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Official USFS #ColumbiaRiverGorge National Scenic Area acct. We protect the scenic, natural, cultural, and recreational resources of the #ColumbiaGorge #CRGNSA

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The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area office will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17th for Presidents' Day.

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The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area office is closed today, 2/14/2025, due to inclement weather.

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The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area office is closed today, 2/13/2025, due to inclement weather.

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Winter Wildlife ❄️
Animals change their behaviors to survive the winter in many different ways. The fourth strategy we're looking at in our Winter Wildlife mini-series is how animals stay active.

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Our office is closed today, 1/20/25, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day.
The Forest Service is always striving to cultivate an organization comprised of diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences, and ways of thinking that reflect our core values and the communities we serve.

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Winter Wildlife ❄️
Animals change their behaviors to survive the winter in many different ways. The third strategy we're looking at in our Winter Wildlife mini-series is foraging.

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Winter Wildlife ❄️
Animals change their behaviors to survive the winter in many different ways. The second strategy we're looking at in our Winter Wildlife mini-series is physical adaptations.

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Winter Wildlife ❄️
Animals change their behaviors to survive the winter in many different ways. The first strategy we're looking at in our Winter Wildlife mini-series is hibernation.

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Day four! You have the full image, do you know where it is? Stop reading here if you want to guess because we are about to reveal the answer...

It's Horsetail Falls! Thanks to everyone who played along 😁 4/4

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Day three! Last chance to guess before this photo is fully revealed... 3/4

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Day two! Does this help at all? You've now got half of the image - do you know where we are 🗺️? 2/4
Hint: This falls is visible from the highway

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🤔Can you identify this spot in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area before the image is fully revealed? Each day, we'll post with more and more of the image visible until it is fully revealed! 1/4

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Happy New Year! Which of our sites are on your 2025 bucket list? Let us know in the comments ⬇️.

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Happy holidays! Our office will be closed 12/25/2024 and 1/1/2025. Please recreate safely and make sure to check weather and trail conditions before going out.

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Gorge Views 🤩
This wintry photo was taken in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in December of 2016. Can you name where? Let us know in the comments!

Hint: This photo was taken in Oregon

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Let it snow ❄️❄️❄️
We are starting to get snow down in the gorge and it is so pretty! While the Scenic Area remains open, it is even more important to check on trail conditions and weather forecasts before you leave to go out.
Photo by Clifford Paguio

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It's International Mountain Day ⛰️! This year, the theme is "Mountain solutions for a sustainable future - innovation, adaptation, and youth."

How many mountains can you name in the Scenic Area? Can you name the mountain in this picture and which site the picture was taken at?

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DIRT DAY! 🪴Happy #WorldSoilDay. This year, we focus on the importance of accurate soil data with a theme of Caring for Soils: Measure, Monitor, Manage."

Learn more here: https://t.co/AmI4GUVb8a

Image courtesy of PCTA

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It's #GivingTuesday! This year, consider giving your time to one of our wonderful partners and volunteering to support education, restoration, trail maintenance, and more in the gorge.
Check out volunteer opportunities: https://t.co/2GrZ7tPfhj

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We are grateful today (and every day!) for all of our amazing partners, volunteers, stewards, and YOU! Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.