As a member, you’ll receive full-color print editions of Passages magazine and our annual reports by mail. Annual reports summarize the fiscal year, highlight accomplishments, and provide a financial overview. Passages magazine, published three times a year, offers updates on all aspects of our work, including conservation programs, legal work, land trust activities, outreach initiatives, and news about members and volunteers.
Browse the archive of past magazines and annual reports below. Please note that prior to the Summer 2023 edition of Passages magazine, the publication was referred to as the “Friends Newsletter.”
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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, […]