The northern tip of Ross Island out in the Willamette River is now in the hands of the city of Portland. The Port of Portland has donated the two acres of the island that it owns to the city as part of a larger restoration and preservation effort. That work has been under way since 2007, when Ross Island Sand & Gravel donated 45 acres of the island to the city. The company had for decades mined and extracted gravel from the island and three others nearby. According to Melanie Mesaros, media relations...
