The Angle: Bluegill Fish
By Lucas Holmgren, For The Mountain Times Creating memories with kids is a heartwarming experience for parents. For a parent…
Mt. Hood Flowers of the Month
By Madeline Bombardi, For The Mountain Times The lingering chill of winter gives way to the embrace of slowly emerging…
The Woodsman: Snow Pack in Decline Throughout the Western United States
By Steve Wilent, For The Mountain Times Before I get into the snow, I have a few words about the…
Multiple Cougar Sightings Reported Near Mt. Hood
By Mtn Times Staff, For The Mountain Times Multiple reports from neighbors on Nextdoor.com have confirmed several cougar sightings in…
The Viewfinder: Finding Inspiration in the Winter
By Gary Randall For The Mountain Times Winter in Oregon has a way of silencing the world. Between storms, snow…
Mt. Hood Flowers of the Month
By Madeline Bombardi For The Mountain Times As winter fades, tulips emerge as one of the first signs of spring’s…
The Woodsman: New Defensible-Space Standards Don’t Apply to Every Property, but They Should
By Steve Wilent For The Mountain Times In last month’s column I wrote about the urban wildfires in and around…
Making Memories at Marmot Recreation Site
By Danella Demary For The Mountain Times On the way to Mt. Hood Recreation Area, along Route 26 eastbound, there…
Grant Helps Keep Trail Clear for Trailkeepers
By Justin Andress The Mountain Times Since 2007, the TrailKeepers of Oregon have rallied volunteers to preserve and protect the…
Bigfoot Hunters Gather for Inaugural Mt. Hood Sasquatch Festival
Bigfoot Hunters Gather for InauguralMt. Hood Sasquatch Festival By Justin Andress The Mountain Times Between Friday, April 11, and Sunday,…
AntFarm Expands Mission with $50K Grant
By Justin Andress, The Mountain Times You’d be hard-pressed to find a local who doesn’t consider AntFarm a community institution.…
Nighttime Thrills Await at Skibowl
By Justin Andress, The Mountain Times Mt. Hood’s action sports fans don’t need to quit the slopes after dark. When…
Mt. Hood Race Team Builds a Community of Competition
By Justin Andress, The Mountain Times Last week, members of the Mt. Hood Race Team posted two first-place finishes at…
Flood Awareness Takes Center Stage at Mt. Hood Lions Club
By Justin Andress, The Mountain Times As part of his position as Resilience Coordinator for Clackamas County’s Office of Disaster…
The Angle: 5 Tips for Wintertime Steelhead Fishing in the PNW
By Lucas Holmgren, The Mountain Times Pacific Northwest veterans know that winter can be a beautiful season in Washington and…
Outdoor Adventures: Taking the Roads Less Traveled
By Danella Demary, For The Mountain Times Among the countless forested roads and scenic hiking trails of Mt. Hood Territory…
The Viewfinder: The Beauty of Home
By Gary Randall, For The Mountain Times Now that 2024 has ended, I find myself reflecting on the year gone…
Is Your Forest Land Washing Away?
By Lisa Kilder Clackamas Soil & Water Conservation District For The Mountain Times Heavy rain on bare soil can wash…
Mountain Matters: Early Winter Hits Mt. Hood
By Amber Ford, The Mountain Times While Christmas break of 2023 left many wondering when winter would come (and then…
Second Graders Release Salmon to Boost Mt. Hood Ecosystem
By Justin Andress, The Mountain Times The streams and rivers of Mt. Hood became a little healthier in December when…
The Angle: Scout The River…and the Forest
By Lucas Holmgren, For The Mountain Times The river systems in the PNW, west of the Cascade crest, are home…
The Woodsman: Trash Talk: Garbage in the Woods
By Steve Wilent, The Mountain Times In my efforts to boost my karma so that I am reincarnated as being…
The Angle: How are the Steelhead Doing?
By Lucas Holmgren, The Mountain Times Southwest Washington rivers were once the “Valhalla” of steelhead according to a wise fish…
The Viewfinder: Discovering Hidden Landscapes in Oregon
By Gary Randall, The Mountain Times Because I’m a landscape photographer, I’m prone to seeking adventure in the outdoors. Sometimes…
November is the Time to Pull Spurge Laurel!
By Lisa Kilder Clackamas Soil & Water Conservation District, The Mountain Times As the soil softens with the early fall…
Extreme Caution Recommended When Hiking This Winter
By Amber Ford, The Mountain Times In September, Washington’s Skamania County sheriffs responded to two different locations where human remains…
The Woodsman: Confessions of a Firewood Fanatic
By Steve Wilent, The Mountain Times My name is Steve Wilent and I’m a firewood fanatic. When people ask about…
A Masterpiece in Biodiversity
By Robert MatsumuraThe Mountain Times Rising majestically in the heart of the Cascade Range is Mount Hood, a paragon of…
Bear Necessities: Essentials for Avoiding Bear Encounters
By OR Department of Fish and Wildlife For many forest dwelling communities, it’s common knowledge that we share the woods…
The Viewfinder: Capturing the Oregon Coast
By Gary RandallThe Mountain Times I just returned from a few days on the Southern Oregon coast and the epic…
Invite Wildlife to Your Forest
By Clackamas Soil & Water DistrictThe Mountain Times Wildlife is an important part of a healthy forest. Those who have…
RFP: Neighborhood Chipping Services
Response Date: October 8, 2024 by 5 pm PSTThis Request for Proposals (RFP), issued by the Hoodland Fire Protection District…
A Perfect Day for Kiwanis’ Walk in the Park
By Ty WalkerThe Mountain Times It was a beautiful day for a walk in the park. The sun shone on…
The Angle: Fishing in the PNW Rain
By Lucas HolmgrenThe Mountain Times Staying inside during the long “rainy season” may be cozy, but getting out into the…
Mt. Hood Golf News
By Bradford BixbyThe Mountain Times Welcome back, Dear Reader, to another edition of Fore, the column that embraces all golf…
Museum Chatter: Defining Mount Hood Heritage
By Lloyd MusserThe Mountain Times Plan now to attend the Museum’s annual Heritage Night on November 2. This fun event…
The Woodsman: Big Bad Wildfires and Beautiful Bad Beetles
By Steve WilentThe Mountain Times As I write this on a cool, cloudy Labor Day, another few days of hot…
Queer Campout Unites West Coast Campers In Mt. Hood Community
By Justin AndressThe Mountain Times Community was the focus at Wander Free and Queer’s Queer Campout held September 13 through…
Getting to the Point With Porcupines
By By Clackamas Soil & Water DistrictThe Mountain Times From our friends at the Woodland Fish and Wildlife Group: we…
Lee Perry Memorial Represents His Passion for Skiing
By Ty WalkerThe Mountain Times The brass plaque mounted on the recently completed Lee Perry memorial bench says it all.“Lee…
Bigfoot: Creature or Myth of the Pacific Northwest?
By Amber FordThe Mountain Times Bigfoot: Man, myth or a creature yet to be identified by scientists? For centuries the…
The Viewfinder: Discovering Hidden Landscapes in Oregon
By Gary Randall When was the last time that you just decided to forget it all and just go for…
Wilderness Ambassadors Protecting Mt. Hood 25 Years & Counting
By Benjamin SimpsonThe Mountain Times Note: This article originally appeared in the August 2019 issue of The Mountain Times and…
All Hail’s Breakin’ Loose; Hey, Hey, Have You Read the News?
On August 16th, 2024 The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for Saturday August 17th to the mountain…
The Woodsman: Revised Wildfire Hazard Map: High Hazard for Some Local Properties
By Steve WilentThe Mountain Times A bit more than two years ago I wrote about the State of Oregon’s wildfire…
Firefighters First Campers in Reopened Clackamas River Campgrounds
In September 2020, the Riverside Fire started near the Riverside Campground, burning 138,054 acres in the Clackamas River Corridor. Eleven…