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Though an aerial view looks pastoral and serene, the Willamette River has been identified as one of the country's ten most endangered rivers. The river is one of Oregon's defining features and the Willamette Valley is the state's primary economic center and home to 70% of Oregonians. Meyer Memorial Trust's Willamette River Initiative looks to achieve meaningful measureable improvements in the health of the river and tributaries by 2015. Photo Credit: Willamette Riverkeeper (copyright held by Willamette Riverkeeper and not included in MMT's Creative Commons license of website content)