Friends of the Historic Columbia River Highway announce the twelfth annual fundraising Gorge Ride to be held Saturday in Oregon.
Bicyclists will again ride on the Historic Columbia River Highway from the Gorge Discovery Center to the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail in Mosier and continue on to the Senator Mark O. Hatfield West Trailhead east of Hood River and return. This 38.5-mile trip includes the vista at Rowena Crest, travel through the Mosier Twin Tunnels and a rest stop (twice) at the historic Mayerdale Estate.
The raffle (each participant will receive one ticket) will include new sponsors this year, including Port of Hood River, Port of Cascade Locks, Thunder Island Brewing, Cascade Locks Ale House and Double Mountain Brewery.
Registration is open through www.gorgeride.eventbrite.com.
Clark-Skamania Flyfishers to meet
The Clark-Skamania Flyfishers meet on the third Wednesday of every month, except for March, July, and August. The public is invited and families are welcome to the meeting at Camas Meadows Golf Course.
State commission to select new director
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission is scheduled to select a new director for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife during a public meeting Thursday through Saturday in Olympia.
The commission interviewed seven candidates for the director’s position in May before selecting three finalists. Interviews with the finalists will take place during an executive session scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Thursday.
Commissioners are scheduled to publicly consider the selection and appointment of the new director during a public session at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Former WDFW Director Jim Unsworth resigned in January after heading the department for three years. The commission appointed the department’s deputy director, Joe Stohr, as acting director.
Halibut anglers get one more day to fish
The Columbia River Subarea (Leadbetter Point, Wash., to Cape Falcon, Ore.) all-depth halibut fishery will be open for one additional day on June 21.
After the most recent openings in Washington, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has determined that there is enough quota remaining in the Washington recreational quota to have all Washington subareas, including the Columbia River Subarea, open on June 21.
Since Washington and Oregon co-manage the Columbia River Subarea, and have license reciprocity, anglers fishing out of Oregon ports in the subarea will be allowed to participate in the all-depth halibut fishery on Saturday as well. The Columbia River Subarea nearshore fishery also remains open, seven days per week until the quota is caught, or Sept. 30, whichever comes first.
