The Cougar Creek Fire Complex isn’t the first fire to sweep across the forests surrounding Mt. Adams. The Yakama Nation Reservation, Mt. Adams Wilderness, and Gifford Pinchot National Forest have all seen their share of wildfires over the past few decades, but that doesn’t mean that there isn’t still concern over the burn that’s now engulfed more than 53,000 acres.

This past Friday at the White Salmon Public Library, nature enthusiasts came together to listen to Jay McLaughlin and Ken Bevis deliver talks for “A Natural History Series” coordinated by Joy Markgraf...

After two years of fundraising, Mt. Adams Resource Stewards (MARS) has expanded the lands they manage by 280 acres.