‘Wild and Scenic’ river could become less of both
A small group gathered over the weekend to protest plans by SDS Logging Company to clearcut in the White Salmon Wild and Scenic River area
Jul
13, 2020
Jan
23, 2020
Revitalizing Wetlands in the Columbia River Estuary
“Surrounded by quagmires,” William Clark wrote of their 1805 winter camp, the spot where the Lewis and Clark Discovery Corps ended their 8,000-mile westward trek. Three miles inland from where the Columbia River empties into the Pacific Ocean, the explorers found themselves in a wet, foggy landscape dominated by dense forests of Sitka Spruce, hemlock and thick brush...
Jul
19, 2018
Substation Fire
By Jurgen Hess. July 19, 2018, 4:00 a.m. update: The Substation wildfire started Tuesday afternoon on Highway 97 east of The Dalles and south of the Celilo Converter Station. The fire has grown to over 50,000 acres burning primarily wheat fields and some grass and brush in Wasco and Sherman counties. The fire is being pushed by westerly winds of 25 mph and has jumped the Deschutes River. There are 178 firefighters on the fire from 32 agencies.
Jun
14, 2018
Urban Area Boundary Revisions Once Again on the Commission Agenda
By Jurgen Hess. June 14, 2018. “This is not opening […]
Apr
5, 2018
Stevenson Waterfront Gets a Facelift
By Jurgen Hess. April 5, 2018. In 2007, a landslide forced Skamania County to dredge 70,000 cubic yards of material to create a deeper and more defined Rock Creek channel. While the Corps of Engineers approved the dredging permit, they did so on the condition that Skamania County would eventually mitigate this ecologically disruptive emergency action. This led to the inception of the Waterfront Restoration Project...
Feb
22, 2018
Wildfires: State of Washington’s long-term view
“In 2015 more than 1,500 wildfires burned over […]
