The Columbia River snakes through the Columbia River Gorge, seen from the Cape Horn lookout in May. The Columbia River Gorge Commission oversees the national scenic area. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The agency tasked with preserving one of the Pacific Northwest’s most famed scenic areas was left out of Washington’s upcoming budget. The Columbia River Gorge Commission was ...

The Columbia River Gorge Commission on Wednesday upheld an appeal filed by Friends of the Columbia River Gorge and local residents involving Clark County’s denial of an application for mining at the ...

THE GORGE — The future of the Columbia River Gorge Commission (CRGC) was put in jeopardy last month when a Washington legislator proposed funding cuts for the organization. Last week, the state of ...

KLICKITAT CO. — We may never know which legislator asked Rep. Travis Couture, ranking Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, to introduce an amendment into the budget defunding the Columbia ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The agency tasked with helping to manage and protect the Columbia River Gorge could be facing a funding cut from the Washington legislature as lawmakers in Olympia grapple with how to ...

The Columbia River Gorge at sunset. Appreciate the Columbia River Gorge’s natural splendor while catching some wind and waves on the water, hiking to waterfalls, or cycling through rocky tunnels.

If you’re looking to explore the outdoors without traveling far, Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge offers some of the most scenic ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. – When the Washington House and Senate stripped all funding for the Columbia River Gorge Commission from its proposed budgets during heated negotiations at the end of March, the ...