Join us as we kick off the 2025–2026 Nature Matters season with a special presentation from the Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce (CREST), celebrating 50 years of science, stewardship, and restoration in the Columbia River Estuary. Learn about CREST’s origins, the evolution of our work, and how our monitoring and large-scale habitat restoration projects support the health of this vital ecosystem. Discover how decades of collaboration, partnerships, and community engagement continue to shape the future of our estuary.