Columbia Insight

Caring for Wildlife at the Rowena Wildlife Clinic

In the third audio edition of Columbia Insight, we take a deeper look at wildlife in the Columbia River Gorge. We talk with Dr. Jean Cypher and Calley Lovett, wildlife rehabbers from the Rowena Wildlife Clinic, and discuss some of the issues affecting wildlife in the region... 

Bringing Salmon Back to the Upper Columbia

In the second audio edition of Columbia Insight, we take a deeper look at the efforts to re-introduce salmon above Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee Dams. Featuring interviews with Colville tribal leader Rodney Cawston, UCUT committe coordinator John Sirois and Vince Bryan, the CEO of Whooshh Innovations, we discuss the history of salmon in the Upper Columbia and what it will take to bring the fish back after a nearly 80-year absence...  

Overcrowding in the Columbia River Gorge

In the first audio edition of Columbia Insight, we take a deeper look at some of the issues related to overcrowding and congestion in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Featuring interviews with Lorelei Haukness from the U.S. Forest Service and Kevin Gorman, executive director of Friends of the Columbia Gorge, we discuss the human impacts of recreation in the Gorge, as well as strategies that land managers are using to alleviate these impacts...