Tree reflection on Siuslaw River, Oregon
The Siuslaw River (sy-YEW-slaw) is a river, about 110 miles (180 km) long, that flows to the Pacific Ocean on the coast of Oregon.
It is part of the homeland of the Siuslaw people, after whom it is named. Citizens of the Siuslaw nation lived in villages along the river until 1860 when they were forcibly removed to an Indian reservation in Yachats (YA- hots) whereupon their homes, farms, gardens and villages were destroyed and occupied by U.S. settler-colonists.
The estuary of the river is surrounded by extensive wetlands that are a significant habitat for migratory birds along the coast. It is one of the very few Western Oregon rivers where all major forks are undammed.
Tree reflection on Siuslaw River, Oregon
The Siuslaw River (sy-YEW-slaw) is a river, about 110 miles (180 km) long, that flows to the Pacific Ocean on the coast of Oregon.
It is part of the homeland of the Siuslaw people, after whom it is named. Citizens of the Siuslaw nation lived in villages along the river until 1860 when they were forcibly removed to an Indian reservation in Yachats (YA- hots) whereupon their homes, farms, gardens and villages were destroyed and occupied by U.S. settler-colonists.
The estuary of the river is surrounded by extensive wetlands that are a significant habitat for migratory birds along the coast. It is one of the very few Western Oregon rivers where all major forks are undammed.