A community outreach process is getting underway to discuss an initiative involving the U.S. Forest Service and Friends of the Columbia Gorge to plan and develop a trail connecting Mosier and The Dalles within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Claire Fernandez is project manager for the Forest Service. She says Friends of the Gorge has hired a team of consultants to initiate the outreach process, with online open houses and targeted meetings over the next several months. A website has been set up at mosiertothedallestrail.org.