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Columbia River Gorge Commission officials hope Washington legislature restores funding before session ends

With just days before the end of Washington state’s legislative session, officials with the commission that oversees land-use planning in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area are cautiously ...
Ever After in the Woods

Escape To This Sweet Washington Town Where Life Genuinely Slows To Its Own Gentle Pace

Some places in Washington sneak up on you. You come for a quick look at a river view and leave feeling like you found a ...
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Two of the Columbia Gorge’s best waterfalls are hiding on the Washington side, and barely anyone stops for them

Everyone drives to the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge for waterfalls. Multnomah gets the postcard, the tour buses, and the parking nightmare that comes with both, while the Washington side ...
MyNorthwest

Gateway to the Gorge: Vancouver, Camas & Washougal, Washington

Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. Ripples of history flow through the waters of the Columbia River. The ...
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Washington's scenic state park in the Columbia River Gorge is the perfect stop for water recreation

As a major Pacific Northwest landmark between Washington and Oregon, the Columbia River Gorge offers sightseers everything from vast mountain vistas to smaller, yet magical, nature preserves. With the ...
The Columbian

Aiming to save turtles in Columbia River Gorge

It’s February in the Columbia River Gorge. Cold and windy, with a hint of snow in the air. About 50 miles east of Portland, on the Washington side of the river, the chill has brought a sense of winter ...
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Friends of the Columbia Gorge fear the scenic area won’t receive funding from Washington

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The agency tasked with preserving one of the Pacific Northwest’s most famed scenic areas was left out of ...
KATU

Burdoin Fire grows to nearly 11,000 acres near Lyle, WA in Columbia Gorge

LYLE, Wash. — Hundreds of firefighters are working from the air and ground to try and contain a nearly 11,000-acre wildfire burning near Lyle, Washington in the Columbia River Gorge as temperatures ...
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Wildfire in Washington state near Columbia River Gorge grows slowly, still at 5% containment

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UNDERWOOD, Wash. (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters have converged in southwest Washington along the Columbia River Gorge to fight ...
The Columbian

Wildfire in Columbia River Gorge is now WA’s largest

The wildfire burning along Highway 14 in the Columbia River Gorge is the state’s largest fire, covering 11,248 acres as of this morning. Some 800 firefighters are working the Burdoin Fire, which ...
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Friends of the Columbia Gorge fear the scenic area won’t receive funding from Washington

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The agency tasked with preserving one of the Pacific Northwest’s most famed scenic areas was left out of Washington’s upcoming budget. The Columbia River Gorge Commission was ...