04/sauvie_island_02-03-04.html   (913 words)

  
 Sauvie Island Organics Events
On April 9th and May 14th, Sauvie Island Organics will be hosting a ride around the island with stops to tour local farms, nurseries, and wildlife.
Come hear stories about the Island's natural and cultural history, connect with a variety of local farmers, and help support a community building project.
Sauvie Island Farm Wheel participants will be asked to contribute a sliding-scale donation of $20-$50.
www.sauvieislandorganics.com /bikeride.php   (270 words)

  
 Sauvie Island
A: There is in excess of 12,000 acres in the combined wildlife area on Sauvie Island.
The Sauvie Island Grange Hall is available for weddings, family reunions, etc.
A: Parking permits are required to park on any of the wildlife areas on the island.
www.sauvieisland.org   (277 words)

  
 Sauvie Island Hike
What was interesting about this walk was that we were on an island within an islandSauvie Island is the largest island in Oregon and sits just east of Portland on the Columbia River.
There is another island on Sauvie that has been annexed and made into a wilderness area – it attracts mostly birders and people out for a short walk – it sits in the middle of Sturgeon Lake.
It is remarkable that the island is covered in old oak trees – some of them are very large and appear to be several hundred years in age – very old for an oak.
www.hikingupward.com /OSP/Sauvie   (218 words)

  
 Genealogy Columns
Jennifer Blacke, director of the Howell House, agreed to tell us about the Bybees and their beautiful house on Sauvie Island.
Says Jennifer: James Francis Bybee knew what he was doing when he built his home on high ground on Sauvie Island.
Bybee's house stayed dry as a bone, despite annual floods which submerged much of the Island until dikes were constructed in the 1930's.
www.orednet.org /~clenzen/sauvieisland0622.html   (424 words)

  
 Sauvie Island Field Hockey Equipment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
Afternoon, Sauvie Island I, Sauvie Island I, Sauvie Island II, Sauvie Island...
The Sauvie Island Wildlife Area (WA), owned and...
Hockey is the oldest named stick-and-ball game (other than Irish hurling, which goes back to pre-historic periods).
www.extrememvp.net /field-hockey/Sauvie-Island-field-hockey-equipment.html   (370 words)

  
 Sauvie Island Inline Series-PortlandSkate
The spirit of the Sauvie Island Inline Series (S.I.I.S.) is
Sauvie Island, is small farming community just outside of
Finish line will be under the Sauvie Island Bridge.
www.portlandskate.com /siis.htm   (353 words)

  
 Portland, Oregon: Ross Island Bridge (Photo, PortlandBridges.com)
Finished in 1926, the Ross Island Bridge connects to Arthur Street directly on the west approach and to Powell Boulevard on the east approach.
Perhaps this is because, prior to the opening of the two modern Interstate highway bridges (the Marquam and Fremont) in the late 60's and early 70's, the Ross Island handled the bulk of the traffic across the river at the south part of downtown Portland.
In any case, to get on to the Ross Island Bridge from either side of the river, you often have to follow signs and follow several turns.
www.portlandbridges.com /viewphotosall-35MM0FILM00048-15-cat-1-0.html   (380 words)

  
 Re: Sauvie Island
In Reply to: Re: Sauvie Island posted by FKKFan (aka Seahawk) on March 01, 2004 at 18:54:53:
I just returned from Sauvie Island for the first really nice day this summer and want to verify all that was said above.
Having sex at Collins Beach is not a good idea; there are few places to do that sort of thing (some woods between the beach and the parking lot) and I think if you were to be caught/convicted, you would be listed as a "sex offender" in Oregon.
www.coccozella.com /zBOARD/board/messages/13086.html   (1201 words)

  
 Sauvie Island Organics
2007 will be our fourteenth season growing vegetables in the rich soils of Sauvie Island and our eleventh season providing food for Portland area residents through Community Supported Agriculture(CSA).
Here at Sauvie Island Organics we believe that everyone in the community deserves affordable access to healthy fresh produce.
That is why we are pleased to be able to offer a limited number of scholarships to our CSA.
www.sauvieislandorganics.com   (150 words)

  
 Sunset :: General :: Life in the West
Grab some containers and head to Sauvie Island to pick a flat of luscious strawberries at Columbia Farms (closed Mon; 503/621-3909) or Kruger’s Farm Market (503/621-3489).
From Sauvie Island Rd., take Reeder Rd. to Oak Island Rd.; trailhead is at road’s end.
About 10 miles north of Sauvie Island, Scappoose Creek Inn’s 10 rooms and 1 cottage are tucked in the former dairy’s restored farm-houses.
www.sunset.com /sunset/general/slideshow/0,21926,1192490-4,00.html   (176 words)

  
 Oregon Backpacking - Sauvie Island ? Reeder Road Out and Back - Summit Monkey.com
If you have a tolerance for trucks and industrial scenery, you can ride there in half an hour, otherwise it is a short drive to Sauvie Island.
There are few cars on Sauvie Island Road, which follows the channel past a pumping station to end in a boat launch and hunting area.
Behind the building is a pen for injured, migrating birds, such as Canadian geese and sandhill cranes.
www.summitmonkey.com /backpacking/activities.php/379/cycling   (215 words)

  
 About the Innkeepers of River's Edge Bed & Breakfast - Sauvie Island, Portland Oregon
Wes Westlund was in the Air Force until he was grounded with a heart murmur and loves all things aerial.
Wes designed and built their "dream home," and the location, location, location encouraged them to open a BandB.
Sauvie Island itself is special not only to local residents (about 1200) but also to residents of the metropolitan area for its biking, hiking, and beaches in the spring and summer, as well as for hunting and bird watching in the fall and winter.
www.riversedge-bb.com /about.shtml   (193 words)

  
 michelle burke photography >> portland, oregon wedding photographer
Kruger's Farm on Sauvie Island is my favorite location for late summer weddings.
Sauvie Island is just north of Portland, and is home to many picturesque family farms and a wildlife sanctuary.
Here, Cheyenne and her parents approach the old oak tree, the prime ceremony site at this Sauvie Island location.
www.burkephoto.com   (1102 words)

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