Size: 55 acres
Location: Clark County, WA
Acquired: 2018
Transferred: Donated to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 2019
This lovely, hillside woodland provides 55 acres of oak habitat that many migratory birds need. The Oregon white oak has been in decline, and the State of Washington lists it as a priority habitat to be protected. More than 200 vertebrate and an abundance of invertebrate species live within these woodlands. The property was temporarily saved by a conservation buyer in 2013 who stopped a buyer who wanted to build a private airstrip and home on the land.
Upland Oaks is now part of Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
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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, […]