TRAILER - When the Hard Work Begins: A Columbia Gorge Story

What happens when, after decades of inactivity, a gravel mine suddenly springs to life-potentially endangering nearby residents and local, sensitive salmon resting habitat-inside the gateway to the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area?
“When the Hard Work Begins" explores five years of efforts by a group of Gorge community activists in collaboration with Friends of the Columbia Gorge's legal team to stop an illegal gravel mining operation near Washougal, Washington, just a stone’s throw away from the newly restored Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge.
Co-produced by Holden Films and Friends of the Columbia Gorge, the 12-minute short film will be released via a live, streaming virtual premiere at Noon (Pacific) on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022.
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[@tinacastanares8046]

I am eager to learn more about this. Thank you, Buck P., Friends of the CG, and all.

[@Bane-l7h]

Looking forward to the short film. Sure to be educational!