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Blue‐Green Infrastructure (BGI) is recognized as a viable strategy to manage stormwater and flood risk, and its multifunctionality may further enrich society through the provision of multiple cobenefits that extend far beyond the hydrosphere. Portland, Oregon, is an internationally renowned leader in the implementation of BGI and showcases many best practice examples. Nonetheless, a range of interdisciplinary barriers and uncertainties continue to cloud decision making and impede wider implementation of BGI. In this paper, we synthesize research conducted by the "Clean Water for All" (CWfA) research project and demonstrate that interdisciplinary evaluation of the benefits of Portland's BGI, focusing on green street bioswales and the East Lents Floodplain Restoration Project, is essential to address biophysical and sociopolitical barriers. Effective interdisciplinary approaches require sustained interaction and collaboration to integrate disciplinary expertise toward a common problem‐solving purpose, and strong leadership from researchers adapt at spanning disciplinary boundaries. While the disciplinary differences in methodologies were embraced in the CWfA project, and pivotal to providing evidence of the disparate benefits of multifunctional BGI, cross‐disciplinary engagement, knowledge coproduction, and data exchanges during the research process were of paramount importance to reduce the potential for fragmentation and ensure research remained integrated. Research Impact Statement: Interdisciplinary research in Portland, Oregon USA, provides an enhanced evidence base to justify adoption of Blue‐Green Infrastructure (BGI) for sustainable flood risk and stormwater management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the highlights of the annual meeting of the Western Division of the American Fisheries Society (WDAFS) held in Portland, Oregon from May 4 to 9, 2008. The theme of the meeting was "Population Growth and Fisheries: The Western Challenge," that resulted in 32 symposia and 17 contributed paper sessions. In addition, the trade show consisted of 18 vendors while the poster session had 69 posters. Among the WDAFS award winners are Hiram Li, Whirling Disease Foundation and Charles Huntington.