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The city, conservation groups spar over reservoir expansion
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The city, conservation groups spar over reservoir expansion

  • Martin Gibson, Columbia Gorge News
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THE DALLES — The City of The Dalles wants to double the size of its primary water storage reservoir, Crow Creek, and pull more winter runoff from the Dog River — a project first planned in the 1990s.

Riverkeeper, Youth Corps partner for conservation work
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Riverkeeper, Youth Corps partner for conservation work

  • By Trisha Walker Columbia Gorge News
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It used to be an industrial site, but now, Nichols Natural Area is, well, a natural area.

Located on a roughly 3-acre conservation easement on the banks of the Columbia River at the Hood River Waterfront, the former Nichols Boatworks property has undergone quite a few changes in the last several years.

WA: Vigil For Salmon Dying in Hot Water

WA: Vigil For Salmon Dying in Hot Water

  • Alex Milan Tracy

People watch an underwater camera set up top show how increased water temperates are affecting salmon returning to the Little White Salmon Nat…

WA: Vigil For Salmon Dying in Hot Water

WA: Vigil For Salmon Dying in Hot Water

  • Alex Milan Tracy

Cathy Sampson-Kruse, a member of the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation, speaks as activists gather at the Little White Salmon…