Faced with poor snowpack, two irrigation districts, a grower and a conservationist share what they expect this summer

Oregon House Bill 4153 to bring expanded consumer sales on orchards. A lifeline for some, overreaching to others.

THE DALLES — Plant lovers united at The Coffee Shop on April 4 for its monthly community plant swap, which invites familiar faces and newcomers alike to trade and chat about their botanical belongings.

KLICKITAT CO. — Perched above the Klickitat River, a 2,666-acre parcel known as Klickitat Oaks is now accessible to the public after being acquired by the nonprofit Columbia Land Trust. 

BZ CORNER — “I like to make things probable that are seemingly impossible,” said Natalie Anderson, owner and founder of The Missing Corner in BZ Corner, Washington. Right off Highway 141, the building serves as a community center that hosts events, workshops and courses.

THE GORGE — Last week, Columbia Gorge News covered a pear-centric session at the Washington State Tree Fruit Association’s (WSTFA’s) annual meeting, where growers talked about tight margins and marketers emphasized the lack of young buyers. Now, it’s time for cherries.

Growers and marketers share insights at Washington State Tree Fruit Association’s meeting, highlight labor costs and lack of young buyers

THE DALLES — Concerned community members showed up in droves to The Dalles City Council meeting on Dec. 8, nearly overflowing the council chamber. Many attendees, either representing or supporting the city’s robust Latino community, expressed heartache and anxiety over recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) action in town.

With some close to ‘going out of business,’ panelists ask the agency for better representation and regulatory compromise

HOOD RIVER — The History Museum of Hood River County is calling on community members for financial support. Budget cuts, waning volunteership and post-pandemic economic instability have placed a significant strain on current operations, particularly concerning storage costs.

WHITE SALMON — In collaboration with StoveTeam International and nine other groups throughout Rotary District 5100, the White Salmon-Bingen Rotary Club helped fund the construction of 74 safe and efficient cookstoves in Retalhuleu, Guatemala.