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GO! Green Drinks – Fossil Fuel Threats on the Columbia River
Join Gorge Owned on Monday August 7th, 2017 from 5:30-7 for Green Drinks at The Griffin House in Hood River. Why is the Columbia a target for fossil fuel exports? How have river communities bagged major victories against the deep-pocketed fossil fuel industry?...
GO! Green Drinks at Syncline Winery
Join us Tuesday, July 11th, 5:30 to 7 p.m. for Green Drinks at Syncline Winery in Lyle, WA. Owners Poppie and Mark Mantone will provide a vineyard and garden tour and talk about sustainability practices used in their winemaking process. The couple’s experience with...
Crag Rats Rescue – Hear in the Gorge Podcast
In the summer of 2013 a father and son set out on their first camping trip together. They did what millions of people do every year and headed to Mt. Hood. For the 10-year old boy, it was a dream come true and he was prepared, but then the trip took a turn they never...
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Hear in the Gorge, Podcast Episode #1: Almost Home
"Local immigrant story becomes a national narrative" (40:44) The first Oregonian to ever receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, our nation’s highest civilian honor, was born and raised in Hood River. But the story of Min Yasui really starts with his father, Masuo....
Crag Rats: Mountain Search & Rescue
"The oldest mountain search & rescue team in the country" In the summer of 2013 a father and son set out on their first camping trip together. They did what millions of people do every year and headed to Mt. Hood. For the 10-year old boy, it was a dream come true...
Tribal Life on the Columbia River: Living at In-lieu Sites
“It’s not an in-lieu site, it’s our home.” Just hearing the word home can give people a feeling of warmth, peace, comfort. Maybe you picture your house, the front door, or the garden where you spend your free time. Which makes you wonder why so many tribal members, up...
GO! Green Drinks – Cruising the Gorge: Towns to Trails
Join Gorge Owned on Tuesday June 13, 2017 from 5:30-7 p.m. for Green Drinks at Big Winds in in Hood River. Renee Tkach with Friends of the Gorge will share the ultimate vision for Gorge Towns to Trails a 200-mile trail system wrapping around the Columbia Gorge,...
GO! Green Drinks – The Renewal Workshop
Join Gorge Owned on Wednesday May 10, 2017 from 5:30-7 p.m. for Green Drinks at The Renewal Workshop in Cascade Locks. Hear from co-founder Nicole Bassett on this new kind of apparel company that makes discarded clothing and textiles into something new. They partner...
GO! Green Drinks – The Mint: Revitalization through Preservation
Join us Wednesday, April 19th, 5:30 - 7:00 at Freebridge Brewing in The Dalles for a look behind the curtain of the historic Mint Building where the popular brewery is housed. Originally constructed in 1869 as a United States Mint with the intention of minting gold...