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.”
By Jennifer Harty
Central Gorge Master Gardener Association
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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.
Free news: Come learn from OSU Extension Forester Glenn Ahrens at the Central Gorge Master Gardener's Community Class, "Managing to Keep Trees Healthy," on Saturday, March 7, 9 a.m. at the Hood River Valley Christian Church.
By Steve Lundeberg, 541-737-4039, steve.lundeberg@oregonstate.edu
Source: Meg Krawchuk, 541-737-1483, meg.krawchuk@oregonstate.edu; Bruno Aparicio, bruno.aparicio@oregonstate.edu
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Free news from OSU: A new analysis shows that the Pacific Northwest’s mature and old-growth forests are most at risk of severe wildfire in areas that historically burned frequently at lower severity.
HOOD RIVER — Hood River Watershed Group representatives will attend the Port of Hood River’s Feb. 17 meeting will provide an overview of a federally-funded “Hood River Confluence Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study.”
Free news: Aaron Bott, state wolf biologist, will present on the natural history, biology, and behavior of wolves at The Ruins on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 6 p.m. The presentation is free to attend.
By Sienna Krulis, Adam Yawdoszyn, and Jack Fogarty
Mt. Adams Resource Stewards
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Hungry and patient, the golden eyes of invasive American bullfrogs breach the surface of quiet waters, ready to lunge indiscriminately at any small sign of movement. Under the same moonlight, a different kind of hunter navigates through the water: a team of trained bullfrog removal technicians.
Author and old-growth enthusiast Rand Schenck brought Gifford Pinchot’s legacy to light at the Columbia Center for the Arts on Dec. 10, guiding audience members through decades of the United States Forest Service’s polarizing history within and beyond the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.