Gifford Pinchot National Forest
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Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Forest Headquarters Cowlitz Valley Mt. Adams Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument Monument Headquarters Johnston Ridge Observatory Mount St. Helens
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Heritage Program
Forest Centennial - 2008
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Gifford Pinchot, founding chief of the Forest Service |
Centennial Events
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Watch this site for further Centennial information. Join us in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the National Forest! |
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| Earth Day | Saturday April 19, 2008 | Marshall Center, Vancouver, WA |
Marshall Center |
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| Packwood Mountain Festival, Forest Centennial Display | May 2, 3,and 4 , 2008 | Packwood, WA | Destination Packwood |
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Information/Contact |
| 75th Anniversary
of the CCC – program and walking tour |
Saturday May 17, 2008, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. | Wind River Work Center, Skamania County. Meet at historic Forest Service Training Center, Martha Creek Road, Stabler, WA. | For further information contact Rick McClure, (509) 395-3399. |
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Information/Contact |
| Columbia National Forest 1908: A Centennial Perspective. | Thursday June 5, 2008, 7 p.m. First Thursday program series. | Clark County Historical Museum, 1511 Main St., Vancouver, WA - Map | For further information contact Rick McClure, (509) 395-3399. News Release |
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| Columbia National Forest 1908: A Centennial Perspective. | Monday June 9, 2008, Noon - 1 p.m. Sponsored by Centralia College | The Roxy Theater, Morton, WA | For further information contact Rick McClure, (509) 395-3399. News Release |
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Forest Fishing Clinics |
Saturday June 07 and June 14, 2008 | For further information contact your local ranger station. | |
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| Event | Date/Time | Location | Location |
Special event marking the Centennial of the National Forest |
Monday June 23, 2008 - Special Presentation on the life and legacy of Gifford Pinchot the first chief of the Forest Service from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Click for more information: Mount St. Helens NVM |
For further information contact Peter Frenzen, (360) 449-7835 |
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Mount St. Helens Weed Rodeo |
Saturday June 28, 2008 | For further information contact Peter Frenzen, (360) 449-7835 | |
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Special events marking Executive Order signing |
Tuesday July 1, 2008 | Click for more information: Forest Headquarters Vancouver, |
For further information contact Chris Strebig, (360) 891-5005 or your local ranger station. |
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Information/Contact |
Open house, Gotchen Creek Ranger Station. Built in 1909, the Gotchen Creek station is the oldest surviving ranger station within Gifford Pinchot National Forest and was recently listed in the National Register of Historic Places |
Saturday July 5, 2008 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. | The cabin is nine miles north of Trout Lake, Washington, with access from Forest Road 8225. |
For further information contact Cheryl Mack, (509) 395-3421. |
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| Two Special Presentations - Legends
of the Cowlitz Tribe |
Saturday July 26, 2008 from 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.and from 3:30 pm to 4 p.m. | Johnston Ridge Observatory |
For further information contact Peter Frenzen, (360) 449-7835 or the Johnston Ridge Observatory (360) 274-2140 |
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Gifford Pinchot National Forest - Vancouver, WA
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument - Amboy, WA
Last Modified: Tuesday, 19 August 2008 at 16:51:41 EDT