Join us for a fire ecology walk Brance Morefield, US Forest Service Botanist. He will guide the group to a post-wildfire restoration area along the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, covering fire burn severity, the ecological role of fire, and what recovery looks like on the ground.

Join us for a spring bird walk at Doetsch Day Use with Cindy McCormick from the Vancouver Audubon. Easy: 1.2 miles | No elev. Gain

Join Hike Leader and dog lover, Don McCoy, for a hike at Steamboat Landing in Washougal! Moderate: 8.2 miles | 300-ft elev. gain

Join hike leader Steve Carples for a wildflower-filled day visiting Four Sisters Natural Area and Mill Creek Ridge, two Columbia Land Trust properties above The Dalles. Moderate: 5.5 miles | 600-ft. elev. gain

Join Friends Hike Leader/ Klickitat Trail Conservancy president Ken Hansen on a 8-mile mostly downhill bike ride from the Pitt trailhead to the Lyle trailhead, a portion of the "Rails to Trails" route. Bike Ride Difficulty level: Easy 8 miles | ~220 feet- elevation gain.

Join Friends Board Member and local naturalist Jayson Moorman for a hike at Friends' Lyle Cherry Orchard Preserve. Strenuous: 4.5 miles | 1,200-ft. elev. gain

Join Renee Tkach (Friends' Conservation Director) and Madison Kenney (Friends' Advocacy & Policy Coordinator) for a hike at Stiegerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Easy: 3 miles - Refuge River Trail

Join Steve Carples on a loop hike to Triple Falls along Waterfall Alley. Moderate: 4.5 miles | 850-ft elev. Gain

Join Hike Leader Sharon Ross as she guides you to beautiful McCord and Elowah Falls along the upper McCord Falls trail. Moderate: 3 miles | 600-elev. Gain

Join outdoor guide & Friends board member Jayson Moorman for an adventure through old-growth forest ablaze with spring colors. 6 mile loop with ~1,200-feet elevation gain

Gorge Morning Walks are casual, no-frills hikes in the Columbia Gorge; an easy way to get outside and start the day with fellow Friends on the trail. We’ll be gathering once a month, at the same time and place, so it’s a standing option you can drop into whenever it works for you. No registration […]

Gorge Morning Walks are casual, no-frills hikes in the Columbia Gorge; an easy way to get outside and start the day with fellow Friends on the trail. We’ll be gathering once a month, at the same time and place, so it’s a standing option you can drop into whenever it works for you. No registration […]