With bright symmetrical green leaves sprouting out of the Tree of Heaven’s crown, the plant almost earns the namesake based on looks alone. Corrie Podolak, conservation outreach coordinator at Underwood Conservation District (UCD), will tell you otherwise.
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MOSIER — Edi Schmidt, 6, of Mosier, is currently in the running to become a 2026 Jr. Ranger through a nationwide campaign from The National Wi…
On Feb. 5, during a chartered fishing trip off of the coast of Mexico, Alex Ortega, 12, landed a 200-pound sailfish.
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Free news: Attend Ellen Donoghue’s “Hope in the Wild” multimedia show fundraiser on Tuesday, March 31 at the Bingen Theater.
BZ CORNER — “I like to make things probable that are seemingly impossible,” said Natalie Anderson, owner and founder of The Missing Corner in BZ Corner, Washington. Right off Highway 141, the building serves as a community center that hosts events, workshops and courses.
Free news: Rep. Jeff Helfrich (R-Hood River) had the following to say on the passage of HB 4153-A, the farm store permitting bill.
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.”
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.
HOOD RIVER — The fifth installment of Mt. Adams Institute’s Sense of Place Season 16 will arrive at Columbia Center for the Arts on Feb. 18. Titled “Going Out on a Limb: Life on the Family Farms of Lisa Perry & Ricardo Galvez,” the evening will welcome Perry for a conversation rooted in the agricultural landscape and lived experience of a family farm in the Columbia River Gorge.
Free news from ODFW: Everyone can fish, clam and crab for free in Oregon on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 14-15.
