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Free news: This story was produced by Columbia Insight (columbiainsight.org), a nonprofit based in Hood River that reports on environmental issues in the Pacific Northwest, with a focus on the Columbia River Basin.

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HOOD RIVER — Adapted by detailed paint strokes, sculpture, and ceramics, the Columbia River Gorge’s striking landscapes and biodiverse inhabitants adorned the walls of 301 Gallery on June 5.

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Epic arguments between a house wren and a big gopher snake once woke me up at dawn, when the reptile tried to snitch eggs from the little wooden nestbox outside my childhood bedroom window.

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THE GORGE — In the last decade, several previously-unknown native plants were described for science from the Columbia Gorge and nearby regions.

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In the flower fields of the Columbia Gorge, a blue-haired, spiny-looking cuckoo bee patrols, searching for other bees’ pollen-laden nests so that it can steal them for itself.