An Island of Colliding Visions

The ColumbianJuly 21, 2008

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Cheryl Lund, left, and Laura Green pick up trash along river's edge on west Hayden Island. Members of Friends of West Hayden Island, they want the area to become a nature study area and wildlife preserve.

Larry Devroy, natural resources manager for the Port of Portland, talks about the options and challenges that face west Hayden Island.

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An Island of Colliding Visions

From the air, west Hayden Island sprawls along the south bank of the Columbia River within sight of Vancouver. It's an open question how the land will be used. The railroad bridge is in the foreground.

Laura Green, left, walks with Timme Helzer and dog Sailor on west Hayden Island. Green and Helzer are fighting for the west end of the island to be a natural area and wildlife preserve.

A black-tail deer looks out from behind blackberry thickets on west Hayden Island.

A bald eagle surveys the island.

Blackberries blos...

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