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An Estuarine Eden
Crooked Creek Property Expands Grays Bay Conservation Efforts
[In the Media] Our Pine Creek West Purchase featured in the Columbian
A crucial phase of our multi-year Mount St. Helens Forest Conservation effort recently came to fruition when we purchased the development rights for 3,095 acres of contiguous forestlands west of Pine Creek. The purchase permanently protects critical riverside habitat and ensures continued forestry on some 2,885 acres. Read more in the Columbian.
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Special Visit to the Haul Road Project
Columbia Land Trust had a surprise visitor on the Klickitat River yesterday afternoon. Eileen Sobeck, Assistant Administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), was in the area touring salmon recovery projects with her regional staff and the Yakama Nation Fisheries Program when they decided to drop in on Columbia Land Trust’s Haul Road…
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Jason Mraz Helps Portland School Achieve Backyard Habitat Certification!
The Backyard Habitat Certification Program had a special visitor on Friday. Singer-songwriter superstar Jason Mraz joined Columbia Land Trust’s Gaylen Beatty and two fifth-grade classes at Portland’s Sunnyside Elementary to put the finishing touches on a Certified Backyard Habitat. Mraz, who has been promoting urban gardens and stewardship of the land during his recent tour,…
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[Event] Wild Splendor 2014: A Night to Remember
On Thursday, October 16, Columbia Land Trust, along with 300 of our closest supporters and friends, celebrated Wild Splendor! The event, our biggest fundraiser of the year, was a true success – and a lot of fun. We watched the world premier of The River’s Will, a short film about our largest restoration project to date;…
Read More[In the Media] Our Powerdale Project in the Hood River News
Columbia Land Trust will remove 2,600 feet of decaying steel pipe along the Hood River while leaving the trail section of the pipeline intact. It’s a beautiful thing when restoration work can happily coexist with public and recreational access. Read more in the Hood River News.
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Portland’s New Urban Jungle: Backyard Habitat & Green Zebra Team Up
In Portland's Kenton Neighborhood, Green Zebra Grocery Earns Stripes for Wildlife.
Thrillers: Native Lilies Can Show Land is Healthy
A late bloomer, the green banded mariposa lily (Calochortus macrocarpus ) thrills when it finally emerges. The purple-pink petals pop against the sandy hues of the arid western landscapes that are its preferred habitat. Those who happen upon one are stopped in their tracks….as Stewardship Coordinator Emily Matson was this July 19 on the Rowena…
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100 Days a Year Fishing? Yep. How the Hood River Made One Man’s Life
Ask Greg Short what he does for a living and he won’t answer with the title of his job (maintenance manager at Heirloom Orchards). Instead he answers with his passion. “I’m a sportfisherman,” Short says. “It’s not a side hobby. It’s a huge part of my life.” Last year, Short spent nearly 100 days fishing.…
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