Friends of the Columbia Gorge says it has successfully completed a land preservation campaign raising a total of $5.6 million.  The group says it has allowed Friends to purchase and permanently protect eight properties, seven acquired with funds raised by the campaign an, one additional property donated in response to the effort, totaling 470 acres of land along the Washington side of the Columbia Gorge.  Among the properties is 25 acres on Lyle Peak, which is situated above the 550-acre Lyle Cherry Orchard property near Lyle that Friends of the Gorge already holds.  Friends officials indicate the new property will provide wildlife habitat and opportunities for future trail connections.  The Friends of the Gorge land trust has conserved 26 sites across the Gorge for a total of over 1,500 acres.