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Prescribed burns more important than ever
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Prescribed burns more important than ever

  • By Emma Renly, for Columbia Gorge News
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“We’re ready for things to be drier than normal,” said Lucas King, fire and fuels program at Mt. Adams Resource Stewards (MARS). The organization works to put good fire, more commonly known as prescribed burns, on the forest floor of fire-adapted landscapes in the Gorge.

The resiliency of Oregon’s white oak
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The resiliency of Oregon’s white oak

  • By Emma Renly, for Columbia Gorge News

The Oregon white oak is an unusual species — with deep cavities, long winding trunks, and a life span of hundreds of years, it has carved out a unique spot in the Columbia River Gorge’s ecosystem.

Keeping up with Klickitat Oaks
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Keeping up with Klickitat Oaks

  • By Emma Renly For Columbia Gorge News
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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. 

Burning after Burdoin
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Burning after Burdoin

  • Nathan Wilson, Columbia Gorge News
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  • 4 min to read

Just outside the fire’s footprint, homeowners tap Mt. Adams Resource Stewards to light a prescribed burn

$6M grant to lower fire risk in Wasco County
Columbia-gorge

$6M grant to lower fire risk in Wasco County

  • By F. Martin Gibson Columbia Gorge News

In 2019, House Bill 5050 added funds to OSU Extension’s budget for fire resistance and resilience. The program’s $1 million annual budget supports six regional fire specialists with expertise in topics like fire ecology, rangeland management, home hardening and prescribed fire.

Wings on the River: How does smoke affect birds?
Gorge Life

Wings on the River: How does smoke affect birds?

  • By Flora Martin Gibson
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In 2020, I watched swallows curling in low flight, as they do before a rainstorm. The air was stagnant, dry, smoke-brown; the sun a pale yellow disk. Wildfires were burning almost 21,000 acres in the United States, mostly in Oregon, Washington and California.