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IRS Non-profit Status

FOMA applied for non-profit 501 (c)(3) status with the IRS. We have a tentative approval from the IRS and will advise people as soon as things are firmed up. Gifts and donations to FOMA will be tax deductible upon getting … Continue reading

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Trespass Grazing

The 2012 grazing season was cut short by the Cascade Creek Fire. Inspections by FOMA in August 2013 has found the fence in the Gotchen meadows area is up and in relatively good condition. However, trespass cattle were observed on … Continue reading

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Cascade Creek Fire Salvage

 The Cascade Creek Fire burned 20,300 acres September/October 2012 on Gifford Pinchot National Forest lands. The Forest Service for the most part let the fire burn in the Mt. Adams Wilderness but aggressively fought the fire outside of Wilderness. The … Continue reading

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The Road to Bird Creek Meadows is now open!

Steve Andringa, Manager of the Yakama Nation’s Mt. Adams Recreation Area, just informed us that the road to the Bird Creek Meadows Trailhead is now open (July 8, 2013), including the campgrounds at Mirror Lake, Bird Lake, and Bench Lake.The road … Continue reading

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Cascade Creek Burn of 2012

Here is a very recent, informative, and excellently written report from FR8040, the Morrison Creek/South Climb road: In the Wake of Fire: Cascade Creek Burn Site Guide by Wilson Cady, Columbia River Gorge, WA

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