New pressures threaten White Salmon River corridor
Timber, glamping and a rare mushroom may be on a collision course in one of the Columbia River Basin’s Wild and Scenic Rivers
May
28, 2020
Apr
9, 2020
Mar
26, 2020
Volunteers Help Monitor Water Quality in the Columbia
Earlier this month, Columbia Riverkeeper submitted new water quality data to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The watchdog group does this every year as part of the DEQ’s Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program, and the data comes from 18 sites along the Columbia River...
Mar
12, 2020
Cows and Compromises in the Owyhee Canyonlands
In an effort to reach a compromise between conservationists and the local ranching community, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are co-sponsoring legislation would designate 1.1 million acres of wilderness in Malheur County...
Feb
20, 2020
Navigating a Changing Climate: The power of public transit
To put it simply, buses and trains can move more people with fewer vehicles. And fewer vehicles translates to less carbon emissions...
Feb
6, 2020
Farmers Respond to Trump’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule
The rule undercuts and replaces the Waters Of The United States (WOTUS) rule that was implemented during the Obama Administration, and it represents the most significant rollback of the Clean Water Act since it was implemented in 1972...
