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The Thalweg Series

Stories from the people caring for our lands and waters. Hosted by the Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST), this series features monthly conversations with local organizations working on the ground to restore and protect the lands and waters of our region, from Tillamook and Clatsop counties in Oregon to Pacific and Wahkiakum counties in Washington. Produced at the studios of KMUN by Emily Hoard. The thalweg is the deepest part of a river; the path water follows as it moves downhill. We hope you’ll join us down here.

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Latest episode

Oct 20, 2026

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Episodes

The Thalweg Series – October 20, 2026 20.10.2026

In this episode of Meet Us Down Here: The Thalweg Series, Denise Lofman talks with Emily Akdedian, Executive Director of the Lower Nehalem Community Trust, about what can happen when a community decides the places it loves are worth protecting.  LNCT itself grew from just such a decision, when local residents came together to protect...

The Thalweg Series – September 18, 2026 18.09.2026

Denise Lofman of CREST speaks with Mark McLaughlin, Conservation Director at North Coast Land Conservancy, about conserving and connecting the landscape of the Oregon Coast. 

The Thalweg Series – August 18, 2026 18.08.2026

 In this episode, Denise Lofman of Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce talks with Nadia Gardner and Austin Tomlinson of Columbia Land Trust about what becomes possible when caring for the land also becomes an investment in the resilience and vitality of the region.   

The Thalwag Series – July 21, 2026 21.07.2026

Denise Lofman of CREST talks with Jasmine Zimmer-Stucky, Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership’s Public and Legislative Affairs Manager, about the organization overall and their projects down in the lower part of the river.

The Thalweg Series – June 16, 2026 16.06.2026

Denise Lofman talks with Jim Good, former director of CREST, and Garrett Phillips, CREST’s senior coastal planner, about the history of land use planning in the Columbia River Estuary.  

Meet Us Down Here, The Thalweg Series Ep. 1 – May 19, 2026 19.05.2026

Denise Lofman speaks with Jason Smith and Narayan Elasmar about CREST, and what habitat restoration and monitoring actually looks like in the lower Columbia estuary. 

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