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Dark Skies Gorge gets new leader
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Dark Skies Gorge gets new leader

  • Staff report Columbia Gorge News
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THE GORGE — Mark Zanmiller, Hood River, has accepted a co-chair position with Dark Skies Gorge (DSG), a local advocacy group fighting against …

Hazardous waste collection in Hood River, The Dalles
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Hazardous waste collection in Hood River, The Dalles

  • By Kat Tabor Columbia Gorge News
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The events will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 15, at Hood River Garbage, and Saturday, Aug. 16, at The Dalles Disposal. Both events are open to households and qualifying small businesses in the tri-county area.

Wildfire smoke inhalation prevention
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Wildfire smoke inhalation prevention

  • North Central Public Health District media release
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THE GORGE — With increased smoke from ongoing wildfires, all residents of Wasco and Sherman counties are encouraged to take steps to prepare f…

Wings on the River: How does smoke affect birds?
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Wings on the River: How does smoke affect birds?

  • By Flora Martin Gibson
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In 2020, I watched swallows curling in low flight, as they do before a rainstorm. The air was stagnant, dry, smoke-brown; the sun a pale yellow disk. Wildfires were burning almost 21,000 acres in the United States, mostly in Oregon, Washington and California.