Dismal Nitch was the small cove, or nitch, on the lower Columbia River where Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery hunkered down in a storm for seemingly endless days and nights in November, 1803. The time spent on the wind-swept banks was some of the most discouraging, dangerous, and disagreeable faced during their expedition. Hancock Timber Resource Group joined with The Conservation Fund to preserve the Dismal Nitch site for the National Park Service, providing an important piece in the patchwork of lands along the Lewis and Clark Trail that are being preserved for future generations.