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. 

Why local environmental organizations oppose the Cascade Renewable Transmission Project, and th lead developer’s response

THE DALLES — The City of The Dalles wants to double the size of its primary water storage reservoir, Crow Creek, and pull more winter runoff from the Dog River — a project first planned in the 1990s.

TROUT LAKE — The Mt. Adams Institute (MAI), a nonprofit that helps further land management and conservation efforts, facilitates summer camps and founded the beloved Sense of Place lecture series, plans to dissolve after a 15-year run.

THE GORGE — Good news for victims of the Rowena and Burdoin fires: the Secretary of Agriculture has signed off on changes the Gorge Commission made to the Management Plan for the National Scenic Area, which will make rebuilding easier.

HOOD RIVER — Curious how to promote the health of your trees and prolong their life span? Come learn from OSU Extension Forester Glenn Ahrens at the Central Gorge Master Gardener’s Community Class, “Managing to Keep Trees Healthy.”

THE GORGE — OSU Hood River County Extension and the Central Gorge Master Gardeners welcome home gardeners of all abilities to attend the Garden Gathering series of monthly educational workshops.

Hood River-White Salmon Bridge Authority Project Manager Michael Shannon presented on the current bridge’s deficiencies and the proposed new bridge’s safety and economic benefits. Of note, a pedestrian path could also be used as an emergency bypass lane to keep traffic flowing in the event of an accident.  

With no dedicated funding for the new U.S. Wildland Fire Service, how are those in land management reacting?

HOOD RIVER — The fifth installment of Mt. Adams Institute’s Sense of Place Season 16 will arrive at Columbia Center for the Arts on Feb. 18. Titled “Going Out on a Limb: Life on the Family Farms of Lisa Perry & Ricardo Galvez,” the evening will welcome Perry for a conversation rooted in the agricultural landscape and lived experience of a family farm in the Columbia River Gorge.

CASCADE LOCKS — As the Bridge of the Gods enters its centennial year, its owner, the Port of Cascade Locks, is obtaining new information about the bridge’s condition gleaned from early findings of an ongoing study focused on pedestrian safety, bridge preservation, and seismic resilience.