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Maryhill Museum of Art founder Sam Hill built this full-scale replica of Stonehenge, the prehistoric stone site in England, to protest war and remember Klickitat County’s losses in World War I.

What’s on display at Southwest Washington museums this summer?

Maryhill Museum of Art founder Sam Hill built this full-scale replica of Stonehenge, the prehistoric stone site in England, to protest war and remember Klickitat County’s losses in World War I.

June 8, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life

It’s tempting to make summer the season for setting your instincts on “fun” and your brain on “snooze.” But there’s no reason learning and leisure can’t go hand in hand, even when the sun is shining. Read story

The Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge, right, appears lush from Cascade Locks with the Bridge of the Gods on Tuesday morning. Rain now doesn’t mean we won’t have wildfires later. “We went from a ‘normal fire season’ being 100,000 acres to the 10-year average we’re working with right now, which is in the 400,000-acre range,” said Kyle Thomas-Milward from the Washington Department of Natural Resources.

‘Wildfire risk is growing in our area’: Fire agencies working now to protect Southwest Washington

The Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge, right, appears lush from Cascade Locks with the Bridge of the Gods on Tuesday morning. Rain now doesn’t mean we won’t have wildfires later. “We went from a ‘normal fire season’ being 100,000 acres to the 10-year average we’re working with right now, which is in the 400,000-acre range,” said Kyle Thomas-Milward from the Washington Department of Natural Resources.

June 1, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News

With rainy weather still in the forecast, it may seem like an odd time to be talking about wildfire. But that’s what Clark County fire districts and other agencies have been doing as they prepare for blazes that have become more common here. Read story

As fields of wildflowers at Columbia Hills State Park prove, the Columbia River Gorge is one of a kind. A new guidebook will help you explore it.

Explore the Northwest’s one-of-a-kind site with ‘Day Hiking Columbia River Gorge’

As fields of wildflowers at Columbia Hills State Park prove, the Columbia River Gorge is one of a kind. A new guidebook will help you explore it.

May 9, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Life

The Columbia River Gorge is, technically speaking, one of a kind. It’s the hugest, most diverse, most complicated of 10 designated National Scenic Areas in the United States. It likely would have been designated a bona fide national park if not for the residents, industries and transportation infrastructure that got… Read story

Construction of the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington began in 1933 and was completed in 1942. It is the largest hydropower producer in the U.S. and also part of the Columbia Basin Project, irrigating more than 600,000 acres.

Superfund plan for Columbia River sparks debate in Northwest

Construction of the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington began in 1933 and was completed in 1942. It is the largest hydropower producer in the U.S. and also part of the Columbia Basin Project, irrigating more than 600,000 acres.

April 10, 2024, 1:00pm Editor's Choice

It would create one of the largest Superfund sites in America and the first in which most of the toxic pollution comes from another country. But those are not the only unique aspects of an EPA proposal to add the upper reaches of the Columbia River in Washington state to… Read story

The Oregon Zoo is recruiting volunteers to seek out one of the Columbia River Gorge’s cutest residents this summer: the American pika.

Cascades Pika Watch: Volunteers needs to head into Columbia River Gorge to track cute critters

The Oregon Zoo is recruiting volunteers to seek out one of the Columbia River Gorge’s cutest residents this summer: the American pika.

April 9, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

This year, you could visit the Columbia River Gorge to take in its breathtaking views, its unique geology, its brilliant wildflowers. Read story

Beacon Rock’s odd history includes near destruction by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as well as almost becoming part of Oregon.

Trek through time: Explore the past by hiking Southwest Washington landscapes with incredible views

Beacon Rock’s odd history includes near destruction by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as well as almost becoming part of Oregon.

March 23, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Life

People were walking around this beautiful region long before it became known as Southwest Washington. Read story

An "Adventure Park Not Welcome Sign" is staked into the ground on the west side of Washougal River Road near the Cape Horn-Skye Elementary School/Canyon Creek Middle School campus in Washougal on Saturday, Oct. 28.

Despite moratorium, worries about Skamania County ‘adventure park’ persist

An "Adventure Park Not Welcome Sign" is staked into the ground on the west side of Washougal River Road near the Cape Horn-Skye Elementary School/Canyon Creek Middle School campus in Washougal on Saturday, Oct. 28.

March 23, 2024, 6:10am Business

A group of Skamania County residents say they fear the county’s moratorium on recreational applications won’t be enough to keep a proposed adventure park from being built. Read story

Circulation Director Rachel Rose said the letter carriers did their best, and in some cases even delivered papers with missing addresses to the mailboxes of known subscribers.

From the Newsroom: Addresser loses its grip

Circulation Director Rachel Rose said the letter carriers did their best, and in some cases even delivered papers with missing addresses to the mailboxes of known subscribers.

March 16, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

Let’s start this column with an apology to print subscribers who didn’t receive last Saturday’s edition, or received it late. We had one of those kinds of problems that crops up now and again when you manufacture things. Read story

Crumpled oil tankers lie beside the railroad tracks June 6, 2016, after a fiery train derailment that prompted evacuations from the tiny Columbia River Gorge town of Mosier, Ore.

Oil trains in the Gorge: Are we ready for a spill?

Crumpled oil tankers lie beside the railroad tracks June 6, 2016, after a fiery train derailment that prompted evacuations from the tiny Columbia River Gorge town of Mosier, Ore.

March 16, 2024, 6:00am Business

On June 13, 2023, shortly after 9 a.m., Wasco County Sheriff Lane Magill was among the first to receive the report of an event everyone in the Columbia River Gorge dreads. Read story

A tight squeeze on the current bridge has cost many vehicles their side-view mirrors.

$8 million more in funding secured for Hood River bridge replacement

A tight squeeze on the current bridge has cost many vehicles their side-view mirrors.

March 15, 2024, 11:36am Clark County News

Hood River-White Salmon Bridge project officials have nearly secured two-thirds of the bridge replacement project’s estimated $520 million price tag with another $8 million in federal earmarks announced this week. Read story