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White Salmon fuel treatment moves forward
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White Salmon fuel treatment moves forward

  • By Nathan Wilson, Columbia Gorge News
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WHITE SALMON — When you’re climbing Dock Grade Road, take a gander out left, and you’ll actually be able to see up the bluff. Low-hanging limb…

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.

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Where fires used to be frequent, old forests now face high risk of devastating blazes

  • 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.

$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

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.