Mid-Columbia National Wildlife Refuges Issue Fire Prevention Order
Contact: Chris Schulte, (509) 546-8330
Due to extremely dry conditions, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has imposed a complete ban on activities likely to start a fire on refuges in the Mid-Columbia. Included in the order are the Hanford Reach National Monument and Columbia, Cold Springs, Conboy Lake, McKay Creek, McNary, Toppenish and Umatilla National Wildlife Refuges. Building any fire, including the use of charcoal briquettes and cooking stoves, is prohibited. Also banned are fireworks, smoking outside of an enclosed vehicle, and operation of any motor without an approved and working spark arrester.
Categories: Press Releases Tags: cold springs, columbia, conboy lake, fire, fish, fws, hanford reach, mckay creek, mcnary, mid-columbia, new release, press release, refuge, toppenish, umatilla, wildlife
Gorge Flood Trip Report – 09.06.08
On Saturday, September 6, 2008, Columbia Gorge flood trip participants gathered at Shari?s in Troutdale to start the long day learning more about the Missoula Floods. Those of you who were not able to attend and want to learn more about these historic floods can do an internet search for Missoula Floods, or Ice Age Floods to get more information. You can also go to the Ice Age Floods Institute website and learn more there.
Read more at Sept. 6 Gorge Flood Trip Report
Categories: Adventures Tags: adventure, columbia, columbia river, lake, missoula floods, oregon, pacific northwest, trip
Eastern Washington Coulee Country Tour – 05.25.2008
Generally, I don’t like to travel on holiday weekends, especially when it involves going to Eastern Washington. However a day trip on a Sunday isn’t bad – no Monday stop and go traffic over Snoqualmie Pass to contend with.
On Sunday, my son Steven, our dog and myself headed out around 6:00 a.m. over Snoqualmie Pass to Eastern Washington on a photographic tour. After a stop in Ellensburg for gas, coffee and food (plus a few stops on the way for the dog), we headed east on I-90 to Vantage, across the Columbia River and south on SR 243 towards Beverly to head up Lower Crab Creek.
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Categories: Adventures, On The Web Tags: appledale, atv, beverly, blue lake, columbia, columbia river, corfu, coulee, crescent bar, deep lake, dry falls, dry falls lake, dunes, highland school, junction, land cruiser, lenore lake, lower crab creek, lower grand coulee, moses coulee, moses lake, o'sullivan dam, orv, othello, palisades, parke lake, perch lake, potholes reservoir, quincy, railroad, road trip, rv, seep lakes, shrub-steppe, smyma, soap lake, soda lake, sun lakes state park, tour, trestle, umatilla rock, upper goose lake, washington, west bar
Whiskey Dick Wildlife Area Overland Tour 07.21.07
After a night of camping along the Yakima River, we got up early, broke camp and headed to Ellensburg, Washington to meet up with the Northwest Backroad Drivers group to explore the Whiskey Dick Wildlife Area just east of Ellensburg.
Categories: Adventures Tags: army, backroads, campsite, cayuse, columbia, communications, ellensburg, expedition, forest, gps, jeep, northwest, overland, park, parke creek, quilomene, river, skookumchuck, tour, vantage, washington, whiskey bay, whiskey dick, wild horse, wildlife, yakima
