The Columbia River Gorge is a spectacular river canyon cutting 80 miles
long and up to 4,000 feet deep with the north canyon walls in
Washington and the south canyon walls in Oregon. The Gorge Ecology
Institute endeavors to promote knowledge, stewardship, and curiosity of
the local environment among the people who live, work and play in this
region.

A sense of place provides people with opportunities to learn about and
connect with their community and their natural surroundings.
Place-based education is relevant to people's everyday lives, which
encourages them to take pride in the place where they live, to connect
with the world in a natural way, and to develop into informed and
contributing citizens.

Our array of environmental science and educational programs promote
understanding and appreciation of the ecological underpinnings of the
local forest and shrub-steppe communities and how these ecosystems
operate in connection to the human world.

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