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

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

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Oregon Zoo is calling on volunteers to help monitor the American pika, one of the Columbia River Gorge's most charming residents, as part of the Cascades Pika Watch ...

March had barely begun, but everything about the landscape seemed to sing: “Spring is here!” The Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area is the Vancouver area’s own wildflower escape hatch.

The Columbia River snakes through the Columbia River Gorge, seen from the Cape Horn lookout in May. The most recent biennium budget proposal from the state Senate and House of Representatives ...

Washington state lawmakers are considering defunding a commission that regulates development in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, which spans 85 miles in Oregon and Washington between ...

“This area of the Columbia River Gorge…is home for all of us to recreate ... and understanding of how these fires can influence the landscape,” Burns added. Now, Burns said researchers ...

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 ...

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 ...