Unprecedented Momentum: Miles Johnson, Columbia Riverkeeper, to Speak on the Path Forward for Salmon Recovery Hood River, Oregon - Sense of Place, will feature Salmon at a Crossroads on January 17th, 2024. This event will be offered in-person at the Columbia Center for the Arts in Hood River,...
The first time I met Homer Yasui was in Seattle. It was the fall of 2016, and like so many momentous things in life, I never saw it coming. I’d been hired to create something called a podcast. Unlike today, podcasts had yet to explode into the mainstream, so while I had creative freedom, I also...
Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Native Plants in the Columbia River Gorge: A Celebration of Biodiversity and Environmental Stewardship Hood River, Oregon — Sense of Place will feature Mountaintop to Backyard: The Beauty of the Gorge’s Native Plants on December 13th, 2023. This event will be...
SOLD OUT! Last week’s Sense of Place, Beaver Power: Teaming Up With Nature’s Engineers to Restore Our Watersheds, packed the house (and the livestream)! Speakers, Jeanette Burkhardt and Margaret Neuman, took us back in time to uncover how beavers have shaped the landscape both in the Pacific...
with Margaret Neuman & Jeanette Burkhardt Date & Time: Nov. 15th, 2023 at 7 pm Location: Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR Lecture Description: Foe or friend? Beavers have a long and complicated history in the Pacific Northwest. In Oregon, the Beaver State, they...
with Lesley Tamura & Adam McCarthy Date & Time: Feb. 21st, 2024 at 7 pm Location: Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR Lecture Description: Washington and Oregon produce more pears than any other states in the U.S. (#1 & #2). And Hood River County grows...
with Miles Johnson Date & Time: Jan. 17th, 2024 at 7 pm Location: Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR Lecture Description: In 2015, roughly 250,000 sockeye salmon died in the Columbia and Snake rivers because water temperatures were too hot. Sockeye also sought...
with Kristin Currin & Drew Merritt Date & Time: Dec. 13th, 2023 at 7 pm Location: Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR Lecture Description: Native plants give us a sense of place and a heartfelt connection to nature. They characterize the natural...
with Chris Donnermeyer Date & Time: March 20th, 2024 at 7 pm Location: Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR Lecture Description: Recent catastrophic fires in Oregon and Washington have been a stark reminder of wildlands fire’s place on the landscape, but also the...
with Christopher Adams Date & Time: April 17th, 2024 at 7 pm Location: Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR Lecture Description: Tree fruit production is a defining characteristic of life in The Gorge. Pear and cherry production is fraught with challenges from...
Unprecedented Momentum: Miles Johnson, Columbia Riverkeeper, to Speak on the Path Forward for Salmon Recovery Hood River, Oregon - Sense of Place, will feature Salmon at a Crossroads on January 17th, 2024. This event will be offered in-person at the Columbia Center...
The first time I met Homer Yasui was in Seattle. It was the fall of 2016, and like so many momentous things in life, I never saw it coming. I’d been hired to create something called a podcast. Unlike today, podcasts had yet to explode into the mainstream, so while I...
Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Native Plants in the Columbia River Gorge: A Celebration of Biodiversity and Environmental Stewardship Hood River, Oregon — Sense of Place will feature Mountaintop to Backyard: The Beauty of the Gorge’s Native Plants on December...
SOLD OUT! Last week’s Sense of Place, Beaver Power: Teaming Up With Nature’s Engineers to Restore Our Watersheds, packed the house (and the livestream)! Speakers, Jeanette Burkhardt and Margaret Neuman, took us back in time to uncover how beavers have shaped the...
with Margaret Neuman & Jeanette Burkhardt Date & Time: Nov. 15th, 2023 at 7 pm Location: Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR Lecture Description: Foe or friend? Beavers have a long and complicated history in the Pacific Northwest. In...
with Lesley Tamura & Adam McCarthy Date & Time: Feb. 21st, 2024 at 7 pm Location: Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR Lecture Description: Washington and Oregon produce more pears than any other states in the U.S. (#1 & #2)....
with Miles Johnson Date & Time: Jan. 17th, 2024 at 7 pm Location: Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR Lecture Description: In 2015, roughly 250,000 sockeye salmon died in the Columbia and Snake rivers because water temperatures were...
with Kristin Currin & Drew Merritt Date & Time: Dec. 13th, 2023 at 7 pm Location: Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR Lecture Description: Native plants give us a sense of place and a heartfelt connection to nature. They...
with Chris Donnermeyer Date & Time: March 20th, 2024 at 7 pm Location: Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR Lecture Description: Recent catastrophic fires in Oregon and Washington have been a stark reminder of wildlands fire’s place...
with Christopher Adams Date & Time: April 17th, 2024 at 7 pm Location: Columbia Center for the Arts, 215 Cascade Ave, Hood River, OR Lecture Description: Tree fruit production is a defining characteristic of life in The Gorge. Pear and cherry production is...