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Columbia River Gorge

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

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… Read story

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

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… 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 &amp; 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&rsquo;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 &amp; 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&rsquo;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&rsquo;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&rsquo;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

Camas resident Roman Battan, left, gives "Adventure park not welcome!" yard signs to a rural Washougal resident Oct. 23 at the Riverside Bowl Skatepark in Camas.

Plans for a hotly contested Skamania County adventure park at an end after code changes

Camas resident Roman Battan, left, gives "Adventure park not welcome!" yard signs to a rural Washougal resident Oct. 23 at the Riverside Bowl Skatepark in Camas.

August 31, 2024, 6:08am Business

Skamania County’s adventure park saga seems to have come to an end. Read story

Cascade Renewable Transmission is planning to build a 100-mile-long transmission line between Bonneville Power Administration’s Big Eddy substation in The Dalles, Ore., near The Dalles Dam, and Portland General Electric’s Harborton substation in Portland.

Company wants to bury 100-mile transmission line in Columbia River; it could carry solar, wind energy to Clark County

Cascade Renewable Transmission is planning to build a 100-mile-long transmission line between Bonneville Power Administration’s Big Eddy substation in The Dalles, Ore., near The Dalles Dam, and Portland General Electric’s Harborton substation in Portland.

August 30, 2024, 6:07am Business

A pair of Connecticut companies are seeking approval to bury a 100-mile transmission line in the bed of the Columbia River to carry solar and wind energy to the Portland-Vancouver area. Read story

A wind turbine with one blade painted black at a PacifiCorp wind farm in Wyoming.

Oregon researchers paint wind turbines partly black to reduce bird deaths

A wind turbine with one blade painted black at a PacifiCorp wind farm in Wyoming.

August 28, 2024, 6:05am Latest News

A simple coat of black paint on the white blade of a wind turbine could save countless birds from flying into the machines and to their deaths each year. Read story

Michael Curtis of Washougal greets a dog along the Columbia River, in 2024. Curtis has raised more than $56,000 for Northwest Battle Buddies through his 1,000-mile journey down the Columbia River on a stand-up paddleboard.

Washougal man paddles entire length of the Columbia River on a paddleboard, raising $56K for NW Battle Buddies

Michael Curtis of Washougal greets a dog along the Columbia River, in 2024. Curtis has raised more than $56,000 for Northwest Battle Buddies through his 1,000-mile journey down the Columbia River on a stand-up paddleboard.

August 27, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

After seven years, three surgeries, 18 months of physical therapy and 1,000 miles of rigorous paddleboarding, Michael Curtis is about to complete the most ambitious journey of his self-described “adventurous life.” Read story