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MID-COLUMBIA FORESTRY COUNCIL
The purpose of the Mid-Columbia Community Forestry Council is to promote recognition of the value, benefits, and importance of urban trees by: Increasing public awareness of urban trees Providing educational programs and technical support Providing leadership on community forestry issues that enhance and heighten the awareness of urban trees, community forests and associated natural resource management Cultivating cooperation among all area sectors involved in community forestry Functioning as a clearinghouse of information for people with an interest in community forestry and urban trees The Council encourages economical, beneficial and appropriate tree care practices and policies that promote urban tree health. Membership is open to all residents of the Benton, Franklin, and Walla Walla counties and seeks the broadest possible involvement of individuals, organizations, societies, associations, businesses, public and private agencies and groups interested in community forestry and the objectives of the Council. The Council assists in coordinating activities of institutions, entities, and persons involved in community forestry, to avoid duplication and inefficiency and to promote beneficial, economical community forestry policies and practices.
NOMAD TRAIL RUNNERS RICHLAND LACROSSE CLUB
www.nomadtrailrunners.com nomadtrailrunners@gmail.com The Nomad Trail Runners of Eastern Washington is a local club that provides a structured organization for the purpose of promoting trail running as a sport and healthy lifestyle within our community. In furtherance of our purpose, the Club hosts weekly group runs, fun runs, training runs and programs generally off the road, hosts education lectures about topics of interest for runners, provides awards for club members, hosts social events for members, and all such other things as may be conducive to the encouragement of running. The Club also engages in community activities, to publicize by appropriate means, the benefits of running as a means of physical fitness to improve the health status of people in our community. The Club encourages its members to volunteer for both Club and non-Club races, thereby fostering a volunteering spirit. The club also strives to leave the trails as good as or better than we found them and as such organizes trail work parties.
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