Friends of the Columbia Gorge
Friends of the Columbia Gorge hosts a variety of events for our members and the public. Browse upcoming guided outings and land stewardship events below.
Join Friends of the Gorge and US Forest Service this fall in helping spread a mix of native grass seed to boost land recovery within the Burdoin Fire Area.
Join Friends of the Columbia Gorge and US Forest Service this fall in helping spread a mix of native grass seed to boost land recovery within the Burdoin Fire Area.
Come out for a day of salmon habitat restoration in the Gorge! Volunteers will be planting native shrubs alongside Good Bear Creek, a salmon bearing stream that flows into the Columbia River at St. Cloud Day Use Area.
Join us in planting native shrubs in oak understory at Sams Walker Day Use Area as this restoration area transforms from years of overgrown Himalayan blackberry to healthy native understory.
Join us for monthly Stewardship Saturdays at Sams Walker! This month we will be planting native strawberries and pulling invasive English ivy and herb Robert geranium to free up more space for those spring wildflowers!
Kick off spring with a stewardship day at St. Cloud Day Use Area! For March we will be doing a stream clean to remove litter and unwanted debris from the restoration areas, trails and parking lot.
Come help tackle spring invasive weeds and enjoy the first wildflowers emerging in the pollinator meadow restoration area!
Join us in kicking off Lyle Community Clean-up weekend with some stewardship and clean-up at this local preserve overlooking the Klickitat River.
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 Friends of the Columbia Gorge for a special screening of the Shared Wild Series, a short film series directed by Friends’ Digital Content Producer Monique Trevett that celebrates community, conservation, and recreation in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. This series celebrates the joy of outdoor recreation while exploring how our […]
We will keep momentum going on riparian restoration by tackling invasive blackberry and jewelweed in the newly planted area along Good Bear Creek.
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