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Forecasting the Unknowable

Forecasting the Unknowable

November 15, 2020 - By Kevin Gorman

Executive Director Kevin Gorman looks ahead to the near-future of Gorge protection.

Tribes Partner With Friends to Protect Wildlife Refuge

Tribes Partner With Friends to Protect Wildlife Refuge

November 15, 2020

Arguments and a court decision in this potentially far-reaching case are due in 2021.

Stewarding the Gorge in the Time of COVID-19

Stewarding the Gorge in the Time of COVID-19

November 15, 2020

In the wake of months of canceled volunteer stewardship events after the initial coronavirus outbreak, a new program was birthed.

Board Reflections: Pleschette Fontenet

Board Reflections: Pleschette Fontenet

November 15, 2020 - By Pleschette Fontenet

One of Friends' newest board members reflects on her adaptation to the Pacific Northwest, her love of the Gorge, and looking ahead to Friends' future.

Oregon Allows Controversial Fracked Gas Power Plant to Begin Construction

Oregon Allows Controversial Fracked Gas Power Plant to Begin Construction

November 5, 2020
In the Press

Having fought the plant for years, environmentalists expressed surprise that the state has greenlighted a major new greenhouse gas polluter.

Water for Warm Springs: Helping Tribal Allies in Time of Need

Water for Warm Springs: Helping Tribal Allies in Time of Need

October 26, 2020 - By Kevin Gorman

Executive Director Kevin Gorman writes about a new partnership to address the water infrastructure crisis in Warm Springs.

Chuush: Water for Warm Springs Campaign Press Release

Chuush: Water for Warm Springs Campaign Press Release

October 26, 2020
Latest News

The water crisis in Warm Springs gains support from coalition of conservation groups.

Connections, Perspectives, and Inspirations in the Gorge

Connections, Perspectives, and Inspirations in the Gorge

October 22, 2020 - By Mika Barrett

No one family, background, or perspective can completely capture the Gorge in its entirety, but taken together their collection of experiences reveal the Gorge’s ability to connect.

Ed Cleary: Connecting to Nature through Photography

Ed Cleary: Connecting to Nature through Photography

October 19, 2020 - By Pam Davee

A photographer and ardent conservationist, Ed feels that we must not lose old-growth forest because wilderness is critical for the human condition.

OPB: Columbia River Gorge Gets Approval for a Historic Revised Management Plan

OPB: Columbia River Gorge Gets Approval for a Historic Revised Management Plan

October 19, 2020
In the Press

For the first time, the management plan requires a climate action strategy to continue to protect the region and adapt to changing climate.

Sweeping Changes Approved to Columbia River Gorge Management

Sweeping Changes Approved to Columbia River Gorge Management

October 14, 2020
Latest News

New policies address climate change, salmon streams, wetlands, and limit urban expansion.

Adapting Land Management for Uncertain Times

Adapting Land Management for Uncertain Times

September 24, 2020

This has been a year of change and adaptation at Friends--and not the slow kind.

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