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Faced with poor snowpack, two irrigation districts, a grower and a conservationist share what they expect this summer
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FREE NEWS: Hood River County is included in a National Weather Service Flood Watch from 10 a.m. Dec. 8 through late Thursday, Dec. 11.
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THE DALLES — As conditioned in a 2021 agreement to build two new data centers, Google has completed $28 million worth of water infrastructure …
WASCO CO. — Stopping long-term, deep declines in groundwater in the Fifteenmile watershed is the goal of a study by Oregon’s Water Resources D…
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HUSUM — Rattlesnake Creek, the largest tributary to the White Salmon River, is the focus of a habitat restoration effort spearheaded by Columb…
After the end of World War II when my father was discharged from the Army Air-Corps, he went home to Nebraska, married my mother, packed up his 1937 Oldsmobile and they headed for a new life in Oregon. They chose The Dalles in part because it had a river to match the Missouri my father had grown up with, fishing its murky waters and hunting and trapping along its banks. The Columbia River more than filled the bill.
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WASCO CO. — A state water manager painted a sobering but proactive picture of Wasco County’s water resources, detailing declining aquifers and…
Much is made of the accomplishments of chimpanzees, crows, dolphins and other large animals with advanced cognitive abilities that allow them to make and use various “tools” in procurement of food and other purposes. I was surprised to find that beavers are not included on the list.
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THE DALLES — In 2024, Oregon’s legislature set aside $1 million in grants to reimburse residents who repaired or replaced a dry well. Oregon’s…
HOOD RIVER — Back in April, the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board awarded the Hood River Basin Partnership (HRBP) more than $10.1 million for…
