Air advisory from HR Fire Department
Hood River Fire & EMS advises everyone with respiratory problems, asthma, reactive airway disease, or other reactions to air pollutants, specifically smoke, to seek shelter indoors in an air conditioned environment. The heavy smoke conditions are expected to continue throughout the night potentially causing difficulty breathing and difficulty traveling due to vision impairment.
New proposal for Nichols basin could shelve cable park
Plan calls for esplanade, public recreation access, habitat improvements through urban renewal money, proponents say hotel development would have to occur to make it happen
A proposal by a pair of elected officials could be a game-changer in the debate over the future of the Nichols Boat Basin on the Hood River waterfront.
Milepost 66 Wildfire update
The Mile post 66 fire is continuing to burn between Hood River and Mosier.
Sunday ‘Homecoming’ set
The public is invited to the “White Salmon River Homecoming,” a community celebration of the river, on Sept. 29.
Keeping track of an ‘uncharismatic’ species
Lampreys move back up the Hood River
Matt Fox wades out into the rushing water of the Hood River, repeatedly jabbing at an underwater wire with a long plastic pipe, as the hot late summer sun beats down on him.
Pole Creek fire survivors: ‘We were on our own’
Gorge trio describes harrowing escape from central Oregon fire
Imagine a vast, fantastic forest wilderness at your disposal, a week’s vacation ahead and two friends to share your backpacking adventure with.
Port of Hood River considers reducing number of waterfront windsport school permits
The Hood River waterfront could have fewer wind sport schools next year. Reducing the number of the schools is an option the Port of Hood River is considering to reduce crowding on the waterfront through its concession permit master plan.
The state of the glaciers
Portland State University geologist Dr. Andrew Fountain will speak Sept. 25 on “Mt. Hood Glaciers, Trends and Future Water Supplies,” with an emphasis on the mountain’s north-side glaciers.
Washington wildfires still burning
The Cascade Creek Fire burning on the southern flank of Mount Adams continues to grow. According to the InciWeb.org, the national incident reporting system, 6,850 acres have burned as of Tuesday morning.
Glaciers, past and present
Two events: tour Newton-Clark Glacier, hear experts describe ancient Gorge, Northwest geology
On scene or “armchair,” two events this week provide a chance to learn about the geological forces at work in the Gorge both past and present.
Debating the ‘cable’ question
Large crowd weighs in on Nichols basin park proposal
Hood River showed up in force Wednesday night to make its feelings known on a potential cable park in the Nichols Boat Basin.
Corps, BPA celebrate Bonneville’s 75 years
During the Depression of the 1930s, one of the darkest economic times for the United States, a beacon of light shone forth from a monumental project spanning the Columbia River.
Cascade Creek fire on Mount Adams rages on
Anyone who looked to the north during daylight hours this week might have thought Mount Adams, the dormant volcano, had come back to life.
Brown marmorated stink bugs are spreading
Search for egg predator is under way
This invader eats just about everything that is grown commercially in Hood River. They call it the BMSB for short, but its full common name is the brown marmorated stink bug. It’s a name local growers will become very familiar with, very soon.
Cascade Creek Fire on Mount Adams rages on
Anyone who looked to the north during daylight hours this week might have thought Mount Adams, the dormant volcano, had come back to life.
