Human Access Project

09/30/2026

We rocked with PacifiCorp last Friday, and it showed.

The sun was out and the crew got a lot of real work done on the riverside at Duckworth Dock. Thank you to every volunteer who showed up believing in this river as much as we do. This is Beach Brigade in a nutshell. Regular Portlanders turning river-edge spaces into community gems. We couldn’t do it without you.

Thank you again to PacifiCorp for sponsoring and to everyone who got their hands dirty with us.


📸 Alexander Johnson

09/18/2026

Come rock with us.

Yes, there are actual rocks involved. We’re cleaning up the riverside at Duckworth Dock and we want you there.

We run Beach Brigade because people protect what they love, and it’s a lot easier to love a river once you’ve put your own hands on it. Regular Portlanders turn river-edge spaces into community gems, and nobody needs experience to join in. Many hands make light work.

Thank you to PacifiCorp for sponsoring. Sign up at the link in our bio and bring a friend.



📸Therese Gietler

09/16/2026

That’s former Mayor Charlie Hales, back in 2017, helping us unrock this bowl.

Long before this redesign competition, HAP volunteers spent a full day hauling rip-rap rocks off the Tom McCall Waterfront shoreline and moving them back to the bank, by hand, to start building a real beach right in downtown Portland. We called it UnRock the Bowl, and it’s the same riverlution we’re still fighting for, mayors included.

Now the city is picking a team to redesign this whole park, and we want Portlanders in the room. Meet the three design teams, see their work, and tell them what you want this space to be.

Free event, fun activity to share your hopes, seated program starts at 7pm. ASL and Spanish interpretation on site. Wednesday, September 23, 5:30-8pm at The Mark Building.

Someday we want Splashdowns on both sides of this river at the same time. This is how we get there.

09/14/2026

Saturday was so good. Photos are up on our website now if you want to relive it, swipe through and find yourself in the crowd.

Thank you to everyone who came, bid, and showed up for HAP. This is what makes the work possible.

📸Dustin Pattison

09/10/2026

This Saturday, September 12, at Skylab Architecture.

Three bands, good food, drinks, and a room full of river people. Tickets are still available online, and a limited number will be sold at the door if you’re deciding last minute.

Come celebrate the summer this river gave us. Link in bio.

09/08/2026

Come hang with us at Skylab this Saturday. It’s a really beautiful space that makes it worth the price of admission alone. There’s a great silent auction with some unique and fun items to bid on, and three bands playing just for us. This Saturday, 6 to 10pm. Tickets in bio.

09/03/2026

That’s not the river. That’s a quarry, cutting rock headed for Audrey McCall Beach.

We’re two phases into a four phase rebuild of the space under the Hawthorne Bridge. New mural, fencing, bike racks, and this rock going in where a chain link fence has sat for over a decade. Metro’s Nature in Neighborhoods grant is helping fund it.

Grants don’t cover everything though. Down By The River, our fundraiser, is next Saturday, September 12 at Skylab Architecture. It’s what keeps phase 3 and phase 4 moving once this grant runs out.

Tickets are $75, and features an incredible scene with 3 bands and a whole bunch of river lovers. BONUS: IT’s for a great cause and a great organization. See you there!


📸Nicole Ferreira & Scott Fogarty

09/02/2026

09/01/2026

‘Down By The River’ is a celebration of what we can accomplish when we come together.

We have a solution to the algae bloom. Ten years of research with OSU went into the plan to fix what’s broken in Ross Island Lagoon, and this fundraiser is how that work keeps moving.

Come toast the wins, then help us fund the next one.

Saturday, September 12 at Skylab Architecture.
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📸HAP archive and Dustin Pattison