
Stewardship at Turtle Haven. Photo by Cate Hotchkiss.

Guided outing at Lyle Cherry Orchard. Photo by Paloma Ayala.

Middle school students from Washougal, Washington, play during Explore the Gorge. Photo by Paloma Ayala.

Participants in our Land Steward program plant natives at Turtle Haven. Photo by Sarah Skelly.
Land Steward Program
Become a Friends Land Steward to “adopt” a preserve and help steward it over time. Email Friends’ Stewardship Volunteer Coordinator Sarah Skelly at sarah.skelly@gorgefriends.org

Friends staff members at Summerfest 2024 at Cape Horn Preserve. Photo by Joe Wong.
Events
Interested in volunteering at Friends’ community events? Email us at friends@gorgefriends.org.

Office Work
Interested in volunteering at Friends’ office? Email us at friends@gorgefriends.org.
Latest News
Keep updated on Friends' work, news stories, and the work happening in the Columbia Gorge.

Beacon Rock. Photo by Jeremiah Leipold.
Columbia River Gorge Commission Avoids Defunding, Faces 27 Percent Budget Cut
April 28, 2025
The press release below was sent to media outlets across the Pacific Northwest on Thursday, April 28, 2025. COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, Wash., April 28, 2025 – The Columbia River Gorge Commission, […]

Washington House Votes to Defund the Columbia River Gorge Commission
April 3, 2025
The press release below was sent to media outlets across the Pacific Northwest on Thursday, April 3, 2025. COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, Wash., April 3, 2025 – The Columbia River Gorge […]

What if the National Scenic Area Never Existed?
December 23, 2024
The Columbia Gorge would be a very different place without the protections of the National Scenic Area. Unchecked residential, commercial, and industrial development would have consumed parts of it, transforming cliffs, […]