Western Rivers Conservancy's first acquisition in the Willamette River Floodplain Restoration Project is a spectacular urban wetland on the Willamette River in the City of Albany. The 165-acre area, home to seventy species of birds, contains a mile of Willamette River shoreline, riparian woodlands, upland forest, wetlands, and two lakes: First and Second Lakes.

As part of a Supplemental Environmental Project with the Environmental Protection Agency, Simpson Timber Company donated the riverland in 1995. A conservation easement was also secured over the lakes, and transferred to the City of Albany. Western Rivers Conservancy transferred the shoreline portion to the Oregon State Parks Department. Interpretive information and wonderful hiking trails with great wildlife viewing are now available to the City of Albany.

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