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Flathead National Forest in Montana. Photo credit: Your Forests Your Future / US Forest Service

Gorge Life: Fire and ice cream
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Gorge Life: Fire and ice cream

  • By Yvonne Pepin-Wakefield
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Free story: I check Watch Duty and Inciweb.wildfire.gov before heading out. The apps monitor recent lightning sparked wildfires along the 200-mile stretch of road I take, twice a month, to get to my log cabin in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness. 

Your Voice: Sept. 2, 2026
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Your Voice: Sept. 2, 2026

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The opinions expressed are “your voice,” and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Columbia Gorge News, its staff, publisher or advertisers.

Mill A School forest commercially logged
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Mill A School forest commercially logged

  • By Sean Avery, Columbia Gorge News
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MILL A — Mill A School, a K-8 located in unincorporated Skamania County, just northwest of Underwood, is completely surrounded by woods. But there’s one patch of trees that’s particularly meaningful: the Little Interpretive Forest (LIF), which serves as an on-campus outdoor classroom and natural space for students.