Oregon Senators Push for Wildfire Disaster Relief for Columbia Gorge Scenic Area

Oregon senators push for wildfire disaster relief for Columbia Gorge Scenic Area

President Donald Trump has in recent months threatened to withhold disaster aid from states led by Democrats and has discussed eliminating FEMA altogether.

Wyden, Merkley urge feds to fund Columbia River Gorge fire recovery

Oregon’s U.S. senators are urging their peers on a powerful budgeting committee to send emergency funding to Oregon and other states where national lands and parks were recently burned by wildfires.

Wyden, Merkley urge feds to fund Columbia River Gorge fire recovery

The Rowena Fire that ignited near The Dalles in June of 2025 burns along a rim of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. (Photo by Mike McMillan/Oregon Department of Forestry)Oregon’s U.S. senators are urging their peers on a powerful budgeting committee to send emergency funding to Oregon and other states where national lands and parks were recently burned by wildfires. More than a million acres of federal land burned across the West th…

Oregon seeks federal funds for Columbia River Gorge fire recovery

Oregon’s U.S. senators are urging their peers on a powerful budgeting committee to send emergency funding to Oregon and other states where national lands and parks were recently burned by wildfires. Continue reading…

Wyden, Merkley urge feds to fund Columbia River Gorge fire recovery

U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are urging their peers on a powerful budgeting committee to send emergency funding to Oregon and other states where national lands and parks were recently burned by wildfires.

Wyden, Merkley urge feds to fund Columbia River Gorge fire recovery

Oregon’s U.S. senators are urging their peers on a powerful budgeting committee to send emergency funding to Oregon and other states where national lands and parks were recently burned by wildfires. More than a million acres of federal land burned…