Our Supporters..


Barbara Robinson, President 
Native Plant Society
Anita Gahimer, 
Executive Director Port of Skamania County
Columbia River Gorge Commission & Forest Service  Dianne Sherwood, 
Director Klickitat County Port District
Governor John A. Kitzhaber, M.D., 
State of Oregon
Tobin White, 
General Manager Port of Cascade Locks
Governor Gary Locke, 
State of Washington
Aaron Kilgore, 
President White Salmon River Steelheaders
Gordon H. Smith, 
U.S. Senator - Oregon
Kevin Gorman, 
Executive Director Friends of the Columbia Gorge
Ron Wyden, 
U.S. Senator - Oregon
Steve Pribyl, 
Biologist Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Earl Blumenauer
U.S. Congress
Steve McNab, 
Region 4 Manager Oregon Department of Transportation
Greg Walden, 
U.S. Congress
Dotty DeVaney, 
Director Wasco Co. Planning & Economic Development
David Wu, 
U.S. Congressman - Oregon
Arlene Johnson, 
Executive Director Skamania County Chamber of Commerce
Ted Ferrioli, 
Oregon State Senator
Janet Holen, 
President Columbia River Gorge Visitors Association
Jim Honeyford, 
Washington State Senator
Gay Jervey, 
Steering Committee Columbia River Gorge Vision 2000
Bob Montgomery, 
Oregon State Representative
Lee Musgrave, 
Maryhill Museum of Art
Tamer Kirac, 
Executive Director Mid-Columbia Economic Development
Holly Macpherson, 
Executive Director U.S. Windsurfing Association
Robert L. Meinen, 
Director Oregon Parks & Recreation Commission
Diane Barkhimer, 
Executive Director Columbia Gorge Windsurfing Association
Bill Koss, 
Manager of Planning and Research Washington State Parks
Curt and Elaina, Mathisen
White Salmon, Washington

Letters of Support


 US Windsurfing  Maryhill Museum of Art
 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife  Bob Montgomery State Representative
 Steve Pribyl  Skamania County Chamber of Commerce
 Skamania County Board of Commissioners  Oregon Department of Transportation
 Columbia Gorge Windsurfing Association  Ted Ferrioli Oregon State Senator
 Oregon Parks and Recreation Department  Earl Blumenauer Oregon State Sentate
 John Kitzhaber M.D. Governor of Oregon  Klickitat County Port District
 Wasco County Economic Development Office  Mid-Columbia Economic Development District
 Washington State Parks  Port of Cascade Locks
 Columbia River Gorge Visitors Association  White Salmon River Steelheaders
 Curt and Elaina Mathisen  Greg Walden Congressman-Elect
 Ron Wyden US Senate  Port of Skamania County
 Gordon Smith US Senate  Jim Honeyford Washington State Senate
 Gary Locke Governor of Washington   Ted Ferrioli Oregon State Senate 

Contact:  Diane Barkhimer - Executive Director, Columbia Gorge Windsurfing Association
        Gay Jervey - Board of Directors, Columbia Gorge Windsurfing Association

        Columbia Gorge Recreation Coalition
        PO Box 182, Hood River, OR 97031
        Phone:  541-386-9225; Fax:  541-386-2783;  E-mail: cgwa@gorge.net

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