The museum, founded in 1984 and located near St. Paul’s Mission on the Columbia River, was celebrated Saturday when dozens of people waited for the doors to open.

As salmon restoration ramps up on the Columbia River above Chief Joseph Dam, it is important to establish balances between those fish already in reservoirs behind dams and salmon being introduced.

In the wake of a wildfire, there's often an assumption that burned landscapes will be more susceptible to landslides. But new research from the University of Oregon suggests it's not always that ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The battle between sea lions, salmon and fishermen has been going on for decades on the Columbia River, but tension is growing in Longview, where it appears hundreds of them ...

Columbia River drowning, Skamania County hiking death prompt safety reminders A 40-year-old woman drowned paddleboarding and a 17-year-old died hiking, leading officials to remind recreators about ...

The Columbia River Highway Scenic Byway starts in Troutdale, which is around 20 minutes from downtown Portland by car. For this reason, Portland acts as an easy basecamp for the journey.

In Washington, it’s at Bonneville Dam. Meanwhile, in Oregon, the permits allow them to trap at Willamette Falls, Bonneville Dam and east of I-205, all the way to the McNary Dam in Umatilla.