Bingen News

Insitu Inc ., a Boeing [NYSE:BA] subsidiary, has provided the University of North Dakota with its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system , to be used in the nation's only program offering a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations.

Riding some of the most beautiful and challenging terrain in the world. Professional mountain biker Paul Basagoitia takes a turn at Jewett Creek Park in Bingen, Wash.

DOGPAW Volunteers Dave Santos, foreground, and Nathan Bagent put up fencing Sunday around a 7-acre parcel in Washougal that will be the county's fourth off-leash dog park.

Plans for a wind farm on some state land in Skamania County are on hold because it's spotted owl habitat.

Triad Mechanical Inc. project manager Nick Scovill calls the stimulus project his company is working on at Willamette Falls "the definitive shovel-ready project." Thanks to its federal stimulus contract, workers for J.E. McAmis Inc.

Steve Nordlund said the growth of Insitu can be traced by its profit margin - but the lives of military personnel saved by its unmanned aircraft will never be known.

In a dramatic and disheartening blow to the downtown area of White Salmon, an art gallery and photography studio went up in flames Wednesday evening despite the brave efforts of about 75 firefighters from seven area fire departments.

Bingen has long been dominated by timber mills and agriculture, but now this Columbia River Gorge town is home to the rapidly expanding Insitu, which manufactures drones for the military.

BINGEN, WA, July 25, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Dennis J. Campbell, Retired Headquarters Manager with American Telephone and Telegraph , has been named Cambridge Who's Who Professional of the Year in Information Technology.

Columbia River Gorge-based Insitu, owned by Boeing, grows quickly, vies for Pentagon contract with a high-tech, unmanned plane Loading... David Sliwa, director of demonstration systems for Insitu, describes the redesigning of the launching system for its remote surveillance aircraft, pictured behind him.

Few people could be more surprised at the rapid growth of Klickitat County's robotic airplane maker, Insitu, than its chief executive officer, Steve Sliwa.

Last week, river fishing was pretty much a hit-and-miss venture this side of the Cascade Mountains because of low, clear water.

A National Park Service official says a wind project proposed for a Skamania County site just outside the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area would intrude on the experiences of people traveling two national historic trails.

Boeing's low-cost, long-endurance UAV at 4 feet long with a 10-foot wingspan - is being used by the Navy and the Marine Corps.

Low flows and clear water have made river fishing a real challenge this week. Nearly all rivers west of the Cascade Mountains are suffering from this affliction, which has resulted in spooky fish and a sporadic bite.

Sometimes I think Americans are Dorothy looking for the Wizard of Oz. We are traipsing down the yellow brick road in search of a simple solution to our energy problems.

A proposed wind farm on a forested ridge in eastern Skamania County could harm bats, raptors and other wildlife, a state wildlife biologist says.

This photo of Coyote Wall is from Terry Richard's "Travels with Terry" blog. "When rock is compressed and folded, the folds are anticlines and synclines.

Nora Mounce handles the tasting counter at Syncline, a decade-old winery in the Columbia River Gorge.

In this Thursday, April 23, 2009 picture, Jim McClanahan assembles an unmanned surveillance aircraft at their production facility in Bingen, Wash.