As a member, you’ll receive full-color print editions of Passages magazine and our annual reports by mail. Published three times a year, Passages covers the full spectrum of our work from conservation and legal advocacy to land trust projects, community outreach, and member stories. Annual reports provide a year-in-review snapshot, highlighting key accomplishments alongside a financial overview.
Explore the archive of past Passages issues and annual reports below. Please note: before summer 2023, Passages was known as the Friends Newsletter. Beginning with the spring 2024 issue, audio versions of all articles are also available.
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Keep updated on Friends' work, news stories, and the work happening in the Columbia Gorge.

Looking west from White Salmon down the Columbia River. Photo by Paloma Ayala.
Holding the Line: How the Gorge Commission was Saved
May 8, 2025
The Columbia River Gorge Commission is the frontline defense against unregulated development, environmental degradation, and climate change threats across the 292,500-acre Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. It ensures that […]

Alashík Preserve. Photo by Monique Trevett.
Shell by Shell: Protecting the Gorge’s Turtle Sanctuaries
May 8, 2025
In April 2024, Friends acquired Alashík Preserve, an ecologically critical property nestled in the wooded valleys of Skamania County. The acquisition marks a major conservation win, permanently protecting habitat for […]

Friends Defeats Illegal Zimmerly Mining Again, and Again, and Again
May 8, 2025
Since 2017, Friends has zealously opposed illegal gravel mining on the Zimmerly property in southeast Clark County, just inside the gateway to the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge […]