The U.S. Forest Service says the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area sees about two million visitors annually.

COYOTE WALL RECREATION AREA — The sun shone bright, birds zipped around the sky ... “Spring is here!” The Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area is the Vancouver area’s own wildflower escape ...

For the past two decades, an inconspicuous nature preserve in the Columbia River Gorge has protected rare plants, Oregon white oaks and animals imperiled by rapidly disappearing habitats.

The wonder caddisfly is one of the rarest of the Columbia River Gorge’s caddisflies ... providing food for fish, birds, bats, spiders, frogs and small mammals like voles. Since they need clean water, ...

The sun shone bright, birds zipped around the sky and tiny, vivid purple, yellow and white flowers flared at my feet.

The Oregon Zoo is calling on volunteers to help monitor the American pika as part of the Cascades Pika Watch program.

The Oregon Zoo is once again seeking volunteer pika watchers to scan Columbia River Gorge terrain for the tiny, squeaking mammals.

For just $10 each way, you can take the Columbia Gorge Express bus from Portland's Gateway Transit Center. It will drop you off at Multnomah Falls, Hood River or Cascade Locks. (If you live nearby ...