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‘Smoke taint’ a growing issue as Washington wine grapes face wildfires

January 27, 2025, 11:28am Business

The Washington State Wine Commission hosted a talk Wednesday highlighting research into how wineries around the state can fight the impacts of wildfire smoke on wine grapes. Read story

Stopgap Columbia River Treaty update leaves U.S. flush with electricity, in trickier flood management position

December 14, 2024, 6:11am Clark County News

A stopgap update to the 60-year-old Columbia River Treaty between the U.S. and Canada upends flood control and hydropower across the river basin. Read story

The Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge, left, stretches below the Cape Horn lookout on Tuesday morning. Western Washington’s rainy weather doesn’t eliminate wildfire risk.

Federal agencies consider additional Columbia River environmental guidelines amid political uncertainty

The Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge, left, stretches below the Cape Horn lookout on Tuesday morning. Western Washington’s rainy weather doesn’t eliminate wildfire risk.

November 21, 2024, 6:11am Clark County News

A trio of federal agencies are considering whether to pursue additional environmental guidelines for the Columbia River. Read story

Apple farmers like Tim Calhoun take just a short break between the apple harvest and pruning trees for the next crop.

The Columbia River feeds Washington’s booming apple industry — and its economy

Apple farmers like Tim Calhoun take just a short break between the apple harvest and pruning trees for the next crop.

November 16, 2024, 6:13am Business

Tim Calhoun operates a small orchard and fruit distribution business about 2 miles off the Yakima River. Walking through rows of apple trees last month as the end of the harvest approached, he explained how he came to run the operation. Read story

Gary Kristensen paddling his giant pumpkin down the Columbia River. The trip took place over Oct. 12 and 13.

46 miles on the Columbia River in a giant pumpkin lands Oregon paddler a world record

Gary Kristensen paddling his giant pumpkin down the Columbia River. The trip took place over Oct. 12 and 13.

November 4, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

It was just after midnight when the support boat’s rack of lights cut out, leaving Gary Kristensen in near-darkness as he paddled down the Columbia River in a roughly thousand-pound hollowed-out pumpkin. Read story

Dave’y Lumley, left, and Noah Sampson of Yakama Nation Fisheries survey for new lamprey sites near the mouth of the Lewis River in Woodland on Sept. 25.

Can Pacific lamprey numbers be restored in the Columbia River Basin? Yakama Nation biologists think sovideo icon

Dave’y Lumley, left, and Noah Sampson of Yakama Nation Fisheries survey for new lamprey sites near the mouth of the Lewis River in Woodland on Sept. 25.

October 19, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News

Biologist Dave’y Lumley paced the shallow water at the mouth of the Lewis River on an overcast morning late last month. With each step, she carefully scanned the water in front of her, holding two hockey sticklike probes just under the surface. Read story

Section of highway to Multnomah Falls to close starting Tuesday

September 27, 2024, 3:43pm Clark County News

A section of the Historic Columbia River Highway between Wahkeena Falls and Multnomah Falls in Oregon will be closed starting Tuesday through Memorial Day 2025. Read story

Pacific lamprey cling to a fish-viewing window at Bonneville Lock & Dam on June 28. This year, adult Pacific lamprey returns are lower than in 2023. So far, fish counters estimate only 22,021 (as of Sept. 14) lamprey have passed through Bonneville’s fish ladders. (Tom Conning/U.S.

Pacific lamprey returns to the Columbia River plummet but Northwest tribes are working to fix those runs

Pacific lamprey cling to a fish-viewing window at Bonneville Lock & Dam on June 28. This year, adult Pacific lamprey returns are lower than in 2023. So far, fish counters estimate only 22,021 (as of Sept. 14) lamprey have passed through Bonneville’s fish ladders. (Tom Conning/U.S.

September 24, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

This year’s Pacific lamprey return in the Columbia River is nearly 30 percent lower than the average run in the past 10 years, according to counts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers taken at Bonneville Dam. Read story

The Columbia River pours through the Bonneville Dam spillway in August. A new study from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Richland-based Pacific Northwest National Laboratory indicates climate change may increase hydropower generation.

Federal study finds climate change will boost Pacific Northwest hydropower

The Columbia River pours through the Bonneville Dam spillway in August. A new study from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Richland-based Pacific Northwest National Laboratory indicates climate change may increase hydropower generation.

September 16, 2024, 11:41am Clark County News

Climate change will cause existing hydroelectric dams to generate more power in the Pacific Northwest and around the lower 48 states in the coming decades. That’s according to projections from an August study by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Richland-based Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Read story

Swimmers jump off the sternwheeler Columbia Gorge at the starting line Monday, during the 80th Columbia River Cross Channel Swim in Cascade Locks, Ore.

Annual Columbia River Cross-Channel Swim equal parts challenge and tradition for swimmers

Swimmers jump off the sternwheeler Columbia Gorge at the starting line Monday, during the 80th Columbia River Cross Channel Swim in Cascade Locks, Ore.

September 7, 2024, 6:14am Clark County Life

Early Labor Day morning, Lynn Rasmussen and her group — The Faux Fur-sters — shed their warm, namesake coats to reveal wetsuits. They approached the open door of Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler, which had paddled a mile from shore into the Columbia River’s shipping channel. Read story