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White Salmon fuel treatment moves forward
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White Salmon fuel treatment moves forward

  • By Nathan Wilson, Columbia Gorge News
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WHITE SALMON — When you’re climbing Dock Grade Road, take a gander out left, and you’ll actually be able to see up the bluff. Low-hanging limb…

The resiliency of Oregon’s white oak
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The resiliency of Oregon’s white oak

  • By Emma Renly, for Columbia Gorge News

The Oregon white oak is an unusual species — with deep cavities, long winding trunks, and a life span of hundreds of years, it has carved out a unique spot in the Columbia River Gorge’s ecosystem.

Tree of Heaven? As if
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Tree of Heaven? As if

  • By Emma Renly For Columbia Gorge News
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With bright symmetrical green leaves sprouting out of the Tree of Heaven’s crown, the plant almost earns the namesake based on looks alone. Corrie Podolak, conservation outreach coordinator at Underwood Conservation District (UCD), will tell you otherwise.

Tongass Clear Cut
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Tongass Clear Cut

  • David Herasimtschuk for Earthjustice

Clearcuts on land owned by a State of Alaska corporation, adjacent to the Tongass National Forest. - Photo credit: David Herasimtschuk for Ear…

Wings on the River: The pines we lose
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Wings on the River: The pines we lose

  • By Flora Martin Gibson Columbia Gorge News
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My dad saved up enough for his first camera, probably sometime in the early 1970s, and walked the woods behind his parent’s house in what’s now a suburb of Portland. Pine squirrels, herons, various elusive birds: He had a lot of potential subjects, but most of them were very, very camera shy.

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Seed starts

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Central Gorge Master Gardeners (CGMG) began the 2025 Garden Gathering workshop series with a seed starting presentation March 8. Master Garden…

Early spring pruning for safe streets
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Early spring pruning for safe streets

  • City of The Dalles Public Works Department media release
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THE DALLES — This year, the City of The Dalles is asking citizens to make a special effort to prevent unsightly damage to street trees that ha…