Friends Board Chair Annie Munch looks back on the past year and sees the future of Gorge protection and accessibility through the eyes of her grandson.
Finance Director Paige Unangst: While the pandemic has continued to be challenging on many fronts, Friends is fortunate to have successfully embraced operating with a hybrid or remote model.
In a guest blog, Washington State Parks Communications Consultant Meryl Lassen that "with a little help from our Friends, Washington State Parks will improve safety and access at Beacon Rock."
Once trained, Oregon Bee Atlas volunteers explore the state with nets and kill jars, collecting bees in natural landscapes like forests and meadows.
“Oregon’s future begins today, free of new fossil fuel power plants, which are dirty dinosaurs of a bygone era.”
Friends has been investing in community partnerships to improve accessibility and inclusion at critical land trust acquisitions at Cape Horn and Catherine Creek.
After an extended pause on Friends' youth education programs due to the pandemic, students are finally able to spend a full school day learning outside the classroom.
It's inspiring to see a wide and deep base of support for the protections the Scenic Area enjoys today, a testament to decades of hard work.
Lowe’s winning oil painting—a piece capturing a summer sunset in the Gorge—was one of several Gorge plein air paintings recognized by Maryhill and partner organizations.
Community Engagement Specialist Kassy Delgado meets up with landscape painters taking part in an annual Gorge event and finds community rather than competition.
Looking beyond the pandemic, innovation is in mind as two of Friends' most popular programs are relaunched.
Creating her award-winning work “wasn’t just plein air painting; it was adventure painting," said Portland-area painter Janie Lowe.
