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Spring Beauties

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Native wildflowers bloom early, and already in flower is the mules ear, a member of the sunflower family, and the grass widow,  one of the earliest blooms in the eastern Gorge.

Commentary: Communities can become 'fire-adapted'
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Commentary: Communities can become 'fire-adapted'

  • Susan Prichard, The Conversation via AP
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In recent years wildfire seasons in the western United States have become so intense that many of us who make our home in dry, fire-prone areas are grappling with how to live with fire.

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Van Gogh Days blossoms Aug. 2

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Van Gogh Days, celebrating the beauty of summer’s signature flower — the sunflower —returns to Rasmussen Farms in the heart of Oregon’s Hood River Valley Aug. 2-3.

Busy Sunflower
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Busy Sunflower

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Honey bees gather pollen on a giant sunflower near Benton City Monday afternoon Aug. 12. Temperatures are predicted to remain in low 80s in the Columbia Gorge through the week, according to the National Weather Service. AP Photo/Tri-City Herald, Richard Dixon

Van Gogh Days celebrates the sunflower
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Van Gogh Days celebrates the sunflower

  • Hood River News

Calling all budding Van Goghs (and all creative people with their own unique artistic styles). A bright new entry is being added to the summertime event slate at one of the Northwest’s most popular destination farms.