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A Shared Vision Takes Shape at Cape Horn

A Shared Vision Takes Shape at Cape Horn

January 2, 2024
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Progress continues on Friends' Gorge Accessibility Project with the completion of the site design plan at Cape Horn Preserve.

Kevin Gorman Reflects on 25 Years Leading Friends of the Columbia Gorge

Kevin Gorman Reflects on 25 Years Leading Friends of the Columbia Gorge

December 31, 2023
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Explore some of Friends’ major accomplishments and milestones during Kevin Gorman’s 25-year tenure as Executive Director of Friends.

Interagency Collaboration Helps Mitigate Damage from Railroad-caused Tunnel Five Fire

Interagency Collaboration Helps Mitigate Damage from Railroad-caused Tunnel Five Fire

December 30, 2023
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The railroad-caused Tunnel Five Fire presented unique challenges to fire crews, but their work helped mitigate damage and avoid catastrophe.

Western Gray Squirrels Uplisted to Endangered Status in Washington State

Western Gray Squirrels Uplisted to Endangered Status in Washington State

November 20, 2023
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The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously to uplist the western gray squirrel from threatened to endangered under the state’s endangered species act.

Celebrating Latino Conservation Week: Connecting Communities and Nature

Celebrating Latino Conservation Week: Connecting Communities and Nature

September 26, 2023 - By Denise López

Friends Announces 2023 Plein Air in the Columbia Gorge Winners

Friends Announces 2023 Plein Air in the Columbia Gorge Winners

June 26, 2023
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The Friends of the Columbia Gorge ribbon was awarded to Mark Shasha of Swampscott, Massachusetts, for his painting "Tranquility."

Friends Achieves Three Major Court Victories Against Serial Mining Violators

Friends Achieves Three Major Court Victories Against Serial Mining Violators

June 26, 2023 - By Nathan Baker
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A spectacular trifecta of defeats for land-use violators in three different courts marks a watershed moment in the protection of the National Scenic Area from the illegal mining at the Zimmerly pit.

Protecting Agricultural Land for Agricultural Uses

Protecting Agricultural Land for Agricultural Uses

June 26, 2023 - By Nathan Baker
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Friends gears up to defend a recent appellate decision that, if upheld on further appeal, will continue to protect farmland in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area now and into the future.

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