News and Updates
A catalog of recent news stories about key conservation issues in the Gorge.
Also click Gorge News Sources for a list of Gorge media.
Youth Take on the Boardman Coal Plant
March 8, 2010, Youth Climate Movement - A youth movement is to end coal burning at the Boardman plant is gaining steam.
Gorge yourself on hikes
March 8, 2010, Salem Statesman-Journal - Friends' series of hikes has something for just about everybody.
Wash. House budget threatens Gorge funding
February 26, 2010, Vancouver Columbian - Money for Gorge Commission would be eliminated.
Rep. Blumenauer, Senator Merkley Introduce Bill to Restore Columbia River
February 25, 2010, Office of Rep. Blumenauer
1000 Friends of Oregon Announces "35 Innovators Under 35"
February 2010, 1000 Friends of Oregon - Our own Kelley Beamer is named one of Oregon's brightest young innovators!
Damaging bill threatens Gorge
February 17, 2010, Vancouver Columbian op-ed - Short-term savings could mean long-term destruction.
Another Dam Delay
February 16, 2010, Vancouver Columbian op-ed - Bureaucratic maneuvering extends life of Condit Dam at least one more year
Steigerwald Lake a birding paradise
February 11, 2010, Portland Tribune - Refuge opens to public after 24-year wait
Alert: WA SR-14 sections to be closed for improvements (Scroll down)
February 11, 2010, Goldendale Sentinel - Find alternate routes between Mar.-Sep. 2010.
Bill seeks to repeal Gorge compact
February 10, 2010, Vancouver Columbian - A bill in the Washington state House would repeal the Columbia Gorge Compact and de-fund the Columbia River Gorge Commission.
Winter's Winged Visitors
February 7, 2010, The Dalles Chronicle - The prime season for eagle viewing is here.
President's Budget Includes Funding to Protect Gorge Landscapes
February 9, 2010, Friends Press Release
Wind and Bats
February 4, 2010, Oregon Field Guide (VIDEO) - Wind turbines are taking an unexpected toll on migrating bats.
Cape Horn will get a Forest Service-designed trail in Skamania County
February 1, 2010, The Oregonian
Rock Art Restoration
January 28, 2010, Oregon Field Guide - One artist's work to restore Native American petroglyphs.
"Very disappointed" in Cascade Locks casino interchange coverage (Letter to Editor)
January 23, 2010, Hood River News
Bike tour company expands to Willamette Valley, Columbia River Gorge
January 19, 2010, The Oregonian
PGE plan suggests shorter time frame to close Boardman coal-fired power plant
January 14, 2010, The Oregonian
Columbia Gorge Ranked 6th Internationally on National Geographic's "133 Destinations Rated"
November/December 2009, National Geographic Traveler
Trail plan for Washington's Cape Horn approved by U.S. Forest Service
December 22, 2009, The Oregonian
Empty nest: Making a case for the California condor's return to the Northwest
October 12, 2009, High Country News
Distance as an Illusion: John Yeon and the landscape arts of China and Japan
Fall/Winter 2009, Oregon Humanities journal
Tribes do not and should not have automatic right to develop off-reservation casinos
December 13, 2009, San Diego Union Tribune
The Columbia River Gorge: Frozen in Time
December 10, 2009, KDRV 12 Medford, OR. Beautiful images of the winter Gorge.
Gorge earns high marks - National Geographic lauds stewardship and preservation efforts
December 2, 2009, The Dalles Chronicle
Going Far Together: Nancy Russell, Gorge Protection Pioneer
Winter 2010, Land Trust Alliance newsletter
Protecting The “Wow” In The Columbia River Gorge
November 24th, 2009
November 24th, 2009
November, 24, 2009, Natural Oregon
Eleven Congressional Leaders Urge Presidential Support for
Public Land Acquisition in Gorge
November 10, 2009, Friends Press Release
The Columbia Gorge is a treasure we must protect
November 9, 2009, The Oregonian: Op-Ed by Friends' Executive Director Kevin Gorman
EPA to Issue Strict Rules for U.S. Power Plant Air Toxics
October 23, 2009, Natural Resources Defense Center
Judge turns down Portland General Electric motion to dismiss lawsuit over power plant
October 1, 2009, San Francisco Examiner
Judge rejects Portland General Electric argument in coal plant pollution case
October 1, 2009, The Oregonian
Judge rejects Portland General Electric argument in coal plant pollution case
October 1, 2009, The Oregonian
Federal Court Rules Against Portland General Electric
October 1, 2009, Friends of the Columbia Gorge press release
Seasonal closure to protect wildlife on part of Steigerwald trail
September 22, 2009, Vancouver Columbian
A big day for Oregon icons: new Columbia River trail segment opens; Astoria Column reopens
August 15th, 2009
August 15th, 2009
August 15, 2009, The Oregonian
Environmental coalition forms to fight Gorge casino (08/03/09, The Oregonian)
August 3rd, 2009
August 3rd, 2009
A coalition of environmental groups that includes Greenpeace and the National Audubon Society has emerged to fight a proposed casino in the Columbia Gorge.
Endangered Washington turtles released in Columbia Gorge (7/21/09)
July 21st, 2009
July 21st, 2009
The Oregon Zoo released nearly 60 endangered western pond turtles back to the wild.
Oregon Supreme Court backs more Columbia Gorge protection (7/16/09)
July 16th, 2009
July 16th, 2009
Oregon Supreme Court ruling protects the Gorge from cumulative harm.
Campaign for Cape Horn concludes (2/1/09)
February 1st, 2009
February 1st, 2009
Friends' Campaign for Cape Horn wraps up with over $4 million raised to protect Cape Horn.
