Cross Country Rider Reaches Washington

Photo taken in Brownsville, Washington, May 2009.

Pretty incredible stuff. This woman is travelling across the United States with her two horses and dog. Amazing.

Check it out at the link below.

http://www.endeofthetrail.com/Current.html

Right now she's somewhere between Carson and Battle Ground.

Cool.

Small Acreage Tour ~ June 7th

Click on the flyer above for a larger image.

Don't miss this upcoming farm tour. It will be a great opportunity to learn more about small acreage and resource management.

FREE Workshop - Small Acreage Living - May 7

FREE

Workshop Offered on Sustainable Small Acreage Living

“Sustainable Small Acreage Living”

Thursday, May 7, 2009 6:30 to 8:30 PM
Clark County Fire and Rescue
911 N 65th Ave Ridgefield, WA 98642

Join the Small Acreage Program for a free workshop that will provide tips, suggestions, and ideas on how to create a more sustainable small acreage property. The workshop will provide information on managing roof runoff, composting, soil improvement, protecting streams and drinking water, along with other tips and tricks to reduce chore time and save you money.

The Small Acreage Program, co-sponsored by Washington State University Clark County Extension, the Clark County Clean Water Program, and the Clark Conservation District, will provide information, handouts, and answer landowners’ questions at the workshop. Registration is free but class size is limited.

Please call 360-397-6060 ext. 0 or e-mail erin.harwood@clark.wa.gov to register, or for more information about the WSU Clark County Extension’s Small Acreage Program.

Horse Lover's Haven Sale

From Horse Lover's Haven in Longview (Commerce Ave.)

We're officially 4 years old!

Come see the new stuff that has come in!
Affordable show blouses!

This Saturday, May 2nd, 10am-5pm

Door prizes, live music Josh Gibson!!
meet Megan Harris, our new Thunder
Mountain Pro-Rodeo Queen

Drawings for tickets to the Lipizzaner Stallion Show coming May 17th

PLEASE COME ON IN AND HAVE SOME FUN!

1414 Commerce Avenue
636-4447 or 1-877-636-4447
Horse Lover's Haven
Saturday May 2nd
10 am - 5 pm

DNR Sustainable Recreation Work Group

From DNR ~

I just wanted to let you know about two dates coming up regarding the Sustainable Recreation Work Group—a funding forum and a general public meeting.
Funding forum

On Thursday, April 30, from 10 a.m. to noon, some of the work group members will be meeting online for their third and final discussion forum about how to fund recreation on DNR-managed lands. The group has made great progress, narrowing down some viable options. You can listen in on the discussion by phone or attend in person here at the Natural Resources Building in Olympia.

In either case, you will only be able to listen, but not speak, to the work group during the 2-hour discussion. If you do have any comments about the discussion, send them to sustainablerecreation@dnr.wa.gov

Instructions for calling in:Dial: 360-407-3780When asked for the PIN number, enter: 617478, followed by the # symbolPlease note that the phone number is local to Olympia. Long distance charges may apply.

In person:Location: Room 172Natural Resources Building1111 Washington St., N.E.OlympiaDirections

We’ll be providing an agenda and background materials for this forum closer to the April 30 meeting. You will be able to download these at: www.dnr.wa.gov/RecreationEducation/Events/Pages/amp_srwg_event_forums.aspx

Sustainable Recreation Work Group public meeting
I also want to give you a heads up that the group will be meeting as a whole on May 7 to consider funding and access issues. This will be a public meeting, and you will have the opportunity to comment. The meeting will be at the Cedarbrook Conference Center in Sea-Tac. I will send you more information about this meeting when it becomes available.