This month, Columbia Land Trust expanded an area of conserved forests and wetlands in the Chinook River floodplain near Baker Bay in Pacific County, Washington. In some parts of the floodplain, the trees and shrubs are so dense, and the wetlands are so soggy that it’s nearly impossible to explore on foot. Sitka spruces, found…
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Special Projects Manager for Metro’s Parks and Nature Department, Gaylen Beatty has been hard at work over the past few years bringing her knowledge and expertise with the Backyard Habitat Certification Program (BHCP) to two places she spends plenty of time at, her job and her daughter’s school. No stranger to the program, Beatty served…
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There are few springtime places quite as stunning as our Mill Creek Ridge property near The Dalles. Open meadows of blooming yellow balsamroot, purple and white lupine, and red Indian paintbrush stand against the backdrop of the East Cascades. The ridge’s woodlands and native grass prairies support pollinators as well as migratory and resident…
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