(AP) - With wildfires sweeping across Central Washington, researchers just south in the Columbia River Gorge are ... little brown bark beetle that likes to feast on ailing pine trees.

A state’s insect expert called the discovery of a tree-killing bark beetle in a Bothell trap ... flying insect appeared in the Columbia River Gorge in 1999. In 2022, U.S. Forest Service ...

The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic area charges a $5 day use fee (payable on site in a drop box). The drive: Take State Route 14 east of Vancouver to the large parking area on the north side ...

The Columbia River Gorge Commission and Washington State University Extension Service say the trees are being killed by an infestation of a little brown bark beetle called the ips beetle.

A state’s insect expert called the discovery of a tree-killing bark beetle in a Bothell trap ... flying insect appeared in the Columbia River Gorge in 1999. In 2022, U.S. Forest Service ...