Mt. Hood Land Exchange Clarification Bill Ready for President's Pen Legislation written by U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Representatives Greg Walden, R-Ore., and Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., to protect and enhance Oregon’s land conservation and recreation priorities on Mt. Hood passed the Senate unanimously on December 21, 2017.  The House of Representatives passed the bill in February on a 415-1 vote. The bill now goes to the president to be signed into law. Wyden, Merkley, Walden and Blumenauer introduced the Mt. Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act in the Senate and House earlier this year to help resolve a nearly nine-year-long dispute over proposed land development on the northeast side of Mt. Hood. Hood River Valley Residents Committee executive director Heather Staten expressed our gratitude on getting the bill passed, “We have been working on this historic solution for more than 15 years, and we…

After the Smoke Clears: A Forum on the Eagle Creek Fire and Recovery Thursday, November 30, doors at 5:45, show at 6:30 pm Bowe Theater, Hood River Valley High School The Eagle Creek fire threatened Gorge communities, disrupted businesses, filled our skies with smoke, and burned through cherished hiking trails. Many of us are still working through the accompanying anger, outrage, anxiety, and stress from the fire. Now that rains have come and largely put the fire out, we can breathe deep and look to the forest for what it can teach us about natural recovery systems. It's also a time to look ahead at ways we can increase resilience for the land, communities, and trails that make the Gorge such a special place.  We are pleased to be a host of After the Smoke Clears a forum featuring multimedia presentations on what happened in the fire and examining key challenges moving forward, featuring insights from a collection of…

You are invited to our 3rd Annual H is for Harvest Saturday October 7, 6-9 pm Springhouse Cellar, Hood River Join the Resident's Committee at one of Hood River’s coolest venues for a harvest inspired evening of live music, delicious food, Northwest wines, and exciting auction items that celebrate our beautiful county and its bounty--and support our 40 years of work protecting farms, forests, wild places and the livability of our community. D is for Delicious. We’ll provide light appetizers and desserts with more substantial food truck fare available from The Huck Truck. A is for the AMAZING items in our live and silent auctions.  We've got intriguing auction items lined up from an Ashland theater trip with luxury hotel stay to Mystic Mud pottery to 9 tons of gravel from Lane's Excavation. Check out a sneak peek of the auction here. B is for the BAND and this year we'll enjoy the swinging blues and bluesy jazz of local heros OBO - Ontiveros, Bonham…