A company planning to install 5,442 acres of solar panels across a 12,532-acre corridor on 25 leased properties in Juniper Flat is setting up a fund aiming to offset lost farm income within the proposed solar plant’s footprint.

THE GORGE — The Columbia River Gorge is rich in vegetation, home to more than 800 species of plants, including 15 wildflowers that exist nowhere else on the planet. But as wildfires become more frequent and unpredictable, some plants in the region are best avoided, particularly when it comes to landscaping around your property.