White Salmon Riverfest . . . It's on again!

The 2nd annual White Salmon Riverfest and Symposium is scheduled for June 6th, 2007. This is an event for the community - which is made up of home/land owners, raft guides, kayakers, businesses, and/or anyone else who loves, respects and is passionate about river conservation.

Last year's event was very successful. We had a number of presentations, ranging from updates on the Condit Dam removal, the White Salmon River and its' hydrology, identifying native plants and trees of the White Salmon and many more.

After a day of presentations, we headed down to the White Salmon River. Our nature hike, took us on a trail to the Class V waterfall, BZ Falls. Here, Val Shaull, shared with us his passion and his love for the river.

From here, the festivities began . . . great food, fellowship and a HUGE Raffle at Wind River Cellars. The band played well into the night as people laughed, shared stories and experiences and celebrated the river.

I can sum up this event in one sentence: The White Salmon Riverfest and Symposium is an event to educate ourselves, unite our community and celebrate our river.

So, put it on your calendars . . . June 6, 2007! More details to come. Information will be updated regularly.

Heather Herbeck - hherbeck@yahoo.com

Jaco Klinkenberg - jaco@wetplanetwhitewater.com

whitesalmonriverfest@gmail.com

www.headwatersinstitute.org