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The climate conditions behind our wildfire season

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The climate conditions behind our wildfire season

Nathan Wilson, Columbia Gorge News
Updated May 21, 2026

This winter saw high temperatures and poor precipitation. Mass evaporation further dried out fuels. Only a very strong El Niño could help avoid repeat next year.

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U.S. Senate panel to examine fertilizer costs, food prices

By Tom Joyce | The Center Square contributor
Updated May 11, 2026

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday afternoon looking at disruptions in the fertilizer industry and the impact rising costs are having on American farmers and food prices.

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Forecasters predict, prepare for increased drought and wildfire risk after NOAA climate outlook

Robin Linares
Apr 6, 2026

While the Pacific Northwest west of the Cascades is known for its seemingly constant rain, much of Oregon is preparing for drought conditions and increased wildfire risk for the summer. This comes after Oregon’s uncharacteristically mild winter. Much of winter saw warmer temperatures, tied with 1934 as the warmest winter on record for the state. […]

$6M grant to lower fire risk in Wasco County

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$6M grant to lower fire risk in Wasco County

By F. Martin Gibson Columbia Gorge News
Oct 8, 2025

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.

Farmers Irrigation District urges patrons to conserve water amid severe drought

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Farmers Irrigation District urges patrons to conserve water amid severe drought

Kat Tabor Columbia Gorge News
Sep 6, 2025

HOOD RIVER — Farmers Irrigation District (FID) is asking residents to reduce water use by 25% as Hood River County faces severe drought condit…

Farmers Irrigation urges water cut amid severe drought

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Farmers Irrigation urges water cut amid severe drought

By Kat Tabor
Sep 2, 2025

By Kat Tabor

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Updated Aug 11, 2025

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Gorge growers outline climate, economic challenges at Mid-Columbia Economic Development District symposium

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Gorge growers outline climate, economic challenges at Mid-Columbia Economic Development District symposium

By Nathan Wilson, Columbia Gorge News
Updated Oct 7, 2025

Columbia Gorge News incorrectly characterized Commissioner Jennifer Euwer's relationship with Diamond Fruit Growers and the farmworkers she em…

Balancing conservation, climate change and human needs in south-central Washington

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Balancing conservation, climate change and human needs in south-central Washington

By Flora Gibson Columbia Gorge News
Updated Oct 3, 2024

THE GORGE — For a small conservation district balancing the needs of human communities with those of streams and increasingly human-filled for…

Precipitation lags as Oregon drought lingers

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Precipitation lags as Oregon drought lingers

By George Plaven, Oregon Capital Bureau
Updated Dec 6, 2022

PORTLAND — A new water year is off to a slow start in Oregon, where much of the state remains mired in a multi-year drought.

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