- February 2007, Oregon Daily Journal of Commerce: On Oregon Coast, tiny Waldport may be about to double
- February 2008, Eugene Register-Guard: Big Coast Project Dead in the Water
- July 2009, The Seattle Times: Washougal landowner’s zip-line fight to go to trial
- September 2009, KGW: Gorge zip line dispute ends with jail time for landowner
- September 2010, The Columbian: Line controversy zips into Clark County
- December 2010, The Oregonian: Feds sue Washougal-area man over Columbia Gorge zip lines
- July 2016: Operating without a permit is way of life for Haiku zip-line business
- November 2016, Maui News: Zipline continues operations despite lack of permit
- January 2017, Maui News: Zipline company’s request for a new hearing denied
- March 2018, Maui News: Haiku residents oppose proposed Jaws zip line | Owner still facing fines from current business
- March 2022, Honolulu Civil Beat: ‘Every Scream Is Heard And Felt’: Neighbors Sue Haiku Zip Line Operator
- March 2022, Hawaii News Now: Owner of Maui zipline company redesigns course amid multiple lawsuits over noise
- August 2023, Camas-Washougal Post Record: Washougal property owner proposes adventure park
- September 2023, Camas-Washougal Post Record: Washougal neighbors oppose adventure park
- November 2023, Camas-Washougal Post Record: Skamania County enacts moratorium on recreational facilities developments
- March 2024, Camas-Washougal Post Record: Worries about Skamania Co. ‘adventure park’ persist
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The Lyle Hill Fire burning sections of the Lyle Cherry Orchard Preserve. Photo by Cate Hotchkiss.
An Update on the Lyle Cherry Orchard Preserve After the Lyle Hill Fire
July 16, 2026
At the end of June, the Lyle Hill Fire broke out near the community of Lyle, Washington, and reached our Lyle Cherry Orchard Preserve, which is now closed indefinitely. Here’s […]
An Interview with Gabe Sheoships, Friends’ New Executive Director
May 4, 2026
Get to know Gabe Sheoships, Friends' new executive director, through this conversation with Acting Public Engagement & Communications Director Melissa Gonzalez, exploring his connection to the Gorge, his background, and the person behind the role.
Gabe Sheoships. Photo by Alex Milan Tracy, Underscore News.
Friends of the Columbia Gorge Announces Gabe Sheoships as New Executive Director
April 7, 2026
PRESS RELEASE Sheoships is Cayuse and Walla Walla, an enrolled citizen of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and becomes the first enrolled member of a Gorge Treaty […]