February, 2007: Destination: The Pacific Offers Two Free Public Forums As Part Of Its Upcoming Workshop: Balancing Community, Heritage & Commerce In Gateway Communities Of The Columbia-Pacific Region. [more]
February, 2007: Destination: The Pacific Seeks Statements Of Qualifications To Create A Feasibility Study For The Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area [more]
January 2007: House and Senate Introduce Bill to Study the Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area.
We are pleased to announce that the bill requesting a feasibility study for the Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area has been re-introduced to the new 110th Congress, whose first session has already begun.
Delegates in both Oregon and Washington have worked diligently to see this legislation introduced. This is truly a bi-state, bi-partisan effort and we are grateful for their support of this bill.
Below are links to the news releases announcing this effort:
- Baird-Wu Legislation to Create Columbia Pacific National Heritage Area [go]
- Smith Renews Efforts to Preserve Heritage of Lower Columbia River [go]
- 110th Congress: Bill [pdf]
Senate Bill S.257
House Bill H.R.407
To follow these Bills visit Thomas.
January, 2007: Pacific Northwest Living Historians Announces 2007 Training Program [more]
December, 2006: Become A Living Historian! Pacific Northwest Living Historians Recruiting Members To Bring History Alive [more]
September, 2006: Congressman Brian Baird (D-WA) today welcomed Robert "Bob"Andrew, President of the Long Beach Merchants Association and Long Beach Loyalty Days, to the U.S. Capitol to testify before the House Resources Committee's Subcommittee on National Parks about establishing a National Heritage Area Designation at the mouth of the ColumbiaRiver. [more]
August, 2006: Destination: The Pacific Announces New Board and Focuses on Creating National Heritage Area. [doc]
May, 2006: Congress Moves to Recognize Columbia-Pacific Region: Columbia-Pacific National Heritage Area Study Act to Examine the Rich Heritage [doc]
May, 2006: Smith Moves to Establish National Heritage Area Along Lower Columbia River [doc]
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