Every fall, farmers from small, organic farms travel from both sides of the Cascades to attend this unique conference, this year held on the shores of Lake Chelan at Campbell's Lodge. Jobs A program is underway that addresses both unhealthy forestlands and Okanogan County's dwindling rural economic vitality. The Forest Stewardship Project, sponsored by the Partnership for a Sustainable Methow is engaged in restoration forestry treatments while providing living wage employment and supplying timber from thinnings for wood products. Approximately 45 miles of telephone cable has been plowed into the side of roads on Mt. Hull in the last six weeks. Columbiana has placed these comments on a page called Energy so that you can benefit from the discussions in your community.
People can start by sharing information, articles, ideas and questions about energy and ecology.
These subjects are going to affect us profoundly in the coming months and years, so we might as well learn all we can about them now. For more insight, visit the Energy page. At age 30, after hearing about the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Jimi Merkel, a Winlaw, BC resident, left hs career in the weapons industry to work in the defense of Planet Earth. Once he recognized his role as a consumer in the connection between over consumption and environmental degradation, Merkel got out his calculator and re-programmed his life. The Rising Price of Energy and the Future of the Methow Valley by Dana Visalli Energy has captured our attention in the past few months.